Conflict Archaeology

The National Park Service (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) was created to assist individuals, groups, organizations, and governments with researching, evaluating, interpreting, and protecting historic American battlefields. Battlefield sites hold national significance and are preserved so that present and future generations can “better understand the connection between military conflicts and important social and political changes” (ABPP 2019). Since 1991, ABPP and partner organizations have surveyed more than 650 American battlefields covering 16 wars. Today, ABPP continues to allocate grants for the study and preservation of historic American battlefields, both submerged and terrestrial. The ABPP provided funding for the development of this manual because of the unique circumstances inherent in the study of submerged battlefields. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/abpp.

The study of submerged battlefields is guided by current battlefield
research methodologies, including analysis of historic documents,
terrain, and artifacts. The major difference between terrestrial and
submerged battlefield archeology is the environmental site context;
working in submerged environments requires the use of different
technologies to access sites and interpret terrain features. The aim of
this manual is to present the steps necessary for identifying, recording,
and preserving submerged battlefields and is designed for use by
SHPOs, THPOs, and ABPP grantees.

Amongst other issues, the ‘History Wars’ raise the question as to whether or not sites of conflict on the Australian colonial frontier will be preserved in the archaeological record. We explore this question through a consideration of what the expected nature of any such evidence might be, based on general and specific historical accounts and an understanding of site formation processes. Although limited success has been achieved to date in locating definitive evidence for such sites in Australia, we conclude that there are some specific situations where archaeology could usefully be applied to give rise to a more multi-dimensional understanding of the past.

Application of geographic information technologies to historical landscape reconstruction and military terrain analysis of an American Revolution Battlefield: Preservation potential of historic lands in urbanized settings. Through funding from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program, geographic information technologies were employed to create a high resolution, spatially accurate representation of the 1775 landscape of Boston's Inner Harbor and to conduct a geospatial and temporal assessment of the location, extent, and preservation potential of an American Revolutionary War battlefield and its associated cultural resources. Geographic information technologies provide the tools and methodologies to accurately create digital representations of historical landscapes. These tools enable the visualization and geospatial analysis of landscapes and significant historical events, greatly enhancing the understanding of temporal and spatial interactions between these events and the physical landscape upon which they occurred. Data sources include historical bibliographic and cartographic records, high resolution orthophotographs, constant value raster grids, and LIDAR data. A military terrain model was created utilizing American Battlefield Protection Program's KOCOA system categories, in order to identify defining features of the battlefield. KOCOA is an acronym which stands for Key terrain, Obstacles, Cover and Concealment, Observation and Fields of Fire, and Avenues of Advancement and Withdrawal. The KOCOA analysis provides an established method for identifying critical defining features of the battle and determining the influence of the landscape on the ephemeral battle events. The base map was created utilizing U.S. Navy Coast Survey maps dating from the mid-19th century. A digital elevation model was created to represent the 1775 topography, utilizing LIDAR data and constant value raster layers. The military terrain analysis provided valuable insights into battlefield events and decisions. Defining features of the battle were also identified and mapped. A detailed Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS Citation Data Model was used to link landscape and KOCOA features to the historical sources they were derived from. A comprehensive source table was created as part of this effort. The results of this investigation have provided a high resolution dataset of Boston's historical landscape during the time of the American Revolution. The geospatial analysis will aid in the development of long-range management strategies for the Chelsea Creek Battlefield and facilitate the assessment of threats to cultural resources posed by both anthropogenic activities and environmental change. The methodologies and interdisciplinary approach will also be applicable to other investigations seeking to recreate historical landscapes within a geographic information system.

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Conflict archaeology is a new and promising field of research which has developed rapidly over the past two decades, as reflected in numerous publications, symposia, excavations and the application of new methods and technologies. This distinctive branch of archaeology focuses on the material manifestations of human violence from prehistory to the 21st century. The wider spatial and temporal dimensions of warfare and conflict, however, appear to be relatively underexplored themes; most research is site-based and related to a specific period or conflict..
The goal of this session is to explore the advances in conflict archaeology by a consideration of the wider scales of analysis in a spatial as well as a temporal sense. Where are the edges of conflicts and wars? How essential is the availability of historical sources? How can we study long-term trends? A consideration of ‘conflict landscapes’ might serve to re-focus work away from individual battles to explore the interrelationship between different spatial elements. Landscapes of conflict consist of more than just battlefields, but also include military encampments, airfields, practice areas, ammunition depots, and crucially, civilian settlements. From a temporal perspective conflict archaeology is a fragmented field of research with relatively poor interaction between those working in different time periods. There is a need, however, to explore long-term developments that cross-cut traditional chronological boundaries around themes like ‘warfare and ritual’, combat strategies, post-battle activities at conflict sites, the impact of warfare on trade, urban and rural communities, and the issue of displaced persons
The objective of this session is to offer:
• Case studies that focus on landscapes of conflict.
• Case studies that explore long-term developments in warfare and collective violence.
• Studies exploring the potentials and limitations of new methodologies and techniques with regard to the above themes

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A fémkereső műszer alkalmazásáról megjelenése óta megoszlanak a vélemények. Az eszköz általános régészeti használatáról még mindig nem beszélhetünk Magyarországon, és ebbe a terepi kutatásokon túl sajnos az ásatásokat is bele kell értenünk. Ezzel szemben a visszafordíthatatlan károkat okozó illegális fémdetektoros tevékenység a törvényi szabályozás révén sem változott megnyugtató irányban, a magyar régészet pedig csupán az egyéni kezdeményezések és a múzeumokkal együttműködő fémkeresősök révén vívja szélmalomharcát e területen. A mohácsi csatatér kutatását hívószóként használó kezdeményezésünk célja – a várható szakmai eredményeken túl – az volt, hogy ezeknek az együttműködéseknek közös teret adjunk, és lehetőséget biztosítsunk egymás és módszereink jobb megismerésére is.

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L'arqueologia del món modern i contemporani. Noves perspectives L'estudi de l'arqueologia es mou i evoluciona, igual que l'estudi de la història, tot i que a l'arqueologia li resulta més fàcil assumir i aplicar noves tecnologies. Els seus criteris i la seva percepció del món s'alimenten de totes les ciències humanes i aprofi ta les modernitats del món de la tècnica. Ara bé, si agafem els plans d'estudi dels pocs graus d'arqueologia del país (UB i UAB), veurem que el seu plantejament segueix uns patrons ben fi xats i marcats en la relació clàssica entre arqueologia, prehistòria i món antic. I això, tot i que s'allunya de l'evolució acadèmica que s'està produint al món anglosaxó o europeu en general dels darrers anys, no sembla tirar enrere el gran nombre d'estudiants que aquests estudis segueixen tenint.