Gustaf Kossinna
German philologist and archaeologist (1858–1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gustaf Kossinna (28 September 1858 – 20 December 1931) was a German philologist and archaeologist who was Professor of German Archaeology at the University of Berlin.
Gustaf Kossinna | |
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Born | (1858-09-28)September 28, 1858 |
Died | December 20, 1931(1931-12-20) (aged 73) |
Nationality | German |
Education | |
Known for | Theories on settlement archaeology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Philology, archaeology |
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Along with Carl Schuchhardt he was the most influential German prehistorian of his day, and was creator of the techniques of settlement archaeology (German: Siedlungsarchaeologie).[1] His nationalistic theories about the origins of the Germanic peoples and Indo-Europeans influenced aspects of National Socialist ideology. Though politically discredited after World War II, Kossinna's methodological approach has greatly influenced archaeology up to the present day.[lower-alpha 1]
In the years following World War II, Kossinna's theories of settlement archaeology were widely dismissed as pseudoscience. Recent discoveries in archaeogenetics have prompted a renewed discussion of Kossinna's legacy and the significance of migration in prehistory.[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3][2][3]