D‐Day: geophysical investigation of a World War II German site in Normandy, France

Gaffney, Chris; Gater, J.; Saunders, Todd; Adcock, J.

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“…This feature was subsequently excavated revealing the remains of a concrete blockhouse, which had been stripped of its metal support bars after the war. However, other features did not respond as well because the electrical current was unable to penetrate below the near surface of the silt loam soils (Gaffney et al, 2004).…”

Section: Resistance Surveymentioning

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From the air to beneath the soil – revealing and mapping great war trenches at Ploegsteert (Comines‐Warneton), Belgium

Masters

Stichelbaut

2009

Archaeological Prospection

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Recent military battlefield sites are often recorded by accident during geophysical investigations researching into earlier archaeological landscapes. The First World War (Great War) perhaps left its traces like no other war before or since in Europe. For the first time, a large area, some 16 ha in extent, has been surveyed overa modern conflict landscape.The authorshave attempted to combine two remote sensing techniques: analysis of contemporary Great Waraerialphotographsandgeophysical prospection techniques.The combination of two different approaches leads to a more comprehensive understanding of the Great War battlefield and an understanding of the value of remote sensing in this new area of applied research.

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Section: Resistance Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

From the air to beneath the soil – revealing and mapping great war trenches at Ploegsteert (Comines‐Warneton), Belgium

Masters

Stichelbaut

2009

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“…That said, the Holocaust has still been left behind in archaeological terms, despite the fact that significantly more sites across a wider geographical area pertaining to this event exist than for many others of the twentieth century. Indeed, if time was the major contributing factor, then surely other sites relating to the Second World War would also not have been examined, yet there has been a keen interest in the fortifications, aircraft, camps and other structures relating to the war itself (Gaffney et al 2004;Williams and Williams 2007;English Heritage 2003).…”

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Holocaust Archaeology: Archaeological Approaches to Landscapes of Nazi Genocide and Persecution

Colls

2012

Journal of Conflict Archaeology

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The landscapes and material remains of the Holocaust survive in various forms as physical reminders of the suffering and persecution of this period in European history. However, whilst clearly defined historical narratives exist, many of the archaeological remnants of these sites remain ill-defined, unrecorded and even, in some cases, unlocated. Such a situation has arisen as a result of a number of political, social, ethical and religious factors which, coupled with the scale of the crimes, has often inhibited systematic search. This thesis will outline how a noninvasive archaeological methodology has been implemented at two case study sites, with such issues at its core, thus allowing them to be addressed in terms of their scientific and historical value, whilst acknowledging their commemorative and religious significance. In doing so, this thesis also demonstrates how a study of the physical remains of the Holocaust can reveal as much about the ever-changing cultural memory of these events as it can the surviving remnants of camps, execution sites and other features associated with this period. By demonstrating the diversity and complexity of Holocaust landscapes, a case is presented for a subdiscipline of Holocaust Archaeology.'I have buried this among the ashes where people will certainly dig to find the traces of millions of men who were exterminated' (Salmen Gradowski in Bezwinska 1973:75) This thesis is dedicated to all those whose lives have been, and will be, affected by the Holocaust. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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“…Similar constructions have been recognized in France, Belgium, UK, Poland, Germany, etc. (Gaffney et al ., ; Fraser and Brown, ; Osgood et al ., ; Robertshaw and Kenyon, ; McKenzie, ; Masters and Stichelbaut, ; Le Maner, ).…”

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Location of Defensive Military Trenches in Central and Northern Greece

Kaimaris

2011

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The defensive military trenches of the first half of the twentieth century provide valuable insight into the typology, morphology and construction techniques of their era; however, only a small number of them still exist because of recent uncontrolled city growth. Historical (from 1938) and contemporary remote sensing data are used in this research for locating the sites of military trenches and to assess the extent of their disappearance in Greece. Examples of the different construction types of defensive military trenches can be found in the wider area around Kavala, Amphipolis, Thessaloniki, Trikala and Volos.

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D‐Day: geophysical investigation of a World War II German site in Normandy, France

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Cited by 24 publications

References 3 publications

From the air to beneath the soil – revealing and mapping great war trenches at Ploegsteert (Comines‐Warneton), Belgium

From the air to beneath the soil – revealing and mapping great war trenches at Ploegsteert (Comines‐Warneton), Belgium

Holocaust Archaeology: Archaeological Approaches to Landscapes of Nazi Genocide and Persecution

Location of Defensive Military Trenches in Central and Northern Greece

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