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Journal of Urban Archaeology, 2023

The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe k... more The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe known as oppida have long defied easy categorization leading them to be described using various terms, such as proto-urban, rurban, and polyfocal. Despite the diversity of oppida many share characteristics, including large open spaces and low-density settlement, which appear similar to a range of other social centres from around the world which also struggle to fit conventional definitions of urbanism. Despite this, discussion of the relevance of such comparison remains limited. Through assessment of the two best investigated oppida in Europe (Bibracte, France and Manching, Germany) we explore the nature of the oppida phenomenon, the commonalities they share, and how these com-pare with agglomerations elsewhere in the world.

Journal of Urban Archaeology, Vol. 7, 2023

The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe known as oppid... more The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe known as oppida have long defied easy categorization leading them to be described using various terms, such as proto-urban, rurban, and polyfocal. Despite the diversity of oppida many share characteristics, including large open spaces and low-density settlement, which appear similar to a range of other social centres from around the world which also struggle to fit conventional definitions of urbanism. Despite this, discussion of the relevance of such comparison remains limited. Through assessment of two best investigated oppida in Europe (Bibracte, France and Manching, Germany) we explore the nature of the oppida phenomenon, the commonalities they share, and how these compare with agglomerations elsewhere in the world.

Dear reader, Please note this article is published with Brepols Publishers as a Gold Open Access article under a Creative Commons CC 4.0: BY-NC license.

The article is also freely available on the website of Brepols Publishers: https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.JUA.5.133455 under this same license.

V. Agnew/ S. Stach/ J. Tomann (Ed.), Reenactment Case Studies. Global Perspectives on Experiental History. Routledge Studies in Modern History, 2023

Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, th... more Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, the German reenactment group Ulfhednar is analyzed as an example of how strongly archaeologically inspired historical reenactment can be interwoven with branches of the subcultural fields of black/pagan metal and neopaganism showing politically extreme right-wing thought patterns. Asking how these respective fields may influence each other, the chapter shows how history reenactment of, e.g., the Germanic or Viking period can be based on accurate reconstructions/replicas of genuine archaeological finds while likewise perpetuating narratives of 19th/early 20th-century neopagan romanticism and völkisch ideas. Clearly detached from current academic discourse about the complexity of ancient societies an ancestral understanding of Germanic and Aryan ethnicity is revived that had provided the alleged historical essence for racist ideologies and politics in the early 20th century. Connecting historical reenactment with the historicizing (sub)cultures of modern ethnic paganism and the black/pagan metal music scene can powerfully link performative and sensually experienceable ways of history appropriations with extremist political agendas. Since open-air museums and similar forms of archaeological heritage maintenance frequently serve as scenery for reenactment performances they might add officially warranted credibility to such politically distorted conceptions of the past raising the question if reenactment practices could even function as an enforcement of politically constructed narratives of the past.

Routledge eBooks, Nov 2, 2022

Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, th... more Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, the German reenactment group Ulfhednar is analyzed as an example of how strongly archaeologically inspired historical reenactment can be interwoven with branches of the subcultural fields of black/pagan metal and neopaganism showing politically extreme right-wing thought patterns. Asking how these respective fields may influence each other, the chapter shows how history reenactment of, e.g., the Germanic or Viking period can be based on accurate reconstructions/replicas of genuine archaeological finds while likewise perpetuating narratives of 19th/early 20th-century neopagan romanticism and völkisch ideas. Clearly detached from current academic discourse about the complexity of ancient societies an ancestral understanding of Germanic and Aryan ethnicity is revived that had provided the alleged historical essence for racist ideologies and politics in the early 20th century. Connecting historical reenactment with the historicizing (sub)cultures of modern ethnic paganism and the black/pagan metal music scene can powerfully link performative and sensually experienceable ways of history appropriations with extremist political agendas. Since open-air museums and similar forms of archaeological heritage maintenance frequently serve as scenery for reenactment performances they might add officially warranted credibility to such politically distorted conceptions of the past raising the question if reenactment practices could even function as an enforcement of politically constructed narratives of the past.

