Gerhard Bersu
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Gerhard Bersu was a German archaeologist who excavated widely across Europe. He was forced into exile from Germany in 1937 due to antisemitic laws in pre-war Nazi Germany. He was interned on the Isle
A reconstruction of an Iron Age roundhouse at Little Woodbury
Hutchinson Square, Douglas - the site of Hutchinson Internment Camp where Bersu was initially interned.
Christopher Hawkes
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Charles Francis Christopher Hawkes, FBA, FSA was an English archaeologist specialising in European prehistory. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1946 to 1972.
Gerhard Bersu
…having Bersu investigate some of the Isle of Man's significant archaeological sites. Bersu's fellow archaeologists and friends such Gordon Childe and Christopher Hawkes lobbied on his behalf to allow excavations on the Island to be conducted. Bersu was allowed to continue his research with the help of other internees…
Christopher Hawkes