The Search for a Buried Nation: Prehistoric Archaeology in Central Europe, 1750--1945

The connection between the popularization of prehistory and nationalist politics tarnished archaeology's reputation. This was not a natural outgrowth of earlier practices, however. The nationalist connotations attached to historical interpretation first emerged in the early twentieth century. After the Second World War, archaeology slowly recovered as a respectable science. It has once again become a multifaceted practice that offers hobbyists and professionals a set of material sources for the construction of the prehistoric past of Europe.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Maner, Brent Edwin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Liebersohn, Harry

• Anthropology, Archaeology

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3030459

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84626