Buried in the Borderlands : An Artefact Typology and Chronology for the Netherlands in the Early Medieval Period on the Basis of Funerary Archaeology / Tim van Tongeren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tongeren, Tim van, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grave goods--Netherlands.

Grave goods.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Netherlands--History--To 1500.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Archaeology, Medieval.

Netherlands--Antiquities.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (562 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2023]

Summary:

This book is the result of a large-scale yet detailed study of early medieval grave furnishings from the Netherlands, aiming at the creation of a comprehensive artefact typology and updated relative chronology for this under-explored period in the Low Countries.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Acknowledgements

Contents Page

Introduction

Historiography

Cemetery research and publications

Germany - The Franken Arbeitsgruppe

Germany - Siegmund

Typological studies

England - Evison and Brugmann

England - Hines and Bayliss

France - Legoux, Périn and Vallet

Germany - Koch

Artefact type-specific schemes

The Netherlands in the early medieval period

Conversion in Gaul during the Roman period

Conversion in the Frankish Empire

Maastricht as a bishopric

The first bishop of Maastricht?

Spread of Christianity along the river Meuse

Christianisation of the southwestern Netherlands

Frankish interest in the central Netherlands

Frisian settlement in the northern Netherlands

Expansion of the Frisian empire

Tensions in the central river zone

Conversion of the northern Netherlands

The Carolingian kingdom

Methodology

Data collection

Data selection

Biological sex and gender identity

Creating the spreadsheet for Correspondence Analysis

Non-artefact data

Using beads in Correspondence Analysis

Correspondence Analysis

Structuring the spreadsheets

Revised dates based on data from the Netherlands

Creating a new typology

Phasing of the Dutch early medieval period

Introduction to the cemeteries

1 - Oosterbeintum

2 - Wijster

3 - Zweeloo

4 - Katwijk

5 - Rijnsburg

6 - Valkenburg

7 - Den Haag

8 - Wageningen

9 - Elst

10 - Rhenen

11 - Lent

12 - Meerveldhoven

13 - Veldhoven

14 - Hoogeloon

15 - Bergeijk

16 - Posterholt

17 - Obbicht

18 - Sittard

19 - Stein

20 - Borgharen

21 - Maastricht

The cemeteries that do not feature in the research

A revised date for inhumations from the Netherlands

A baseline date for each male-gender inhumation.

Coins from- and absolute dates for male-gender inhumations

Outcomes of Correspondence Analysis for the male-gender inhumations

The expected outcome of Correspondence Analysis

A baseline date for each female-gender inhumation

Coins from female-gender inhumations

Absolute dates from female-gender inhumations

Outcomes of Correspondence Analysis for the female-gender inhumations

Typology

The structure of the typology

Buckles and belt fittings

BU-1: Late antique buckles

BU-1a Animal head buckle with a moveable plate.

BU-1b Animal head buckle with a fixed plate.

BU-1c Belt sets with integrated buckle and chip-carved decoration.

BU-2: Early Merovingian buckles

BU-2a Early Merovingian buckles with a back-plate.

BU-2b Buckles with a rectangular back-plate and applied garnet decoration.

BU-3: Buckles without a back-plate

BU-3a Buckles with a kidney-shaped loop.

BU-3b Buckles with a circular loop

BU-3c Buckles with an oval iron loop and damascene decoration.

BU-3d Buckles with a club-shaped tongue.

BU-3e Buckles with a shield-shaped tongue base.

BU-3f Buckles with a mushroom-shaped tongue base.

BU-3g Copper-alloy buckles with an iron tongue.

BU-3h Buckles with a rectangular loop.

BU-3i Copper-alloy shoe buckles with an oval loop.

BU-3j Circular- or shield-shaped rivets

BU-4: Copper-alloy belt fittings

BU-4a Copper-alloy belt fittings with a decorated triangular back-plate.

BU-4b Copper-alloy belt fittings with an undecorated triangular back-plate.

BU-4c Copper-alloy belt fittings with an undecorated triangular back-plate and faux rivets

BU-4d Copper-alloy belt fittings with a profiled triangular back-plate and cast animal-style decoration.

BU-4e Copper-alloy belt fittings with cut-away decoration and garnet inlay.

BU-4f Buckles of copper-alloy with an outline back-plate

BU-4g Copper-alloy buckles with a triangular back-plate and foil inlay

BU-4h Buckles with a tongue-shaped backplate, hinge construction and degenerated animal style decoration.

BU-4i Buckles with a round back-plate and stamped decoration

BU-4j Small buckles with a fixed triangular back-plate.

BU-4k Small buckles with a fixed round back-plate.

BU-4l Small belt fittings with a rectangular loop and a fixed triangular or bar-shaped back-plate.

BU-5: Iron belt fittings

BU-5a Iron belt fittings with a semi-circular back-plate.

BU-5b Iron belt fittings with a roughly triangular back-plate and four or more rivets.

BU-5c Iron belt fitting with a roughly triangular back-plate and three rivets.

BU-5d Iron belt fittings with a triangular back-plate and damascene decoration in geometric style.

