event · evt_france_1_metal_supply_differentiation
Regional differentiation in metal supply and hoard composition
Archaeometallurgical analysis of French hoards identifies changing compositional patterns and regional differentiation across the Late Bronze Age.
What is the evidence?
observation
Archaeometallurgical analysis of French hoards identifies changing compositional patterns and regional differentiation across the Late 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.
1350 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: long duration
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Late Bronze Age archaeometallurgical hoards surveys from France (1350 to 800 BCE) — Ké Costa, Patrice Brun, Benoît Mille (2020)Provides compositional and spatial evidence.
Locator: National hoard survey, 1350-800 BCE - supports · contextualizes
Les dépôts d'objets métalliques de l'âge du Bronze dans l'Est de la France: nouvelles approches et méthodes d'études — Claude Mordant (2003)Provides interpretation cautions.
Locator: Methodological discussion
Interpretation and caveats
The patterns indicate changing supply and recycling histories, but chemical groups cannot be converted directly into mines, routes or populations without additional evidence.
Event context
Classification
Event type: metallurgical supply reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Atlantic Bronze Age networks, Rhine-Swiss-eastern France archaeological grouping
Why it matters to the timeline
The event provides France-wide evidence for metallurgical reorganization, one of the brief's principal research priorities.
Research notes
- Provides compositional and spatial evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: National hoard survey, 1350-800 BCE.
- Provides interpretation cautions. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Methodological discussion.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Late Bronze Age archaeometallurgical hoards surveys from France (1350 to 800 BCE) — Ké Costa, Patrice Brun, Benoît Mille (2020)Provides compositional and spatial evidence.
Locator: National hoard survey, 1350-800 BCE - supports · contextualizes
Les dépôts d'objets métalliques de l'âge du Bronze dans l'Est de la France: nouvelles approches et méthodes d'études — Claude Mordant (2003)Provides interpretation cautions.
Locator: Methodological discussion