Past Tense ― Studies in the Archaeology of Conflict

Archaeologists from Britain, the US, and continental Europe report on specific sites and general features to explore how the investigation of a historical battlefield differs from other archaeological pursuits. Their topics include fire and steel over Saipan on 15 June 1944, the political aesthetics of pain in Antonine art, the survey and excavation of an Anglo-Zulu war fort at Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal, and Flanders as an example of applying Great War aerial photography for battlefield archaeology. The necessary mention of 9/11 unintentionally reminds readers that there will never be an investigation of that site. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Tony Pollard MA, Ph.D., MIFA, FSA Scot is based at the University of Glasgow. In 2000 he co-organised and hosted 'Fields of Conflict', the first international conference on Battlefield Archaeology, which is still held every two years. He was co-presenter of the BBC television series 'Two Men In A Trench', which brought battlefield archaeology to a worldwide audience. He has carried out battlefield projects in the UK, Africa and South America and has published widely on this and other aspects of archaeology.Iain Banks MA, Ph.D., MIFA, FSA Scot is Director of Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division. He has worked on numerous battlefield projects in the UK and overseas and is a specialist in geophysical survey. Other research interests include the Atlantic Iron Age and post-medieval rural settlement. He has published widely on various aspects of archaeology.