The Archaeological Conference of Central Germany is hosted annually by the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt. Based on finds or findings from Central Germany, the international conference addresses selected archaeological topics in order to contribute new insights into the interdisciplinary discussion.

At the international conference in Halle (Saale), the intentions and effects of fraud on the discipline’s credibility will be discussed, using examples of known forgeries of archaeological objects and results. The means and methods of identifying such forgeries will also be addressed. Another panel will focus on the background and the consequences of the deliberate falsification and reinterpretation of archaeological results. How can and should archaeology deal with attempts of ideological appropriation?

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