The workshop „Stepping Back in Time“ focused on an emerging field of research that concerns itsel... more The workshop „Stepping Back in Time“ focused on an emerging field of research that concerns itself with the experiential component of various practices of reviving, restaging and appropriating events from the past in the present. The phenomenon, collectively described as „re-enactment“ or „living history“, manifests itself in a variety of expressions, ranging from large-scale battle re-enactments to thematic tourist attractions and individual art projects. Therefore, the panel series organised by SABINE STACH (Warsaw) and JULIANE TOMANN (Jena / Princeton) deliberately avoided a narrow definition, thus creating a broad angled picture and preserving the interdisciplinary character of the issue. Since research on the topic is particularly sparse in the Central and South-Eastern European context, the talks provided a unique opportunity for many young experts from disciplines in humanities and social sciences as well as artists to exchange their respective state of the art research. Whil...

Les modèles italiens dans l'architecture des IIe et Ier siècles avant notre ère en Gaule et dans les régions voisines: Actes du colloque de Toulouse, 2-4 octobre 2013, 2019, ISBN 978-2-909668-98-7, págs. 407-419, 2019

gemeinsam mit Sabine Rieckhoff/Jörg Frase/Ralf Hoppadietz In: Laurent Dhennequin/Jean-Paul Guilla... more gemeinsam mit Sabine Rieckhoff/Jörg Frase/Ralf Hoppadietz In: Laurent Dhennequin/Jean-Paul Guillaumet/Miklós Szabó (Hrsg.), L’oppidum de Bibracte (Mont Beuvray, France). Bilan de 10 années de recherches (1996–2005). Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae LIX/1, 2008, 46–54.

Vincent Guichard/ Michel Vaginay (Hg.), Les modèles italiens dans l'architecure des IIe et Ier siècles avant notre ère en Gaule et dans le régions voisines. Actes du colloque de Toulouse, 2-4 octobre 2013. Collection Bibracte 30 (Glux-en-Glenne, 2019)., 2019

Vincent Guichard (Hrsg.), Rapport intermédiaire 2018 du programme quadriennal de recherche 2017-2020 sur le Mont-Beuvrax. (Glux-en-Glenne, BIBRACTE).)., 2018

In: V. Guichard (Hrsg.), Les modèles italiques dans l’architecture des IIe-Ier siècles avant J.-C. en gaule et dans les régions voisines. Actes du colloque tenu à Toulouse du 2 au 4 octobre 2013, Collection Bibracte (Glux-en-Glenne im Druck).

Photo de couverture : Bibracte, mont Beuvray. Élément décoratif en alliage cuivreux figurant une ... more Photo de couverture : Bibracte, mont Beuvray. Élément décoratif en alliage cuivreux figurant une tête découvert dans le quartier du Champlain (cliché Bibracte/A. Maillier, n° 106 410). Orthophographie : Arnaud Meunier (BiBracte) Crédit iconographique Sauf mention contraire, les photos et dessins sont réalisées par les équipes de fouille ; les mises au net de certains plans et les normalisations sont réalisées par l'atelier graphique de Bibracte. Ce rapport est publié uniquement sous forme numérique. Il rend compte des travaux effectués au cours de l'année 2016 dans le cadre du programme de recherche sur le Mont Beuvray sous la direction scientifique de Bibracte, Centre archéologique européen (Vincent Guichard, directeur scientifique). Les comptes rendus à caractère scientifique qui y sont consignés sont provisoires et ne correspondent qu'à une étape de futures publications. mot-clé : rapport 2016

Rapport intermédiaire 2015 du programme quadriennal de recherche 2013-2016 sur le Mont Beuvray

und transformieren ihre Einstellungen zu ihrer Lebenswelt und vermögen so, beides aufrechtzuerhal... more und transformieren ihre Einstellungen zu ihrer Lebenswelt und vermögen so, beides aufrechtzuerhalten und weiterzuentwickeln (ebd. 124). Es dürfte deutlich geworden sein, dass das Thema Kult-ebenso wie das Thema vorgestellten Ansätzen wissenschaftlich nicht verhandelbar ist. Es verwundert daher nicht, dass beispielsweise Svend Hansen (2003) und Otto H. Urban (2006), wenngleich unter unterschiedlichen Prämissen, die Etablierung einer Religionsarchäologie Leseempfehlungen

