Archaeologists at War

Claire Wilkins

<H4 CLASS="uos-sighted">Professor Timothy Champion</H4>
Chaired by Professor Adrian Smith
Join us for this free lecture as part of the <A HREF="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/greatwar_unknownwar/index.page?" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Great War: Unknown War</A> programme. All welcome. 
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In 1914 there were few professional archaeologists in Britain, though more in Germany. This lecture will explore the varied roles played by these archaeologists in the war. Many of those with knowledge of Greece and the Near East, such as T E Lawrence and Leonard Woolley in Britain, were recruited to the intelligence services, or, like Theodor Wiegand in Germany, to monument protection. In many war areas, archaeological sites and historic monuments were disturbed, damaged or looted. On the Western Front, German archaeologists carried out several systematic excavations near the front line, while in Greece the French established an Army Archaeological Service for excavation, survey and protection. Many of the issues concerning historic monuments foreshadowed the more systematic arrangements made in later wars.
The image above shows officers of the 2nd King’s Shropshire Light Infantry with skulls excavated during the construction of trenches and dugouts near Amphipolis, Greece, 1916.  © IWM (Q 32521)

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