Military archaeology
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Military archaeology
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009002956
- info:lc/authorities/sh2009002956
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2009002956#concept
Instance Of
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Variants
- Archaeology of conflict
- Archaeology of war
- Battlefield archaeology
- Bunker archaeology
- Combat archaeology
- Conflict archaeology
Broader Terms
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Aftermath : readings in the archaeology of recent conflict, c2009: p. xv (military archaeology, like industrial archaeology, is stimulating environment to do research) p. xvii (archaeology of recent conflict has emerged as significant field of archaeological endeavor)
- found: Fields of conflict : battlefield archaeology from the Roman Empire to the Korean War, 2000: summary (ways in which battlefield archaeology clarifies our understanding of military tactics and strategy as they have evolved over last 2000 years) p. 1 (bunker archeology) p. 15 (frameworks in conflict archaeology)
- found: Companion encyclopedia of archaeology, 1999: p. 953 (military archaeology: military archaeology has been central to archaeological investigation of empires)
- found: Archaeological method and theory : an encyclopedia, 2000: p. 183 (another traditional focus of historical archaeology is "military archaeology" (archaeological study of warfare))
- found: E-mail from J. Hantman, professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Va., Mar. 26, 2009 (specialists refer to "military archaeology" or "battlefield archaeology"; this field properly considered part of historical archaeology)
- found: Schofield, J. Combat archaeology, 2005.
- found: The future of Roman military archaeology, 1997.
Change Notes
- 2009-03-26: new
- 2009-06-11: revised
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