Özet:

Historical mining and mining-related industrial sites have been the focus of increasing attention by the scientific community in recent decades. These sites can be made more attractive if developed in relation to mining heritage, culture, and geo-tourism. They have not been explored in detail because they have large scales, remote locations and their information content is unfamiliar to many archeologists and museum specialists. In the absence of a full assessment of significance, contemporary human activities could destroy the records in these sites for obtaining some short-sighted immediate human needs. This study examines some factors of measurement of attractiveness of such sites. Two sites from Turkey, well-known Yesemek Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop and a newly discovered Zilan Historical Mining Site in Erçiş (Van, Turkey) are used as illustrative examples. This examination shows importance of the Zilan site and an urgent need for critical studies evaluating the site with a balance between preserving mining heritage, containment of environmental risks, tourism, and rural development

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