Entre los pliegues del monte y la batalla: Relevamiento arqueológico sistemático y mapeo de dos combates de la Guerra de Malvinas (1982)

The present article addresses a unique experience in the history of Archaeology and social sciences in Argentina: the first archaeological field experience in the Malvinas Islands by an interdisciplinary team including Argentine war veterans. In the framework of the project “The Face and Sap of the Malvinas War”, directed by Rosana Guber, which investigates the battles of Monte Longdon (11-12 June) and Monte Tumbledown (13-14 June) of the 1982 Malvinas War, archaeological survey and reconstruction of wartime actions were carried out in November 2023. Throughout the text, we will feature the challenge involved in developing logistical and methodological aspects to be carried out in a territory under sovereign dispute and under the control of British authorities. This includes prior preparation (background surveying, physical preparation, etc.), research design, adaptation of methodological resources, and their application in the field.