event · evt_france_1_haguenau_tumulus_use
Middle Bronze Age use of Haguenau tumulus landscapes
Barrow cemeteries in the Haguenau region preserve a substantial but legacy-documented Middle Bronze Age mortuary record.
What is the evidence?
observation
Barrow cemeteries in the Haguenau region preserve a substantial but legacy-documented Middle Bronze Age mortuary record.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.
1700 BCE–1300 BCE
Precision: broad range
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides chronology and regional importance.
Locator: Eastern France mortuary synthesis - supports · contextualizes
Le Groupe Rhin-Suisse-France orientale et la notion de civilisation des Champs d'Urnes — Patrice Brun, Claude Mordant (1988)Provides later comparative framing.
Locator: Eastern France comparative corpus
Interpretation and caveats
The cemetery landscape demonstrates regional continuity and variation, while older excavation categories should be rechecked before fine-grained social reconstruction.
Event context
Classification
Event type: cemetery use
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Haguenau tumulus landscapes
Why it matters to the timeline
Haguenau anchors the required north and Rhine-facing mortuary coverage within the regional interval.
Research notes
- Provides chronology and regional importance. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Eastern France mortuary synthesis.
- Provides later comparative framing. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Eastern France comparative corpus.
Evidence and sources
- supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides chronology and regional importance.
Locator: Eastern France mortuary synthesis - supports · contextualizes
Le Groupe Rhin-Suisse-France orientale et la notion de civilisation des Champs d'Urnes — Patrice Brun, Claude Mordant (1988)Provides later comparative framing.
Locator: Eastern France comparative corpus
Referenced records
- Haguenau tumulus landscapes · entity