| Title |
Investigating bunkers: Lithuanian partisans, archaeology and excavation in Pagrenda Forest |
| Authors |
Petrauskas, Gediminas ; Ivanovaitė, Livija |
| DOI |
10.12775/EO.2019.07 |
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| Is Part of |
Europa Orientalis : studia z dziejów Europy Wschodniej i państw bałtyckich.. Toruń : Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. 2019, Nr 10, p. 179-205.. ISSN 2081-8742 |
| Keywords [eng] |
lithuanian Partisan War ; partisan bunkers ; archaeological investigations ; Pagrenda Forest bunker |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article presents the investigations of Lithuanian partisan bunkers, discusses their results, and reveals the significance and potentialities of archaeological research. Special attention is paid to the archaeological excavation of the platoon bunker of Ignotas Nasutavičius (codename Bondaras) of the Didžioji Kova brigade in Pagrenda Forest (Elektrėnai Municipality) carried out by the Kaišiadorys Museum archaeological expedition in 2013. The curved entrance and wooden structures were detected, their dimensions were determined, and a total of 414 finds were discovered during the investigation of the bunker. Based on the results of the excavation, its analysis, and interpretation, battle scenes between Lithuanian partisans and Soviet soldiers that took place at the bunker on 20 January 1945 were reconstructed. The archaeological investigation of the bunker, the methods employed, the comparison of archaeological data with written and oral history, its analysis and interpretation contribute to the development of archaeology of the Lithuanian Partisan War. |
| Published |
Toruń : Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2019 |
| CC license |
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