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Public Archaeol 6 (4)
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Title:
Public Archaeol 6 (4)
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Series:
Public Archaeology
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Volume:
6 (4)
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Journal
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Editor:
Neal Ascherson
Francis P McManamon
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Publisher:
Maney Publishing
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Year of Publication:
2007
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/pua
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27 Mar 2008
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Abstract
Archaeology on the Western Front: the archaeology of popular myths
Ross J Wilson
227 - 241
The paper explores issues regarding archaeology's relevance in relation to the popular memory of the battlefields of the Western Front; it considers the ways in which archaeology impacts upon popular culture, and how archaeology responds to its audience. It is suggested that placing archaeology in context with historical and literary means of assessing the war can provide a new insight into the contested terrain archaeology steps into as excavations on the former battlefields continue. The author argues that understanding how an `archaeology of popular myths' exposes the network of concerns and agents that shapes public knowledge is central in the consideration of the archaeology of the Western Front.