Local Identities : Landscape and Community in the Late Prehistoric Meuse-Demer-Scheldt Region

The Impact of Cremated Bone Dating on the Archaeological Chronology of the Low Countries

“…This date is based on a carinated pot that was put into the burial as a funeral gift (Kortlang 1999). Another archaeological element that was seen as a chronological marker for the Middle Iron Age was the appearance of rectilinear peripheral ditches in some of the urnfields (Gerritsen 2003). This is confirmed by former 14 C dates on CC samples from the infilling of the ditch van der Plicht 2005/2006 …”

Revealing Iberian woodcraft: conserved wooden artefacts from south-east Spain

“…These pieces, dated mainly to the Iberian period (fourth century BC), are of great interest as they demonstrate the use of wood as a raw material for tools, personal objects and furniture -a role which is significant but rarely seen. It is likely that, from deep in prehistoric times, many domestic, artisanal or ritual tools were made in perishable materials such as wood (Pétrequin 1989;Bosch et al 2000;Gerritsen 2003;Louwe Kooijmans & Kooistra 2006;Pillonel 2007). However, in temperate climates these materials are preserved only under specific conditions (Perini 1990;Lull et al 1999;Bosch et al 2000;Capretti et al 2008;Figueiral et al 2008).…”

Integrating Archaeological Theory and Predictive Modeling: a Live Report from the Scene

“…Each known urnfield is therefore an indication of such a territory, and the farmsteads would move around in the territory with an average life span of 20-30 years. This system contrasts with the preceding Middle Bronze Age, where a greater degree of mobility of settlement is assumed, and the primary level of organization is the family unit rather than the local communities of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (Gerritsen 2003;Roymans et al 2009). …”

“…Roymans and Theuws (1999) specifically mention celtic field agriculture as a form of intensification; this is however a relative qualification. Compared to the Neolithic period, celtic field agriculture is certainly more intensive, but compared to the Late Iron Age and Roman period it is extensive (Spek et al 2003;Gerritsen 2003). De Hingh (2000 concludes on the basis of palaeobotanical research that relatively intensive agriculture with manuring was already practiced in the Middle Bronze Age.…”