Historical archaeology in Central Europe
By: Natascha Mehler, editor
Contributors: Society for Historical Archaeology
Series: Special publication series / Society for Historical Archaeology -- 10; Special publication series (Society for Historical Archaeology) -- 10.
Publisher: Society for Historical Archaeology; PAST Foundation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Rockville, MD; [Columbus, Ohio?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9781939531025; 9781939531018
Subjects: Archaeology; History; Antiquities
Description: 25 articles that present archaeological analyses and interpretations on a variety of subjects from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland. The articles collected for the purpose of this book offer a broad variety of topics and provide examples from urban, landscape, underwater, industrial, battlefield, aviation, and Ottoman archaeology, as well as material culture studies. Sites and case studies presented range chronologically from the 15th to the 20th century. Furthermore, this volume contains summaries of the status and theoretical foundations of historical archaeology in the various central European countries, and offers perspectives from each. The result is a volume that summarizes the state of historical archaeology in the region and lays a foundation for current and future generations of central European archaeologists to build upon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.