What is the evidence?

observation

Late Bronze Age metalwork was deposited or lost along the south Wales coast in assemblages classified within the Ewart Park horizon.

observed evidence

Late Bronze Age metalwork was deposited or lost along the south Wales coast in assemblages classified within the Ewart Park horizon.

The finds document coastal circulation and deposition. They do not establish a single ritual or commercial motive, nor an Ewart Park ethnic identity.

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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.

Preferred assertion

950 BCE–800 BCE

Precision: typological range

Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce

high

Positive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The finds document coastal circulation and deposition. They do not establish a single ritual or commercial motive, nor an Ewart Park ethnic identity.

  • supports · dates
    Sully and Lavernock Late Bronze Age hoard — Amgueddfa Cymru, Museum Wales

    Curatorial account of a major south Welsh Late Bronze Age metalwork hoard including weapons and tools.


    Locator: Object list, dating and interpretive discussion

Interpretation and caveats

The finds document coastal circulation and deposition. They do not establish a single ritual or commercial motive, nor an Ewart Park ethnic identity.

Event context

Classification

Event type: coastal hoard deposition

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

This regional-core event adds a defensible south Wales coastal metalwork sequence.

Research notes

  • Curatorial account of a major south Welsh Late Bronze Age metalwork hoard including weapons and tools. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Object list, dating and interpretive discussion.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides evidence and date
    Sully and Lavernock Late Bronze Age hoard — Amgueddfa Cymru, Museum Wales

    Curatorial account of a major south Welsh Late Bronze Age metalwork hoard including weapons and tools.


    Locator: Object list, dating and interpretive discussion

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