TY - GEN T1 - Germany's ancient pasts : archaeology and historical interpretation since 1700 A1 - Maner, Brent LA - English PP - Chicago ; London PB - The University of Chicago Press YR - 2018 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1057471836 AB - The book offers a vivid portrait of the development of antiquarianism and archaeology, the interaction between regional and national history, and scholarly debates about the use of ancient objects to answer questions of race, ethnicity, and national belonging. While excavations in central Europe throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries fed curiosity about the local landscape and inspired musings about the connection between contemporary Germans and their?ancestors,? antiquarians and archaeologists were quite cautious about using archaeological evidence to make ethnic claims. Even during the period of German unification, many archaeologists emphasized the local and regional character of their finds and treated prehistory as a general science of humankind. As Maner shows, these alternative perspectives endured alongside nationalist and racist abuses of prehistory, surviving to offer positive traditions for the field in the aftermath of World War II. A fascinating investigation of the quest to turn pre- and early history into history, Germany?s Ancient Pasts sheds new light on the joint sway of science and politics over archaeological interpretation. OP - 354 CN - CC101.G35 M36 2018eb SN - 9780226593104 SN - 022659310X SN - 9780226592916 SN - 022659291X SN - 9780226593074 SN - 022659307X KW - Archaeology : Germany : History. KW - Archaeology and history : Germany. KW - ArcheĢologie : Allemagne : Histoire. KW - ArcheĢologie et histoire : Allemagne. KW - HISTORY : Ancient : General. KW - Archaeology KW - Archaeology and history KW - Germany KW - antiquarianism. KW - archaeology. KW - museums. KW - narration. KW - nationalism. KW - pre- and early history. KW - regional history. KW - Electronic books. KW - History ER -