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- Title
Quotidian and Transgressive Practices in Nazi Forced Labor Camps: The Role of Objects.
- Authors
Bernbeck, Reinhard; Pollock, Susan
- Abstract
We argue that archaeological investigations of Nazi-period Lager should include two elements. The first is excavation. Research confined to non-invasive methods documenting visible remains, archival research, and oral history leads to small gains in existing knowledge. Archaeology’s full potential is realized when excavations are conducted allowing reconstruction of actual practices. Secondly, it is essential to evaluate spatially and quantitatively even the most inconspicuous objects. They are a fundamental means to understand conditions of suffering as well as transgressive actions by camp inhabitants. Excavations of a forced labor camp of Weser Flugzeugbau GmbH at Tempelhof airfield in Berlin serves as a case study.
- Subjects
SUFFERING; FORCED labor; CONCENTRATION camps; ARCHIVAL research; ORAL history; NAZIS
- Publication
International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 2018, Vol 22, Issue 3, p454
- ISSN
1092-7697
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10761-017-0434-1