ABSTRACT

For the last decade, the World War II prisoner-of-war camp and battery at Sværholt in northernmost Norway have been objects of archaeological investigation. This article presents the results from excavations and associated studies, including new descriptions of extant structures and found artefacts, comparative osteological analyses of middens, and their implications. Our purpose in presenting these results is to: 1) explore what an extraordinary array of unearthed material can reveal about the conditions and fates of those involved in, or affected by, the German occupation during the war; 2) to show how the archaeology of Sværholt, with all its heterogeneity, leads us in a direction at variance with historical generalizations and expectations; 3) to convey how the extant ruins and remains provide affective glimpses into their formative causes: the abandonment and near-complete destruction of the battery, garrison, hamlet, and POW camp, during a few intense days of evacuation in November 1944.

摘要

在过去的十年里，位于挪威最北部 Sværholt 的二战战俘营和炮台一直是考古调查的对象。本文介绍了挖掘和相关研究的结果，包括对现存结构和发现的人工制品的新描述、对贝丘的比较骨学分析及其意义。我们展示这些结果的目的是：1) 探索大量出土材料可以揭示哪些有关战争期间参与德国占领或受其影响的人的状况和命运；2) 展示 Sværholt 的考古学及其异质性如何将我们引向与历史概括和期望不同的方向；3) 传达现存的废墟和遗迹如何提供对其形成原因的情感一瞥：