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Title National-socialist archaeology in Europe and its legacies / Martijn Eickhoff, Daniel Modl, Katie Meheux, Erwin Nuijten, editors
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]

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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
Summary 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 century, archaeology began to develop into an important force behind processes of nation building. At the same time, structures of transnational academic collaboration contributed strongly to the internal dynamics of the research field, which was primarily organized on a national basis. In those European countries that were confronted with national-socialist occupation and repression between 1939 and 1945, these transnational archaeological networks were to prove crucial for the development of national-socialist archaeological policies. This volume will reveal how national-socialist archaeology was to an extent valued positively in its time as highly innovative, even influencing the archaeology of non-occupied countries. Although in the final instance, it generally failed to displace the national archaeologies in Europe, the volume also analyses the long-term impact of national-socialist rule on the development of European archaeology. How did the attempts to create a unified European archaeology after 1945 continue to influence networks, methods and terminologies, institutional structures, or popular representations of the early past?
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 24, 2023)
Subject Archaeology -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
Archaeology -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
National socialism -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
Form Electronic book
Author Eickhoff, Martijn, author.
Modl, Daniel, 1980- editor.
Meheux, Katie, editor
Nuijten, Erwin, editor
ISBN 9783031280245
3031280245