Archaeological revival of memory of the Great War. Material remains of the life and death in trenches of the Eastern Front and the condition of the ever changing battelscape in the region of the Rawka and Bzura (1914-2014) is dedicated to the material and social memory of „World War I Archaeology”.
The „Archaeology of Conflict” have, over the last decade, been systematically implemented in
western European countries, mainly Belgium, France and England.
western European countries, mainly Belgium, France and England.
The results of such studies not only enrich our knowledge of the events that transpired
a century ago, but also deepen our respect for the material relics of the
past, awaken our sensitivity, and shape our historical awareness.
past, awaken our sensitivity, and shape our historical awareness.
Projects of this type inspire considerable social interest and naturally translate to efforts aimed at advancing the due protection and preservation of the material relics of the recent past, as well as at stimulating cultural tourism.
Meanwhile in Poland, the problems of World War I Archaeology (or more precisely: issues related to the material and mental remains of 20th century conflicts) continue to be marginalised.
Our research team is created to answer the urgent need to establish
a new sub-discipline of archaeology dedicated to the problems, phenomena and
concerns that have been so far neglected to the great detriment of science,
society and the historic substance of relics of the recent past. For
indeed, we are now witnessing a greatly accelerated process of ongoing decay
of the material remains of 20th century conflicts, which has intensified
over the last ten years due to progressing industrialisation of forested and
rural areas, as well as through the activities of so-called detectorists.Members of the research team devoted to the performance of these innovative
and groundbreaking (in both epistemological and ethic terms) research
comprise a group of specialists deeply convinced of the viability of the
efforts to study and preserve the material remains of the Great War, and of
the need to disseminate the popular knowledge of this unique turning point
in history.
a new sub-discipline of archaeology dedicated to the problems, phenomena and
concerns that have been so far neglected to the great detriment of science,
society and the historic substance of relics of the recent past. For
indeed, we are now witnessing a greatly accelerated process of ongoing decay
of the material remains of 20th century conflicts, which has intensified
over the last ten years due to progressing industrialisation of forested and
rural areas, as well as through the activities of so-called detectorists.Members of the research team devoted to the performance of these innovative
and groundbreaking (in both epistemological and ethic terms) research
comprise a group of specialists deeply convinced of the viability of the
efforts to study and preserve the material remains of the Great War, and of
the need to disseminate the popular knowledge of this unique turning point
in history.
Members of the team were carefully selected on the grounds of
their competence, field-work experience, and willingness to actively
participate in introducing a new quality to the field of archaeology in
Poland.
their competence, field-work experience, and willingness to actively
participate in introducing a new quality to the field of archaeology in
Poland.
I strongly encourage to follow the progress of our research 🙂
we start the fieldwork at the beginning of August.
Anna Zalewska
(project originator and coordinator)
contact: azalew@op.pl
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