Hoards and the Deposition of Metalwork

Bibliographic Data

ID7525537
AuthorsRichard Bradley (0000-0003-3513-5661, Archaeology, University of Reading)
Year2013
Pages121-139
Publication date2013-09-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Oxford Handbook Of The European Bronze Age (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199572861.013.0007
OpenAlexW89672556
ISBN9780199572861
LanguageEN
Citations received15

This article studies the concept of hoarding during the European Bronze Age. The first section narrates the discovery of a collection of metal artefacts in the River Wear, which could be gifts that were presented to Archbishop Michael Ramsey. The article then presents a definition of the term ‘hoards’ and notes that the study of hoards has helped us to gain more information about the Bronze Age. The next section deals with the three primary problems of interpreting hoards. The article then considers the contexts of deposits of metalwork together with their contents, and explains a new interpretation of the role of the smith. It also studies other aspects of hoards and hoarding, and lists new ways that can help in the study of European Bronze Age hoards

Deposition (geology · Geochemistry · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Geology · Paleontology

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