Peter Trebsche/Ines Balzer/Christiana Eggl/Janine Fries-Knoblach/Julia K. Koch/Julian Wiethold (Hrsg.), Architektur: Interpretation und Rekonstruktion. Beiträge zur Sitzung der AG Eisenzeit während des 6. Deutschen Archäologie-Kongresses in Mannheim 2008 (Langenweissbach 2009) 141-149., 2009

Journal of Urban Archaeology, 2023

The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe k... more The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe known as oppida have long defied easy categorization leading them to be described using various terms, such as proto-urban, rurban, and polyfocal. Despite the diversity of oppida many share characteristics, including large open spaces and low-density settlement, which appear similar to a range of other social centres from around the world which also struggle to fit conventional definitions of urbanism. Despite this, discussion of the relevance of such comparison remains limited. Through assessment of the two best investigated oppida in Europe (Bibracte, France and Manching, Germany) we explore the nature of the oppida phenomenon, the commonalities they share, and how these com-pare with agglomerations elsewhere in the world.

Journal of Urban Archaeology, Vol. 7, 2023

The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe known as oppid... more The Late Iron Age (second century BC to first century AD) agglomerations in Europe known as oppida have long defied easy categorization leading them to be described using various terms, such as proto-urban, rurban, and polyfocal. Despite the diversity of oppida many share characteristics, including large open spaces and low-density settlement, which appear similar to a range of other social centres from around the world which also struggle to fit conventional definitions of urbanism. Despite this, discussion of the relevance of such comparison remains limited. Through assessment of two best investigated oppida in Europe (Bibracte, France and Manching, Germany) we explore the nature of the oppida phenomenon, the commonalities they share, and how these compare with agglomerations elsewhere in the world.

Dear reader, Please note this article is published with Brepols Publishers as a Gold Open Access article under a Creative Commons CC 4.0: BY-NC license.

The article is also freely available on the website of Brepols Publishers: https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.JUA.5.133455 under this same license.

V. Agnew/ S. Stach/ J. Tomann (Ed.), Reenactment Case Studies. Global Perspectives on Experiental History. Routledge Studies in Modern History, 2023

Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, th... more Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, the German reenactment group Ulfhednar is analyzed as an example of how strongly archaeologically inspired historical reenactment can be interwoven with branches of the subcultural fields of black/pagan metal and neopaganism showing politically extreme right-wing thought patterns. Asking how these respective fields may influence each other, the chapter shows how history reenactment of, e.g., the Germanic or Viking period can be based on accurate reconstructions/replicas of genuine archaeological finds while likewise perpetuating narratives of 19th/early 20th-century neopagan romanticism and völkisch ideas. Clearly detached from current academic discourse about the complexity of ancient societies an ancestral understanding of Germanic and Aryan ethnicity is revived that had provided the alleged historical essence for racist ideologies and politics in the early 20th century. Connecting historical reenactment with the historicizing (sub)cultures of modern ethnic paganism and the black/pagan metal music scene can powerfully link performative and sensually experienceable ways of history appropriations with extremist political agendas. Since open-air museums and similar forms of archaeological heritage maintenance frequently serve as scenery for reenactment performances they might add officially warranted credibility to such politically distorted conceptions of the past raising the question if reenactment practices could even function as an enforcement of politically constructed narratives of the past.

