event · evt_bi_dartmoor_reave_formalization
Formalization of Dartmoor reave and roundhouse landscapes
Reaves, enclosures and roundhouses reorganized parts of Dartmoor during the Middle Bronze Age, while local soil disturbance had begun earlier and continued later.
What is the evidence?
observation
Reaves, enclosures and roundhouses reorganized parts of Dartmoor during the Middle Bronze Age, while local soil disturbance had begun earlier and continued later.observed evidence
Reaves, enclosures and roundhouses reorganized parts of Dartmoor during the Middle Bronze Age, while local soil disturbance had begun earlier and continued later.Formal boundaries marked a major change in landscape organization but need not equal a sudden first intensification of agriculture. Local continuity and multiple construction phases are important.
Inspect the sources →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–1200 BCE
Precision: multi site archaeological range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
moderatePositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. Formal boundaries marked a major change in landscape organization but need not equal a sudden first intensification of agriculture. Local continuity and multiple construction phases are important.
- supports · dates
What happened before the Middle Bronze Age land divisions and roundhouses? Prehistoric soil erosion and landscape change on Dartmoor, UK — Chris Carey, Kim Hunnisett, Richard Macphail, Lee Bray, Phil Toms, Jaime Wood, Andy Crabb (2024)Analyses sediments predating a roundhouse and reave at Holwell and finds local anthropogenic erosion both before and after formal land division.
Locator: Abstract; Holwell sequence; discussion and conclusion
Interpretation and caveats
Formal boundaries marked a major change in landscape organization but need not equal a sudden first intensification of agriculture. Local continuity and multiple construction phases are important.
Event context
Classification
Event type: land division and settlement reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Dartmoor reave and roundhouse landscapes, South-west England archaeological search region
Affected entities: Dartmoor reave and roundhouse landscapes, South-west England archaeological search region
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event addresses field systems, land-use intensification and the danger of treating formalization as an abrupt economic rupture.
Research notes
- Analyses sediments predating a roundhouse and reave at Holwell and finds local anthropogenic erosion both before and after formal land division. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; Holwell sequence; discussion and conclusion.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
What happened before the Middle Bronze Age land divisions and roundhouses? Prehistoric soil erosion and landscape change on Dartmoor, UK — Chris Carey, Kim Hunnisett, Richard Macphail, Lee Bray, Phil Toms, Jaime Wood, Andy Crabb (2024)Analyses sediments predating a roundhouse and reave at Holwell and finds local anthropogenic erosion both before and after formal land division.
Locator: Abstract; Holwell sequence; discussion and conclusion