Birthdate: September 28, 1858
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
Died: December 20, 1931
Gustaf Kossinna was a German philologist and archaeologist known for his influential work in German Archaeology at the University of Berlin. Along with Carl Schuchhardt, he pioneered settlement archaeology techniques. Kossinna’s theories on the origins of Germanic peoples and Indo-Europeans had a significant impact on National Socialist ideology. Despite being politically discredited post-World War II, his methodological contributions continue to shape archaeology today. Recent archaeogenetic findings have sparked a reevaluation of Kossinna’s ideas on migration in prehistory.
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