Preservation and heritage protection of the archaeological remains of prison and forced labour camps from the period of Nazi occupation and the Communist era in West Bohemia

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23330%2F24%3A43974446" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23330/24:43974446 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11320/25:9NDX9XBM
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.66.17" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.66.17</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11141/ia.66.17" target="_blank" >10.11141/ia.66.17</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Preservation and heritage protection of the archaeological remains of prison and forced labour camps from the period of Nazi occupation and the Communist era in West Bohemia
Original language description
This article presents research on the material remains of Nazi and post-war communist prison and forced labour camps in West Bohemia (1939-1945 and 1949-1961). The location of a sample of 35 camps was carried out using historical evidence and aerial images from the 1940s and 1950s. Non-invasive surveys and small-scale excavations of selected camps revealed the preservation of the archaeological record and its attributes, which are closely linked to the subsequent use of the sites. The spatial context showed an interconnection of the camp system with WWII as well as Cold War armament production. The heritage protection of these sites, the current state of memorials and the contemporary utilisation of the camp areas has also been examined. Research has shown the potential of neglected archaeological evidence of places of mass repressions, where crimes against humanity were committed by totalitarian regimes in the former Czechoslovakia. It has also revealed the disturbing fact that these sites have been disappearing at an alarming rate without any documentation, as a result of development and construction activities. © 2024 Council for British Archaeology. All rights reserved.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology

Project
<a href="/en/project/GF23-43070L" target="_blank" >GF23-43070L: Bioarchaeology and Landscape Archaeology of the Nationalist-Socialist Repressions: Central-Eastern European Perspective</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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