TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lang, Valter
AU  - Laneman, Margot
AB  - This volume is dedicated to the historiography and analysis of the present state of Estonian archaeology. Part I (articles by Valter Lang and Marge Konsa) provides a review of the general development of archaeological research in Estonia from the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century, focusing on institutional changes and advances in theoretical thinking and approaches. Part II includes articles by Aivar Kriiska, V. Lang, Andres Tvauri, Heiki Valk, Ain Mäesalu, Anton Pärn, Erki Russow and Arvi Haak on the previous research into the prehistoric and historical periods. In Part III, A. Tvauri and Mauri Kiudsoo discuss the formation and present situation of the archaeological and numismatic collections, and the establishment and development of archaeological heritage protection. Part IV discusses some more specific areas of research in Estonian archaeology, such as application of methods from the natural sciences in archaeology (A. Kriiska), settlement archaeology (V. Lang), underwater archaeology (Maili Roio), and connections between archaeology and oral tradition (H. Valk).
DO  - 10.26530/OAPEN_423937
ID  - OAPEN ID: 423937
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 821538780
KW  - Estonian archaeology
KW  - history of archaeology
KW  - Hillfort
KW  - Iron Age
KW  - Low German
KW  - Stone Age
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/54b23ca6-73f5-4346-b373-aea4c023aff9/423937.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34491
PB  - University of Tartu Press
PP  - Tartu
PY  - 2006
TI  - Archaeological Research in Estonia 1865–2005null
ER  - 
