National-socialist archaeology in Europe and its legacies /
This edited volume is dedicated to national-socialist archaeology as a Europe-wide phenomenon. It analyses national-socialist attempts to denationalize the archaeologies of European nations by creating a new unifying European archaeology on a racial basis. From the beginning of the nineteenth centur...
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Editors and Contributors
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Introduction: National Socialist Archaeology in Europe and Its Legacies
- Introduction: Engaging with National Socialist Archaeology
- Contexts: The Historiography of National Socialist Archaeology
- Background and Aims: Exploring National Socialist Archaeologies of Europe
- Some General Considerations: National Socialist Ideologies, Archaeologies, and Europe
- A First Integrated Overview of National Socialist Archaeology in Europe
- European Archaeology and the Legacies of National Socialist Archaeology
- References
- Chapter 2: Prehistoric Archaeology in Germany and National Socialism
- Introduction
- Origins and Preconditions
- 1933 and Its Consequences
- Prehistorians at War
- Legacies
- Archival Sources
- References
- Chapter 3: Archaeology in Austria During the Nazi Era
- Introduction
- Political Background
- Museums
- Federal Museums
- Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM)
- Naturhistorisches Museum (NHM)
- State Museums
- Local Museums
- Associations and Societies
- Universities
- University of Vienna: Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
- University of Vienna: Pre- and Early History
- University of Graz: Classical Archaeology, Ancient History and Roman Antiquities
- University of Graz: Prehistoric and Provincial Roman Archaeology
- University of Graz: Institute for Carinthian Provincial Research
- University of Innsbruck: Classical Archaeology, Ancient History and Epigraphy
- University of Innsbruck: Pre- and Early History
- Research Institutes
- Austrian Archaeological Institute (ÖAI)
- Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
- Monument Office
- Conclusion
- World War II
- Impact of the War
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 6: Dreams of Germanic Unity: The Desire for Scandinavia and the Use of Archaeology
- Introduction
- Norwegian Archaeology During the Occupation: German Claims to Power and Incessant Resistance from Local Prehistorians
- Karl Kersten as Safeguard of Danish Prehistory
- No Complete Breakdown of Contacts with Swedish Colleagues
- Finnish Archaeologists Resist Pro-Nazi Direction in Academic Life
- Difficult Post War Period
- Archival Sources
- References