Lithuanian archaeology during the national socialist occupation

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Lithuanian archaeology during the national socialist occupation
Authors:
Zabiela, Gintautas
In the Book:
National-socialist archaeology in Europe and its legacies / Martijn Eickhoff, Daniel Modl, Katie Meheux, Erwin Nuijten, editors. Cham: Springer, 2023. P. 303-313
Subject Category:
LT
Archeologija / Archaeology; Mokslo istorija / History of science; Jonas Puzinas; Marija Gimbutienė (Marija Gimbutas); Pranas Kulikauskas; Regina Kulikauskienė; Rimutė Rimantienė; 1940-1990. Lietuva okupacijų metais.
Summary / Abstract:

ENBetween 22nd and 30th June 1941, Lithuania was conquered and occupied by Nazi Germany. A year earlier, on 15th June 1940, the country, then the independent Republic of Lithuania, had been subjugated by the USSR and became a Soviet republic. Under the occupation of the National Socialists, the same employees and the same organisations shaped the archaeology of Lithuania as in previous years. The most important and effectively the only individual responsible for archaeology in Lithuania during the National Socialist period was Jonas Puzinas (1905–1978). He had received his archaeological education in Germany between 1930 and 1934, studying under Ernst Wahle (1889–1981). Puzinas taught archaeology at Vilnius University. During the occupation, archaeological projects, including publications, were small and limited in scope; the most significant overall achievement was the training of four students. After the war, three of these students continued to work successfully in archaeology in Lithuania: Pranas Kulikauskas (1913–2004), Regina Volkaitė-Kulikauskienė (1916–2007) and Rimutė Jablonskytė-Rimantienė (born 1920). A fourth student was active abroad: Marija Alseikaitė-Gimbutienė [Gimbutas] (1921–1994). Overall, this study concludes that war and the National Socialist occupation did not cause major damage, disruption or change to the practice of archaeology of Lithuania. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-28024-5_13
ISBN:
9783031280238
Subject:
Istorija / History
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2024-05-27 16:16:19
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