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Three soldiers in a dugout: the modern conflict archaeology of a burnt down Second World War underground structure on the Hanko Front
Authors: Fast Jan, Väisänen Teemu
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland
Volume: 11
First page : 351
Last page: 363
Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: Open Access
Publication channel's open availability : Open Access publication channel
Web address : http://www.sarks.fi/masf/masf_11/masf_11.html
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In 2020, Hangö Sommaruni (Hangö summer university) arranged a two-week-long conflict archaeology field school, that focused on the archaeological research of the Hanko Front. The excavations uncovered remains of a burnt dugout, which were then associated with a dugout described in a memoir by lieutenant Åke Kretz (2004). In further research, the charred remains were excavated in order to discover the cause of the fire. Among a plenty of personal items, a fallen storm lantern was found in the middle of the shelter, suggesting that an accident had led to the unfortunate events.
Keywords:
Archaeological excavations, conflict archaeology, Continuation war, World War II
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