claim · claim_bi_random_accumulation_model_contested

Random accumulation and fragmentation provide a plausible model for many Ewart Park scrap hoards, but model fit does not establish the intention behind a particular deposit.

Evidence confidence: moderate

Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: supported with caveats. This is separate from specialist review.

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Evidence and sources

supports · supports claim
Random accumulation and breaking: The formation of Bronze Age scrap hoards in England and Wales — Rob Wiseman (2018)
Uses a random accumulation and fragmentation model to argue that many scrap hoards may represent temporary stores for recycling rather than permanent ritual deposits.

Locator: Abstract; methods; results; discussion
supports · supports claim
The River Has Never Divided Us: Bronze Age Deposition in Rivers and Wetlands — David Mullin (2012)
Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

Locator: Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

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