Routledge eBooks, Nov 2, 2022

Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, th... more Following on from current debates about historical reenactment linked to right-wing extremism, the German reenactment group Ulfhednar is analyzed as an example of how strongly archaeologically inspired historical reenactment can be interwoven with branches of the subcultural fields of black/pagan metal and neopaganism showing politically extreme right-wing thought patterns. Asking how these respective fields may influence each other, the chapter shows how history reenactment of, e.g., the Germanic or Viking period can be based on accurate reconstructions/replicas of genuine archaeological finds while likewise perpetuating narratives of 19th/early 20th-century neopagan romanticism and völkisch ideas. Clearly detached from current academic discourse about the complexity of ancient societies an ancestral understanding of Germanic and Aryan ethnicity is revived that had provided the alleged historical essence for racist ideologies and politics in the early 20th century. Connecting historical reenactment with the historicizing (sub)cultures of modern ethnic paganism and the black/pagan metal music scene can powerfully link performative and sensually experienceable ways of history appropriations with extremist political agendas. Since open-air museums and similar forms of archaeological heritage maintenance frequently serve as scenery for reenactment performances they might add officially warranted credibility to such politically distorted conceptions of the past raising the question if reenactment practices could even function as an enforcement of politically constructed narratives of the past.

The workshop „Stepping Back in Time“ focused on an emerging field of research that concerns itsel... more The workshop „Stepping Back in Time“ focused on an emerging field of research that concerns itself with the experiential component of various practices of reviving, restaging and appropriating events from the past in the present. The phenomenon, collectively described as „re-enactment“ or „living history“, manifests itself in a variety of expressions, ranging from large-scale battle re-enactments to thematic tourist attractions and individual art projects. Therefore, the panel series organised by SABINE STACH (Warsaw) and JULIANE TOMANN (Jena / Princeton) deliberately avoided a narrow definition, thus creating a broad angled picture and preserving the interdisciplinary character of the issue. Since research on the topic is particularly sparse in the Central and South-Eastern European context, the talks provided a unique opportunity for many young experts from disciplines in humanities and social sciences as well as artists to exchange their respective state of the art research. Whil...

Les modèles italiens dans l'architecture des IIe et Ier siècles avant notre ère en Gaule et dans les régions voisines: Actes du colloque de Toulouse, 2-4 octobre 2013, 2019, ISBN 978-2-909668-98-7, págs. 407-419, 2019

gemeinsam mit Sabine Rieckhoff/Jörg Frase/Ralf Hoppadietz In: Laurent Dhennequin/Jean-Paul Guilla... more gemeinsam mit Sabine Rieckhoff/Jörg Frase/Ralf Hoppadietz In: Laurent Dhennequin/Jean-Paul Guillaumet/Miklós Szabó (Hrsg.), L’oppidum de Bibracte (Mont Beuvray, France). Bilan de 10 années de recherches (1996–2005). Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae LIX/1, 2008, 46–54.

Vincent Guichard/ Michel Vaginay (Hg.), Les modèles italiens dans l'architecure des IIe et Ier siècles avant notre ère en Gaule et dans le régions voisines. Actes du colloque de Toulouse, 2-4 octobre 2013. Collection Bibracte 30 (Glux-en-Glenne, 2019)., 2019

Vincent Guichard (Hrsg.), Rapport intermédiaire 2018 du programme quadriennal de recherche 2017-2020 sur le Mont-Beuvrax. (Glux-en-Glenne, BIBRACTE).)., 2018

In: V. Guichard (Hrsg.), Les modèles italiques dans l’architecture des IIe-Ier siècles avant J.-C. en gaule et dans les régions voisines. Actes du colloque tenu à Toulouse du 2 au 4 octobre 2013, Collection Bibracte (Glux-en-Glenne im Druck).

Photo de couverture : Bibracte, mont Beuvray. Élément décoratif en alliage cuivreux figurant une ... more Photo de couverture : Bibracte, mont Beuvray. Élément décoratif en alliage cuivreux figurant une tête découvert dans le quartier du Champlain (cliché Bibracte/A. Maillier, n° 106 410). Orthophographie : Arnaud Meunier (BiBracte) Crédit iconographique Sauf mention contraire, les photos et dessins sont réalisées par les équipes de fouille ; les mises au net de certains plans et les normalisations sont réalisées par l'atelier graphique de Bibracte. Ce rapport est publié uniquement sous forme numérique. Il rend compte des travaux effectués au cours de l'année 2016 dans le cadre du programme de recherche sur le Mont Beuvray sous la direction scientifique de Bibracte, Centre archéologique européen (Vincent Guichard, directeur scientifique). Les comptes rendus à caractère scientifique qui y sont consignés sont provisoires et ne correspondent qu'à une étape de futures publications. mot-clé : rapport 2016

