Bakom främsta linjen : Militärläger i Hangö från II:a världskriget som konfliktarkeologiska objekt

• Main Author: Fagerholm, Fanny
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier 2019
• Subjects: Konfliktarkeologi; andra världskriget; militärläger; Wehrmacht; Hangö; Archaeology; Arkeologi
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163514

Conflict archaeology is a newly emerged field in archaeology. My purpose with this study is toexamine what kind of information it actually can provide regarding history. The main focus are onthe World War II German soldiers in Tulliniemi transition camp in Hanko. My choice of subject isbased in the fact that there are, for understandably reasons, only little knowledge of the everydaylife of German soldiers in Finland. This is done by focusing on the objects found in Tulliniemi andthe possible stories behind them. My study of different objects is done by analyzing, theorizing andidentifying them. This study shows that an object is more than just a physical form. It can tell usabout soldiers enjoyments, what they do on their free time and the traces war leaves in everydayobjects. These objects are the key to a more detailed perspective of the different aspects in war.