Introduction
The discovery of Germany's ancient pasts. The sources for prehistory: texts and objects in the eighteenth century
Preparing artifacts for history: archaeology after the Napoleonic Wars
Archaeology and the creation of historical places
The new empire and the ancient past. Rudolf Virchow and the anthropological orientation of prehistory
Domestic archaeology: a preeminently regional discipline
Narrating the national past
Between science and ideology. Professionalization and nationalism in domestic archaeology
Prehistory as a national socialist narrative
Epilogue.