event · evt_france_1_atlantic_network_reconfiguration
Reconfiguration of Atlantic metalwork and deposition networks
Atlantic France participated in renewed and changing metalwork circulation and deposit formation during the later Bronze Age.
What is the evidence?
observation
Atlantic France participated in renewed and changing metalwork circulation and deposit formation during the later Bronze Age.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.
1100 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: broad range
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 core evidence.
Locator: Later Atlantic phases and deposit chronology - supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides broad regional comparison.
Locator: Atlantic province synthesis
Interpretation and caveats
The evidence is best described as overlapping networks with regional centres and changing routes, not a unified Atlantic civilization or population.
Event context
Classification
Event type: exchange network reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Atlantic Bronze Age networks, Armorican and Breton metalwork traditions, Vénat metal deposit
Why it matters to the timeline
The event connects Brittany and western France to Iberia and Britain through the source-supported Atlantic metalwork system.
Research notes
- Provides the core evidence. Role: supports distribution. Locator: Later Atlantic phases and deposit chronology.
- Provides broad regional comparison. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Atlantic province synthesis.
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 core evidence.
Locator: Later Atlantic phases and deposit chronology - supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides broad regional comparison.
Locator: Atlantic province synthesis
Referenced records
- Armorican and Breton metalwork traditions · entity
- Atlantic Bronze Age networks · entity
- Vénat metal deposit · entity