Rapport intermédiaire 2015 du programme quadriennal de recherche 2013-2016 sur le Mont Beuvray

und transformieren ihre Einstellungen zu ihrer Lebenswelt und vermögen so, beides aufrechtzuerhal... more und transformieren ihre Einstellungen zu ihrer Lebenswelt und vermögen so, beides aufrechtzuerhalten und weiterzuentwickeln (ebd. 124). Es dürfte deutlich geworden sein, dass das Thema Kult-ebenso wie das Thema vorgestellten Ansätzen wissenschaftlich nicht verhandelbar ist. Es verwundert daher nicht, dass beispielsweise Svend Hansen (2003) und Otto H. Urban (2006), wenngleich unter unterschiedlichen Prämissen, die Etablierung einer Religionsarchäologie Leseempfehlungen

Peter Trebsche/Ines Balzer/Christiana Eggl/Janine Fries-Knoblach/Julia K. Koch/Julian Wiethold (Hrsg.), Architektur: Interpretation und Rekonstruktion. Beiträge zur Sitzung der AG Eisenzeit während des 6. Deutschen Archäologie-Kongresses in Mannheim 2008 (Langenweissbach 2009) 141-149., 2009

Cette synthèse s'appuie sur les données (catalogues des unités de fouille, des minutes de fouille... more Cette synthèse s'appuie sur les données (catalogues des unités de fouille, des minutes de fouille et diagramme stratigraphique) présentées dans le référentiel analytique du rapport annuel 2016 du programme quadriennal de recherche 2013-2016 sur le Mont Beuvray.

In den rechtsextremen (Sub)Kulturen Europas lässt sich seit einigen Jahren wieder ein verstärkter... more In den rechtsextremen (Sub)Kulturen Europas lässt sich seit einigen Jahren wieder ein verstärkter Rückgriff auf vermeintliche historische Traditionen beobachten. Dabei steht nicht

In right-wing extremist (sub)cultures a renewed recourse to alleged historical traditions can be ... more In right-wing extremist (sub)cultures a renewed recourse to alleged historical traditions can be observed in recent years. It is however not so much modern or contemporary history, but rather conceptions of lineages of tradition and origin reaching far into pre-and early history that seem to be invoked here. Especially historically pre-Christian, so-called pagan societies serve as an object of identification and a projection screen for images of a " natural " , " pure " life and social order. Divergent to the complex and differentiating notions of most academic research today, historical groups such as Germanic people, Slavs or Vikings are interpreted as monolithic, ethnic entities, and glorified as an ancestral ideal. The construction of such ethnic continuities reproduces conceptions of rather biologistically understood affiliations in the sense of ethno-nationalisms while at the same time instigating the exclusion of historic and present societies that are perceived as different. Those ambitions of delimitation and exclusion can pave the way for nationalism, racism, anti-clericalism and anti-Semitism. The workshop strives on the one hand for a general investigation of the premises under which the creation, reproduction and usage of (neo-)völkisch historical images and narratives occur in rightist ideologies and which traditions of thought they follow. Special attention shall be given to references to ethnic resp. racist narratives of origin that are linked with religious perceptions and overstate a " nativeness " against a postulated corruption by Judaism, Christianity, civilisation and modernity. We also would like to focus critically on modes of tracing certain societal ideas, such as social hierarchies or gender roles back into an archaic past to an imagined origin, including the claim for their reestablishment as an inevitable return to a " natural order ". On the other hand the workshop shall discuss concrete examples of selective, historicizing references to and conceptions of pre-and early history in rightist and right-wing extremist (sub)cultures and how they may channel neo-völkisch images of the past into the centre of European societies. Exemplarily we want to explore the spheres of Modern Paganism, archaeological-historical re-enactment and the Rock/Metal music culture, since references to pagan-religious and völkisch-ethnic traditions seem particularly prevalent here and these scenes supposedly form arenas of a declared " culture war from the Right " by organised political networks. To set a regional focus, we would like to concentrate on the areas of Central and Eastern Europe.