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

When we study later prehistoric societies, it is clear that people shared the ways they built their houses, managed their refuse and made special deposits as a sort of offerings. This can be seen in similarities in the material remains of these communities. In addition to this, there are also variations within these practices. Traditionally, archaeologists study the shared norms in practices and pay little attention to the variations. This is regrettable, because by studying both norms and variation, we can understand how people expressed their association with larger communities and, at the s... Mehr ...