entity · corridor_bi_thames
Thames later Bronze Age depositional corridor
Analytical corridor for metalwork deposition and movement along the River Thames.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: broad archaeological range
- informs · defines or contextualizes
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 - informs · defines or contextualizes
Ewart Park sword from the River Thames — London MuseumCollection record for an Ewart Park sword from the Thames, including condition and dating.
Locator: Description, period and curator comments
Research description
The Thames contains weapons and other metalwork of multiple phases. River finds are not automatically ritual, accidental or martial; local find circumstances and taphonomy matter.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Depositional meaning contested
The physical deposit is secure but its intended meaning or duration is disputed.
Why does this record have this property?
The deposit is archaeologically significant, but cargo loss, storage, offering, closure, repeated accumulation or other mechanisms require context-specific testing.
- The River Has Never Divided Us: Bronze Age Deposition in Rivers and Wetlands
supports assignment · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections - Ewart Park sword from the River Thames
supports assignment · Description, period and curator comments
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines or contextualizes
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 - supports · defines or contextualizes
Ewart Park sword from the River Thames — London MuseumCollection record for an Ewart Park sword from the Thames, including condition and dating.
Locator: Description, period and curator comments