Late Iron Age gold hoards from the Low Countries and the Caesarian conquest of northern Gaul / editors, Nico Roymans, Guido Creemers & Simone Scheers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roymans, Nico.

Creemers, G. (Guido)

Series:

Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 1385-7347. 18.

Atuatuca ; 3

Amsterdam archaeological studies, 1385-7347 ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goldwork, Celtic--Netherlands.

Goldwork, Celtic.

Goldwork, Celtic--Belgium.

Netherlands--Antiquities.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This richly illustrated volume analyses eight new Celtic gold hoards from the southern Netherlands and Belgium, consisting of gold coinage and in several cases also gold ornaments. The study of these hoards provides a wealth of new information on the archaeological contexts in which they were found, on the dating of many coin types and jewelry, and on the social role of gold in pre-Roman society. All these hoards seem to have been buried in the 50's BC, thus making a direct association with the historical context of Caesar's war campaigns in Northern Gaul very plausible. This makes the volume important for archaeologists as well as numismatists and historians.

Contents:

Late Iron Age Gold Hoards from the Low Countries and the Caesarian Conquest of Northern Gaul; contents; preface; Eight gold hoards from the Low Countries. A synthesis; The gold hoard of Fraire; Three gold hoards from Thuin; Remains of a disturbed gold hoard at Orp-le-Grand?; The gold hoard of Heers; The gold and silver hoard of Maastricht-Amby; Analytical investigation of Late Iron Age gold hoards from the Low Countries; list of contributors

Notes:

Publ. in collaboration with the Gallo-Roman Museum, Tongeren.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-003-69878-6

1-04-078412-7

1-283-69826-9

90-485-1484-3

9781003698784

OCLC:

817896398

Publisher Number:

CIPO000299086