ABSTRACT
The Falklands War marked the climax of a long-standing disagreement between Argentina and Great Britain over the sovereignty of the islands, which are 8,000 miles away from the UK and 320 miles to the east of southern Argentina. Archaeologists and anthropologists have offered meaningful insights into the human experience of the First and Second World Wars and their aftermaths through a close-grained analysis of monuments created not only as memorials but also as platforms for acts of commemoration and the material culture utilized in the fighting of those wars. The 1982 conflict created a physical legacy in the form of monuments erected for the purpose of memorialisation, mainly dedicated to the dead but also to the living. As time passes, more monuments appear, with anniversaries such as the twenty-fifth and thirtieth marking important milestones for commemoration.
