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Archaeologist, heritage and public: rising awareness about the profession. Dr Andris Šnē, Faculty of History and Philosophy University of Latvia. The first archaeological works in Latvia: Friedrich Karl Hermann Kruse (1790-1866). " De Istri ostiis " ( Breslau 1820) ;
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Archaeologist, heritage and public: rising awareness about the profession Dr Andris Šnē, Faculty of History and Philosophy University of Latvia
The first archaeologicalworksin Latvia: FriedrichKarl Hermann Kruse(1790-1866) "DeIstriostiis" (Breslau 1820) ; "Anastasis der Waräger" (Reval 1841); "Nekrolivonica, oderAltertümer von Liv-, Esth- undKurland" (Dorpat 1842); "RussischeAltertümer" (Dorpat 1844-45, 2 Hefte); "Urgeschichte der Ostseeprovinzen" (Moskau 1846); "ChroniconNortmannorum" (Gotha 1851)
Die Kurländische Gesellschaft für Literatur und Kunst, 1815Gesellschaft für Geschichte und Altertumskunde zu Riga (Gesellschaft für Geschichte und Altertumskunde der Ostseeprovinzen Russlands), 1834 Gelehrte Estnische Gesellschaft, 1838
The early fieldworks: archaeological surveys and excavations
Visions of the past:Couronia Provincial Museum, late 19th century, and book by Garlieb Merkel «Prehsitoric Livonia»
Boardof Monuments(1923-1940/1944):first national-scaleheritageinstitution
«Ancient Latvian» kings as painted by Ludolfs Liberts in 1930s
Archaeological themes in totalitarianiam regimes: Soviet USSR and Nazi Germany
Archaeology in independent Latvia (since 1991): heritage and public
Public archaeology: bringing research towards the people Means of public outreach:museum exhibitions and expositions, school projects and text-books, entertainment industry, archaeological parks, experiments and reconstructions, living history, etc.
Archaeological reconstructions/replicas:Mangaļi Museum (WWI)
What is archaeologist? researcher working with the remains of material culture or with archaeological methods, or individual with higher education working in archaeology, including skills of leading the excavations, interpreting the material and publishing the results; also – a person interested about the life in past, researcher who is eligible to conduct archaeological excavations, or whose work has social character and public importance. Archaeologist = an expert in particular field possessing specific skills and even authority