event · evt_france_1_jura_salt_peak
Middle Bronze Age intensification of Jura salt-spring exploitation
Coring, charcoal and environmental indicators suggest a marked phase of salt-spring exploitation in the French Jura around 1500-1400 BCE.
What is the evidence?
observation
Coring, charcoal and environmental indicators suggest a marked phase of salt-spring exploitation in the French Jura around 1500-1400 BCE.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–1400 BCE
Precision: modelled phase
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
L'exploitation préhistorique des sources salées dans le Jura français: application et critiques d'un modèle prédictif — Pierre Pétrequin, Olivier WellerProvides the proxy sequence and production model.
Locator: pp. 255-279, figures 11-12
Interpretation and caveats
The evidence supports intensified production, while precise output, labour organization and distribution remain model-dependent.
Event context
Classification
Event type: resource exploitation intensification
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: French Jura salt-spring exploitation system
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly covers salt and resource production in the Alps-Jura priority zone.
Research notes
- Provides the proxy sequence and production model. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 255-279, figures 11-12.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
L'exploitation préhistorique des sources salées dans le Jura français: application et critiques d'un modèle prédictif — Pierre Pétrequin, Olivier WellerProvides the proxy sequence and production model.
Locator: pp. 255-279, figures 11-12