Journal arCHaeo Suisse

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Each of the four annual issues of arCHaeo is dedicated to a current focus topic. In addition, there are various sections in the magazine: Tips for excursions in «Erleben», news from the cantons in «arCHaeo aktuell», a very special find in «Fundstück» or current events in the «Schaufenster».

Our authors write in German, French or Italian and address their contributions to a broad and diverse audience interested in archaeology. Summaries and image captions are translated into the other two national Swiss languages.

The journal arCHaeo is published in four printed issues per year and can either be subscribed to or obtained in single issues. For members of Swiss Archaeology, all issues are included in the membership fee. Immediately after publication, the issues are also accessible in Diamond Open Access on Zenodo. Past issues are archived on the e-periodica platform.

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An annual subscription to arCHaeo Suisse is valid for one calendar year and costs CHF 48 (Switzerland) or CHF 63 (abroad). It includes four issues of 50 pages each (March, June, September, December).

The invoice is enclosed with the first issue of each year. Without written notice of cancellation at the end of the calendar year, the subscription is automatically renewed for a further year.

You can also order single issues of arCHaeo Suisse. A single issue costs 12.- CHF (plus shipping costs).

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arCHaeo Suisse 2025.1 – current issue

Ce premier numéro de 2025 explore une période peu étudiée par l’archéologie en Suisse, celle de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il y a quatre-vingts ans, quelques mois avant la fin de la guerre, le monde entier découvrait l’horreur des camps de concentration et l’ampleur des dévastations en Europe et ailleurs. Traumatisme planétaire, cette longue guerre a aussi marqué les esprits et le paysage en Suisse. À l’heure du retour des idéologies d’extrême droite, AS a souhaité participer à sa manière à ces commémorations au travers des témoignages propres à l’archéologie, complémentaires à ceux de l’histoire. Une façon d’évoquer la mémoire des victimes de la guerre dans notre pays – en attendant la réalisation du lieu de mémoire projeté au niveau national. En refoulant 24 500 personnes à ses frontières avec une attitude restrictive entre 1942 et 1944, la Suisse a livré des êtres humains à un destin tragique, comme l’a montré le rapport final de la Commission Bergier en 2002. Elle a ainsi contribué à la réalisation des objectifs du régime nazi. En ce qui concerne la Société suisse de préhistoire, ancêtre d’AS, une étude récente de Joschka Meier a rappelé que les idées antisémites et racistes étaient courantes avant-guerre dans la communauté des archéologues suisses, et que ses liens avec l’archéologue nazi Hans Reinerth n’ont jamais été condamnés. Un réexamen de ces prises de position à la lumière des archives d’AS s’avère nécessaire. Quatre-vingts ans après la fin de la guerre, il est plus que temps de se distancer de ces théories, et de dire notre empathie pour les victimes des persécutions du régime hitlérien et leur descendance.

Lionel Pernet, président d’Archéologie Suisse

Publishing in arCHaeo Suisse

Would you like to communicate important research results to a broad national audience, present an exciting project or publicise a new exhibition?

arCHaeo Suisse offers interested authors a range of different formats adapted to different needs.

The authors receive the right to freely dispose of the PDF of their article immediately after publication.

Obligations for authors (German)

Rules for publication (German)

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Would you like to advertise in arCHaeo Suisse? Draw attention to your new exhibition with a double-page Publireportage? Or enclose a flyer with the next issue of arCHaeo Suisse? In this way you can reach an audience of up to 5000 people interested in archaeology. For further information, please contact the arCHaeo Suisse editor responsible for your language.

Exhibition portrait

arCHaeo Suisse has created the exhibition portrait especially for the announcement of museum exhibitions. On a double or single page, you can advertise your temporary or permanent exhibition at an attractive price. The text of about 4500 characters (incl. spaces) and the 2-3 illustrations allow the reader an in-depth insight into your exhibition. With illustration legends and summaries (translated by the editors) in the two other national languages, potential visitors from other parts of the country can also be addressed.

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The arCHaeo Suisse editorial board

Lucie Steiner

editor-in-chief, French language editor

Jonas Nyffeler

German language editor

Eva Carlevaro

Italian language editor