A completely normal practice the emergence of selective metalwork deposition in Denmark, north-west Germany, and the Netherlands between 2350-1500 BC

Dissertation, Leiden University, 2021

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1. Verfasser: Visser, Marieke (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: Universiteit Leiden (Grad-verleihende Institution)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Sidestone Press 2021
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Zusammenfassung:Dissertation, Leiden University, 2021
In Bronze Age Europe, an enormous amount of metalwork was buried in the ground and never retrieved. Patterns in the archaeological finds show that this was a deliberate practice: people systematically deposited valuable metal objects in specific places in the landscape, even in non-metalliferous regions. Although this practice seems strange and puzzling from our modern perspective, these patterns demonstrate that it was not simply a matter of irrational human behaviour. Instead, there were supra-regionally shared ideas and conventions behind this practice. This book aims to acquire a better understanding of these ideas and conventions. By systematically investigating the objects and places that people selected for metalwork depositions, the logic behind the practice of selective metalwork deposition is unravelled. This research focuses specifically on the emergence of the practice in Denmark, northern Germany, and the Netherlands, a region without sources of copper and tin that has not been studied as a whole before, despite striking similarities in the archaeological record. Starting from the first introduction of metal to the research area, the emergence and development of selective metalwork depositions is examined and followed over time
Beschreibung:270 Seiten
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
26 cm
ISBN:9464280166
94-6428-016-6
9464280158
94-6428-015-8
9789464280159
978-94-6428-015-9
9789464280166
978-94-6428-016-6