The Archaeology of the Spanish Civil War offers the first
comprehensive account of the Spanish Civil War from an
archaeological perspective, providing an alternative narrative on
one of the most important conflicts of the twentieth century,
widely seen as a prelude to the Second World War. Between 1936 and
1939, totalitarianism and democracy, fascism and revolution clashed
in Spain, while the latest military technologies were being tested,
including strategic bombing and combined arms warfare, and violence
against civilians became widespread. Archaeology, however,
complicates the picture as it brings forgotten actors into play:
obsolete weapons, vernacular architecture, ancient structures (from
Iron Age hillforts to sheepfolds), peasant traditions, and
makeshift arms. By looking at these things, another story of the
war unfolds, one that pays more attention to intimate experiences
and anonymous individuals. Archaeology also helps to clarify
battles, which were often chaotic and only partially documented,
and to understand better the patterns of political violence, whose
effects were literally buried for over 70 years. The narrative
starts with the coup against the Second Spanish Republic on 18 July
1936, follows the massacres and battles that marked the path of the
war, and ends in the early 1950s, when the last forced labor camps
were closed and the anti-Francoist guerrillas suppressed. The book
draws on 20 years of research to bring together perspectives from
battlefield archaeology, archaeologies of internment, and
forensics. It will be of interest to anybody interested in
historical and contemporary archaeology, human rights violations,
modern military history, and negative heritage.
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