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Abstract
At the extermination camp at Treblinka, the Nazis murdered between 800,000 to one million people. When they abandoned the camp in 1943, they tried to hide the traces of their crimes. This resulted in the popular perception that the camp had been destroyed and no systematic attempt was made to locate the evidence of the crimes or to find the graves of the victims. However, this paper will outline how historical and archaeological research has demonstrated that a considerable amount of evidence from the camp does survive. The results of search for the first (old) gas chambers at Treblinka will be outlined and it will be demonstrated how, through the use of a range of interdisciplinary state-of-the-art techniques, a more accurate picture of the camp is emerging. The implications of this work for enhancing education, commemorative, and visitor experiences will also be discussed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Archaeologies of Totalitarianism, Authoritarianism, and Repression |
Subtitle of host publication | Dark Modernities |
Editors | James Symonds, Pavel Vařeka |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan, Cham |
Chapter | 5 |
Pages | 83-105 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030466831 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030466824, 9783030466855 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Aug 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict |
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Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Cham |
ISSN (Print) | 2634-6419 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2634-6427 |
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Digging for Truth: How Archaeology Can Help Communities Face the Past
Caroline Sturdy Colls (Speaker)
28 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk