Introduction: Towards a social archaeology of warfare

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The recent explosion of interest in the archaeology of warfare is examined, and some possible reasons behind this trend are explored. Characteristics in the archaeology of warfare are identified in relation to prehistoric and historical archaeology and their contrasting sources of evidence. The androcentric tendency of the archaeology of warfare is discussed, and the major themes of the volume are introduced, including memorial landscapes, commemorative monuments and their conflicting meanings, and the social context of warfare. © 2001 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Gilchrist, R. (2003). Introduction: Towards a social archaeology of warfare. World Archaeology, 35(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/0043824032000078045a

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