The Layout and Internal Development of Celtic Fields
Structural and Relative Chronological Analyses of Three Danish Field Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7175773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nina Helt Nielsen (0000-0001-6700-6528, Moesgaard Museum, corresponding author), Mads Kähler Holst (0000-0001-5402-5287, Moesgaard Museum), Ann Catherine Gadd (Moesgaard Museum), Klaus K Holst (0000-0002-1364-6789) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 385-410 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/eaa.2017.56 |
| OpenAlex | W2755738406 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 28 |
The layout and development of field systems may reflect significant aspects of prehistoric societies such as agricultural strategies, use rights and inheritance practices. This article presents a method for analysing the developments of field systems in their entirety, based on a hierarchical sorting of field boundaries whose intersections have been used to define relations of equivalence and subordination. The formalized relational expression of the field system is analysed using a stochastic optimization algorithm. The method was successfully applied to three Danish Celtic fields from the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age, making it possible to identify five principles behind the layout: primary boundaries (probably established at community level), major parcels (administered at a household level), structured subdivisions (presumably related to inheritance), irregular subdivisions, and small-scale expansions of the field systems. The initial degree of regularity of the field systems seems to have influenced later modifications
Archaeology · Biology · Celtic languages · Danish · Economic geography · Field (mathematics · Genealogy · Geography · Inheritance (genetic algorithm · Linguistics · Prehistory · Pure mathematics · Regional science · Tracing · Computer Science · History · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |