'Winter camp' 1917: integrated conflict archaeology on the Messines Ridge 1914-1918 (Belgium). Issue 2 (4th May 2022)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'Winter camp' 1917: integrated conflict archaeology on the Messines Ridge 1914-1918 (Belgium). Issue 2 (4th May 2022)
- Main Title:
- 'Winter camp' 1917: integrated conflict archaeology on the Messines Ridge 1914-1918 (Belgium)
- Authors:
- Gheyle, Wouter
Bourgeois, Jean
Note, Nicolas
Saey, Timothy
Van Eetvelde, Veerle
Van Meirvenne, Marc
Stichelbaut, Birger - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Integrated research using aerial photography, proximal soil sensing, historical research and excavations of an unusual First World War site in Flanders (Belgium) is presented. Aerial photography revealed a grid of 5x6 huts unusually close to the front line. Geophysical research indicates good preservation of these structures. A targeted excavation was carried out. The results give insight into the structure of a military camp built in autumn 1917, used until the German offensive of April 1918. Research on excavated objects and historical sources revealed the camp was as the winter quarters for British and Australian pioneers. The unusual location and the fact that the pioneers occupied the camp themselves means that the huts found were not standard and dug in to provide extra protection. This research shows that barracks camps can be well preserved in the soil archives and have the potential to uncover stories from everyday life behind the front.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of conflict archaeology. Volume 17:Issue 2(2022)
- Journal:
- Journal of conflict archaeology
- Issue:
- Volume 17:Issue 2(2022)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 17, Issue 2 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0017-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 66
- Page End:
- 86
- Publication Date:
- 2022-05-04
- Subjects:
- conflict archaeology -- first world war -- proximal soil sensing -- electromagnetic induction -- historical aerial photography -- archaeological prospection -- military camp
Battlefields -- History -- Periodicals
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Periodicals
Military history -- Periodicals
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http://www.swetswise.com/link/access%5Fdb?issn=1574-0781 ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/15740773.2022.2111538 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1574-0773
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