All the single finds – single object depositions in the Netherlands, Belgium and beyond.

Single finds are often neglected in the analysis of Bronze Age depositions, since their context is often unclear or even completely unknown. It is often assumed that single finds originally belonged to hoards, graves or settlements. But do they really belong to other contexts, or are they an autonomous context category that deserves more attention? Single finds quite often represent the majority of a dataset, so they certainly offer potential insights into selective depositional practices in the Bronze Age. This paper argues that single finds are in fact of great archaeological value. It focus... Mehr ...