Over the past several decades, archeological research has made major progress through excavations and enhanced methods, thus furnishing a new picture of old Germania. In virtually all domains of life, this new understanding runs contrary to earlier impressions from ancient historians, such as Caesar and Tacitus, who have dominated the view of history held by society up to the present day.

Autorentext
Heiko Steuer, Universität Freiburg.

Zusammenfassung

Germanische Altertumskunde Online (Germanic Antiquity Studies Online) just like the Reallexikon that has merged with it is accompanied by supplementary volumes. This series comprises both monographs and edited volumes on specific topics from the fields of archaeology, history, and literary studies. It thus expands the database with the inclusion of aspects that require comprehensive analysis. More than 100 volumes have now appeared, from Germanenproblemen in heutiger Sicht (The Problems of Germanic Peoples from a Contemporary Perspective) to Germanische Altertumskunde im Wandel (Germanic Antiquity Studies in Flux).