event · evt_france_1_atlantic_cross_channel_iberian_connections
Atlantic connections among western France, Britain and Iberia
Metalwork typology and deposition patterns place western France within interaction networks extending north across the Channel and south toward Iberia.
What is the evidence?
observation
Metalwork typology and deposition patterns place western France within interaction networks extending north across the Channel and south toward Iberia.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.
1300 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: long duration
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · supports distribution
Le temps des élites en Gaule atlantique: chronologie des mobiliers et rythmes de constitution des dépôts métalliques dans le contexte européen — Pierre-Yves Milcent (2012)Provides the principal distribution evidence.
Locator: Atlantic European corpus and chronology - supports · contextualizes
Bronze Age connections: France and the Netherlands — J. J. Butler (1987)Adds northern comparative evidence.
Locator: France-Netherlands connections - supports · contextualizes
Bronze Age and Iron Age Roundhouses in Northern France: A View from Southern England — Richard Bradley (2025)Adds architectural comparison.
Locator: Northern France-southern England settlement comparison
Interpretation and caveats
The connections reflect circulation through overlapping routes and intermediaries; they do not establish a single Atlantic people or language community.
Event context
Classification
Event type: long distance exchange connections
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Atlantic Bronze Age networks, Channel and southern North Sea interaction zone
Why it matters to the timeline
The event fulfils the cross-Channel, Iberian and Atlantic connection requirements with directly relevant comparative evidence.
Research notes
- Provides the principal distribution evidence. Role: supports distribution. Locator: Atlantic European corpus and chronology.
- Adds northern comparative evidence. Role: contextualizes. Locator: France-Netherlands connections.
- Adds architectural comparison. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Northern France-southern England settlement comparison.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports distribution
Le temps des élites en Gaule atlantique: chronologie des mobiliers et rythmes de constitution des dépôts métalliques dans le contexte européen — Pierre-Yves Milcent (2012)Provides the principal distribution evidence.
Locator: Atlantic European corpus and chronology - supports · contextualizes
Bronze Age connections: France and the Netherlands — J. J. Butler (1987)Adds northern comparative evidence.
Locator: France-Netherlands connections - supports · contextualizes
Bronze Age and Iron Age Roundhouses in Northern France: A View from Southern England — Richard Bradley (2025)Adds architectural comparison.
Locator: Northern France-southern England settlement comparison