BU-5e Iron belt fittings with a triangular back-plate and polychrome damascene decoration in animal-style.

BU-5f Iron belt fittings with a triangular back-plate with polychrome damascene decoration in degenerated animal-style.

BU-5g Belt fittings of type 'Ophoven'.

BU-5h Buckles with a hinge bar and a folded rectangular back-plate.

BU-5i Shoe buckles with polychrome decoration.

Pottery

PO-1: Biconical vessels with a concave upper wall

PO-1a Large biconical vessels with a strongly concave upper wall.

PO-1b Biconical vessels with a slightly concave upper wall.

PO-1c Small biconical vessels with a concave upper wall.

PO-2: Biconical vessels with a straight upper wall

PO-2a Biconical vessels - undecorated.

PO-2b Biconical vessels - undecorated - slender

PO-2c Small biconical vessels made of undecorated coarse ware.

PO-2d Biconical vessels with incised lines and rosette stamp decoration.

PO-2e Biconical vessels with a straight upper wall and single stamp decoration

PO-2f Biconical vessels with a decoration of horizontal incised lines.

PO-2g Biconical vessels with a combined decoration of horizontal incised lines and incised waves

PO-2h Biconical vessels with decoration and a foot ring

PO-2i Biconical vessels with a double-ribbed upper wall

PO-2j Biconical vessels of made of coarse ware with a rounded carination

PO-3: Biconical vessels with a straight upper wall and roulette stamp decoration

PO-3a Biconical vessels with a single-line roulette stamp decoration of rectangular or square impressions

PO-3b Biconical vessels with a multi-line roulette stamp decoration of rectangular or square impressions

PO-3c Biconical vessels with a roulette stamp decoration of triangles or chevrons.

PO-3d Biconical vessels with a complex interrupted roulette stamp decoration.

PO-3e Biconical vessels with a complex uninterrupted roulette stamp decoration.

PO-3f Biconical vessels with a complex uninterrupted roulette stamp decoration - slender

PO-4: Ovoid vessels

PO-4a Ovoid vessels with a large opening and incised decoration - no gallery

PO-4b Ovoid vessels with an egg-shaped body and a coarse rim - no gallery

PO-4c Ovoid vessels with a bowl-shaped body and a coarse rim - no gallery

PO-4d Ovoid vessels with a particularly broad or narrow shape and a refined rim - no gallery

PO-4e Large ovoid vessels - no gallery

PO-4f Ovoid vessels with a heart-shaped profile and a narrow base - with a gallery

PO-4g Ovoid vessels with a roughly heart-shaped profile and a broad base - with a gallery

PO-4h Ovoid vessels with a rounded or globular shape - with a gallery

PO-4i Ovoid vessels with a barrel- or egg shape - with a gallery

PO-4j Large ovoid vessels with a barrel- or egg shape - with a gallery.

PO-4k Rounded vessels with a high shoulder and incised decoration - with a gallery

PO-4l Large vessels with a high shoulder and incised decoration - no gallery

PO-5: Anglo-Saxon pottery

PO-5a Anglo-Saxon pottery

PO-6: Bowls

PO-6a Bowls with a pedestal and a s-shaped profile - reduced bake

PO-6b Gallo-Roman bowls of Samian ware 'Chenet 320'

PO-6c Gallo-Roman bowls of Samian ware 'Brulet 414'

PO-6d Flat bowls with a foot ring and a horizontal rim

PO-6e Conical bowls with a rough surface, flat base and an inverted rim

PO-6f Biconical bowls with a strongly concave upper wall and a flat base

PO-6g Biconical bowls with a straight- or slightly concave upper wall and a flat base

PO-6h Biconical bowls with a pedestal and a straight upper wall - oxidised bake

PO-6i Biconical bowls of coarse ware with a pedestal and an undercut rim

PO-6j Biconical bowls with a straight upper wall, a smooth surface and a flat base

PO-6k Biconical bowls of red-painted ware (Frankish Samian ware)

PO-6l Rounded bowls of red-painted ware (Frankish Samian ware)

PO-6m Bowls with carinated walls and a foot stand

PO-7: Jugs

PO-7a Trefoil jugs - slender

PO-7b Trefoil jugs - broad

PO-7c Biconical jugs

PO-7d Jugs with a broad neck, a round opening and a single handle

PO-7e Jugs with a narrow neck and a single handle

PO-7f Pitchers with an extremely broad neck and a single handle

PO-8: Bottles

PO-8a Bottles with a narrow neck

PO-9: Hand formed pottery

PO-9a Vessels with perforated lugs

PO-9b Hand formed rounded vessels

PO-9c Hand formed biconical vessels

PO-9d Hand formed bowls

PO-9e Hand formed beakers

PO-9f Hand formed cups with a handle

PO-9g Hand formed vessels with 'noses'

PO-10: Miscellaneous vessels

PO-10a Ribbed beakers without a pronounced foot.

PO-10b Ribbed beakers with a pronounced foot.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781803275741

180327574X

OCLC:

1419062950