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Archaeological Approaches to and Heritage Perspectives on Modern Conflict

Beyond the Battlefields

Max van der Schriek author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Amsterdam University Press

Published:27th Jan '22

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From a wider disciplinary perspective, modern conflict archaeology is now a thoroughly established and mature subdiscipline. However, a significant problem conflict archaeologists in the Netherlands face is that modern eras, including both world wars, have so far not received serious attention. Although both world wars appeal strongly to the popular imagination, until recently, Dutch researchers had not approached modern conflict from an academic archaeological perspective to any great extent. This is partly the result of problematic legislation on archaeological activity in the Netherlands. When applied and interpreted appropriately, archaeology can play an important role in the preservation, contemporary experience and historical reconstruction of recent conflicts. However, as Archaeological Approaches to and Heritage Perspectives on Modern Conflict: Beyond the Battlefields argues, research methods other than excavations will be needed to conduct conflict archaeology in the Netherlands effectively. This study aims to develop a Dutch approach to conflict archaeology, integrating archaeology, heritage research and history at a landscape scale.



“This volume … make[s] a fundamental contribution to the methodological research of modern conflict archaeology, with an emphasis on the Netherlands. The author’s ideas and concerns apply to modern conflict archaeology generally and are of great significance for future archaeological investigations.”
- Mirjam Adam, Antiquity 2023, Vol. 97 (392): 498–500

ISBN: 9789463729857

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360 pages