If Not Us – Who? If Not Now – When?

Mobilizing Archaeology to Confront the Wickedness of Our Times

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2026-02-20

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Hillerdal, C. (2026) “If Not Us – Who? If Not Now – When? : Mobilizing Archaeology to Confront the Wickedness of Our Times”, Current Swedish Archaeology, 33(1), pp. 133–136. doi: 10.37718/CSA.2025.08.

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