Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium)

This paper explores recurring patterns among special animal deposits in rural settlements in the Dutch river area from the Roman period and draws a comparison with finds of other material categories. Recognising patterns is a step towards interpreting special deposits as the material remains of ritual actions since ritual usually follows strict rules. Any interpretation of special deposits, such as animal burials, should be based on sound argumentation. Archaeologists may be faced with, and have to distinguish between, deliberate or casual rubbish disposal, intentional deposition without atten... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Troubleyn, Liesbeth
Kinnaer, Frank
Ervynck, Anton
Beeckmans, Luk
Caluwé, Danielle
Cooremans, Brigitte
De Buyser, Frans
Deforce, Koen
Desender, Konjev
Lentacker, An
Moens, Jan
Van Bulck, Gaston
Van Dijck, Maarten
Van Neer, Wim
Wouters, Werner
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Schlagwörter: History and Archaeology / archaeology / history / Flanders / late medieval urban society / prison / material culture
Sprache: Niederländisch
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8724771