Settling with the Norm? : : Norm and Variation in Social Groups and Their Material Manifestations in (Roman) Iron Age (800 BC-AD 300) Settlement Sites of the Northern Netherlands.

• Author: De Vries, Karen M.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Sidestone Press,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (290 pages)

When studying later prehistoric societies, it is evident that shared practices, as well as variations, exist in the settlement record. Traditionally, the emphasis has mainly been on the elements shared on large scales, the widely shared norms. Variations in material culture have received little atte...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Introduction
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 The site of Hijken-Hijkerveld
• 1.3 Problem definition
• 1.4 Research questions
• 1.5 Methodological approaches
• 1.6 Periodisation
• 1.7 Demarcation of the research area
• 1.8 Iron Age and Roman Iron Age settlement archaeology on the Fries-Drents plateau
• 1.9 Research outline
• Theoretical framework
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Iron Age and Roman Iron Age households on the Fries-Drents plateau
• 2.3 Normativity and variation from a sociological perspective
• 2.3.1 Normativity and variation from a spatial perspective
• 2.3.2 Temporal aspects of normativity and variation
• 2.4 Normativity and variation from an archaeological perspective
• 2.4.1 A history of typology
• 2.4.2 Typologies of the Fries-Drents plateau
• 2.4.3 From social theories to archaeological methodologies
• 2.4.4 Limitations of the dataset
• Housebuilding traditions on the Fries-Drents plateau
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Dataset
• 3.3 Deconstructing (Roman) Iron Age housebuilding traditions
• 3.3.1 Roof-load support structure
• 3.3.2 House dimensions
• 3.3.3 Entrances
• 3.3.4 Interior differentiation
• 3.3.5 Use of exterior space
• 3.3.6 Measurements combined
• 3.3.7 Characteristics combined
• 3.3.8 Orientation
• 3.3.9 House modifications
• 3.4 Conclusion
• 3.4.1 Slow change and rapid change
• 3.4.2 Regional groups and local households
• Deposition practices on later prehistoric settlement sites
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Processes of pottery deposition
• 4.2.1 The effects of fabric and temper on the state of pottery in the archaeological record
• 4.2.2 Treatment of pottery as part of deposition practices
• 4.2.3 The influence of excavation techniques
• 4.3 Dataset
• 4.4 Patterns in posthole deposition practices
• 4.4.1 Quantitative analysis of finds from postholes.
• 4.4.2 Contextual analysis of postholes with pottery finds
• 4.4.3 Synthesis: posthole deposition practices
• 4.5 Patterns in pit deposition practices
• 4.5.1 Quantitative analysis of finds from pits
• 4.5.2 Contextual analysis of pits with pottery finds
• 4.5.3 Synthesis: pit deposition practices
• 4.6 Postholes and pits compared
• 4.7 Conclusion
• 4.7.1 Shared practices and the lack of refuse
• 4.7.2 Variation in deposition practices
• Special deposition practices
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Criteria for discerning special deposition practices
• 5.2.1 Context
• 5.2.2 Content
• 5.2.3 Treatment
• 5.3 Dataset and methodology
• 5.4 Context of special deposits
• 5.4.1 Spatial context of pits with special deposits
• 5.4.2 Pits as context for special deposits
• 5.4.3 Normativity and variation in the context of special deposits
• 5.5 Content of special deposits
• 5.5.1 Number and weight of pottery finds
• 5.5.2 Number of vessels
• 5.5.3 Vessel shapes
• 5.5.4 Association of pottery sherds with other types of finds
• 5.5.5 Normativity and variation in the content of special deposits
• 5.6 Treatment of pottery from special deposits
• 5.6.1 Average sherd weight
• 5.6.2 Completeness of the vessels
• 5.6.3 Evidence for intentional fragmentation
• 5.6.4 Evidence for secondary firing
• 5.6.5 Treatment by vessel type
• 5.6.6 Normativity and variation in the treatment of objects in special deposits
• 5.7 Characteristics combined
• 5.8 Conclusion
• 5.8.1 The core concepts of special deposition practices in the Iron Age
• 5.8.2 Normativity and variation in Iron Age deposition practices.
• Conclusion
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Between the household scale and the supra-regional scale
• 6.2.1 Period 1
• 6.2.2 Period 2
• 6.2.3 Period 3
• 6.2.4 Period 4
• 6.2.5 Synthesis: between the household scale and the supra-regional scale.
• 6.3 Between the local scale and the regional scale
• 6.3.1 Period 1
• 6.3.2 Period 2
• 6.3.3 Period 3
• 6.3.4 Period 4
• 6.3.5 Synthesis: between the local and the regional
• 6.4 Normativity and variation in material culture
• 6.4.1 Temporal aspects of normativity and variation
• 6.4.2 Spatial aspects of normativity and variation
• 6.4.3 Social aspects of normativity and variation
• 6.5 Recommendations for future research into past societies
• References
• Overview of (Roman) Iron Age sites on the Fries-Drents plateau
• Overview of house plans per period
• Overview of radiocarbon dates
• Co-occurences between characteristics
• Description of pits discussed in chapter 5
• Overview of location of pits discussed in chapter 5
• Borger-Daalkampen II (2007 &amp
• 2008) - site code 1001
• Fluitenberg-Zevenberg - site code 1002
• Dalen-Molenakkers II - site code 1006
• Dalen-Huidbergsveld - site code 1008
• Holsloot-Holingerveld - site code 1009
• Emmen-Noordbargeres - site code 1012
• Pesse-Eursinge - site code 1013
• Hijken-Hijkerveld - site code 1016
• Peelo-Kleuvenveld - site code 1020
• Overview of characteristics of pits discussed in chapter 5
• Samenvatting (Dutch summary)
• Inleiding
• Hoofdstuk 2: theoretisch kader
• Hoofdstuk 3: Huizenbouwtradities op het Fries-Drents plateau
• Hoofdstuk 4: Algemene depositiegebruiken in laat-prehistorische nederzettingen
• Hoofdstuk 5: Speciale depositiegebruiken
• Conclusie
• Acknowledgements
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