Ezinge Revisited - The Ancient Roots of a Terp Settlement

Ezinge Revisited - The Ancient Roots of a Terp Settlement
Author: Annet Nieuwhof
Publisher: Barkhuis
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9493194159

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The excavations at Ezinge between 1923 and 1934 are among the most famous excavations in the history of Dutch archaeology. The excellent preservation of organic remains, especially the impressive remnants of houses from the pre-Roman Iron Age, attracted a great deal of attention even during the excavations. In northwestern European archaeology, Ezinge has for a long time been considered exemplary of a late-prehistoric settlement, and many publications still refer to it. Yet this excavation has never been published in full. Analysis of the wealth of data that the excavations in Ezinge provided was simply too complicated. The analysis and publication of the excavation results has been resumed in 2011, now with the aid of databases and handmade local pottery as a fine dating instrument. This book, which will be published in two volumes, is written not only to reveal what was hidden in the archives, it also aims at presenting new insights into the habitation history of Ezinge and of terp settlements in general, by combining excavation results with the findings and interpretations of modern research. This first volume describes the excavation itself, the salt marsh landscape that formed the natural environment of the terp settlements before embankment was undertaken in the Middle Ages, and the way the inhabitants made a living in this extreme natural environment. A major part of this volume is occupied by a catalog of excavation plans with the accompanying finds and finds descriptions. Volume 2 will be devoted to the buildings and the habitation history since the first settlers arrived around 500 BC, and will also describe and discuss what we can learn about ritual practice and social life from the Ezinge findings.

Ezinge Revisited

Ezinge Revisited
Author: Antje Nieuwhof
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Release: 2020
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Embracing the salt marsh

Embracing the salt marsh
Author: J.A.W. Nicolay
Publisher: Barkhuis
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2022-01-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9493194493

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From a modern-day perspective, it may seem odd that people should have chosen to dwell in the open salt-marsh landscape along the Wadden Sea coast. While the beauty of the salt marshes is widely acknowledged, the idea of living there seems to suggest struggle and misery. Yet the salt-marsh settlers, dwelling on their settlement mounds or terps, did not just ‘survive' or ‘get by', but actually managed to live a good life, by embracing this marshy world and its peculiarities. This collection of papers focuses on foraging, farming and food preparation in the context of the salt-marsh environment. The various contributions celebrate the career and work of Annet Nieuwhof, who has been an inspirational colleague and great friend to many of us. She passionately embraced terp research, always actively stimulating cooperation across disciplines as well as national borders. Reflecting some of Annet's wide-ranging interests, the present volume is dedicated to her in friendship and gratitude.

The Oxford Handbook of the European Iron Age

The Oxford Handbook of the European Iron Age
Author: Colin Haselgrove
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1425
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 019101947X

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The Oxford Handbook of the European Iron Age presents a broad overview of current understanding of the archaeology of Europe from 1000 BC through to the early historic periods, exploiting the large quantities of new evidence yielded by the upsurge in archaeological research and excavation on this period over the last thirty years. Three introductory chapters situate the reader in the times and the environments of Iron Age Europe. Fourteen regional chapters provide accessible syntheses of developments in different parts of the continent, from Ireland and Spain in the west to the borders with Asia in the east, from Scandinavia in the north to the Mediterranean shores in the south. Twenty-six thematic chapters examine different aspects of Iron Age archaeology in greater depth, from lifeways, economy, and complexity to identity, ritual, and expression. Among the many topics explored are agricultural systems, settlements, landscape monuments, iron smelting and forging, production of textiles, politics, demography, gender, migration, funerary practices, social and religious rituals, coinage and literacy, and art and design.

The Excavations at Wijnaldum

The Excavations at Wijnaldum
Author: Annet Nieuwhof
Publisher: Barkhuis
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2021-01-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9493194140

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Wijnaldum is nowadays an unassuming rural village in the north of the province of Friesland, no more than a small dot on the map of the Netherlands. But during the Early Middle Ages, this probably was a lively political center, a kingdom, with intensive contacts with other kingdoms along the North Sea coasts, and with the Frankish realm to the south. The search for the king that resided at Wijnaldum was the major goal of the excavations that were carried out at the terp Wijnaldum-Tjitsma between 1991 and 1993. These excavations yielded a wealth of information, although tangible remains of the king or a royal residence were not found. What was found was a lot of pottery. The ceramic assemblage from the first Millennium consists of local handmade and imported wheel-thrown pottery, revealing contacts with the wider world. The first results and an overview of the habitation phases were published in 1999, in Volume 1 of The Excavations at Wijnaldum. The ceramic assemblage, and its consequences for the habitation history of Wijnaldum, are the main subjects of this second volume.

The Excavations at Wijnaldum

The Excavations at Wijnaldum
Author: Annet Nieuwhof
Publisher: Barkhuis
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020-11-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9493194108

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Wijnaldum is nowadays an unassuming rural village in the north of the province of Friesland, no more than a small dot on the map of the Netherlands. But during the Early Middle Ages, this probably was a lively political centre, a kingdom, with intensive contacts with other kingdoms along the North Sea coasts, and with the Frankish realm to the south. The search for the king that resided at Wijnaldum was the major goal of the excavations that were carried out at the terp Wijnaldum-Tjitsma between 1991 and 1993. These excavations yielded a wealth of information, although tangible remains of the king or a royal residence were not found. What was found was a lot of pottery. The ceramic assemblage from the first Millennium consists of local handmade and imported wheel-thrown pottery, revealing contacts with the wider world. The first results and an overview of the habitation phases were published in 1999, in Volume 1 of The Excavations at Wijnaldum. The ceramic assemblage, and its consequences for the habitation history of Wijnaldum, are the main subjects of this second volume of The Excavations at Wijnaldum.

Frisians of the Early Middle Ages

Frisians of the Early Middle Ages
Author: John Hines
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 1783275618

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Multi-disciplinary approaches shed fresh light on the Frisian people and their changing cultures.

The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology

The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology
Author: Francesco Menotti
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 970
Release: 2013
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199573492

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This Handbook sets out the key issues and debates in the theory and practice of wetland archaeology which has played a crucial role in studies of our past. Due to the high quantity of preserved organic materials found in humid environments, the study of wetlands has allowed archaeologists to reconstruct people's everyday lives in great detail.

Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions

Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions
Author: Tineke Looijenga
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789004123960

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This source publication of all older runic inscriptions provides fascinating information about the origin and development of runic writing, together with the archaeological and historical contexts of the objects. Moreover elaborate readings and interpretations are given of the runic texts.

The Continental Saxons from the Migration Period to the Tenth Century

The Continental Saxons from the Migration Period to the Tenth Century
Author: Dennis Howard Green
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781843830269

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Jural relations desumed from Carolingian capitularies show interesting connections to preceding customary norms, whilst the vicissitudes of the regional economy, based on agriculture and animal husbandry, from Roman to Migration and later periods are highlighted by the study of vegetable remains and pollen analysis."--Jacket.