| Fragmenting the Chieftain - Catalogue: Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Elite Burials in the Low Countries Contributor(s): Van Der Vaart-Verschoof, Sasja (Author) |
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ISBN: 9088905142 ISBN-13: 9789088905148 Publisher: Sidestone Press OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.2" W x 10.9" (2.11 lbs) 330 pages |
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| Publisher Description: There is a cluster of Early Iron Age (800-500 BC) elite burials in the Low Countries in which bronze vessels, weaponry, horse-gear and wagons were interred as grave goods. Mostly imports from Central Europe, these objects are found brought together in varying configurations in cremation burials generally known as chieftains' graves or princely burials. In terms of grave goods they resemble the F rstengr ber of the Hallstatt Culture of Central Europe, with famous Dutch and Belgian examples being the Chieftain's grave of Oss, the wagon-grave of Wijchen, and the elite cemetery of Court-St-Etienne. The majority of the Dutch and Belgian burials were found several decades to several centuries ago and context information tends to be limited. They also tend to be published in Dutch or French or otherwise difficult to access publications. This research went back to the original reports and studied the objects found in these graves in detail. This generated new evidence-based insights and interpretations into these exceptional burials and allowed for the reconstruction of the individual burial rituals. Fragmenting the Chieftain - Catalogue presents the first comprehensive overview of the Dutch and Belgian elite graves (in English) and the objects they contain. The results of an in-depth, practice-based archaeological analysis of the Dutch and Belgian elite graves and the burial practice through which they were created can be found in Fragmenting the Chieftain: A practice-based study of Early Iron Age Hallstatt C elite burials in the Low Countries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Der Vaart-Verschoof, Sasja: - Dr. Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof was awarded a NWO research grant for her PhD project entitled Constructing powerful identities. The conception and meaning of 'rich' Hallstatt burials in the Low Countries (800-500 BC). She obtained her Research Master cum laude in 2012, and her RMA thesis was nominated both for the W.A. van Es Prize for Dutch Archaeology (2012) and the Leiden University thesis prize (2012). As a student, and later as a research assistant she was involved in the Ancestral Mounds project of Dr. David Fontijn. She also worked on the design and construction of the exhibition "Archaeology of the Netherlands" during a yearlong internship at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities. |