event · evt_france_1_paris_basin_reorganization
Paris Basin reorganization around 1300-1000 BCE
Settlement, mortuary and material-culture sequences in the Paris Basin changed across the transition into the Late Bronze Age.
What is the evidence?
observation
Settlement, mortuary and material-culture sequences in the Paris Basin changed across the transition into 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.
1300 BCE–1000 BCE
Precision: broad range
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · contextualizes
La civilisation des Champs d'Urnes: Étude critique dans le Bassin parisien — Patrice Brun (1986)Provides the critical Paris Basin sequence.
Locator: Regional chronological synthesis - supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides France-wide comparison.
Locator: Northern France synthesis
Interpretation and caveats
The evidence supports uneven reorganization and continued local trajectories rather than a single synchronized collapse or replacement.
Event context
Classification
Event type: regional settlement and social reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Paris Basin Late Bronze Age sequence, Fort-Harrouard
Why it matters to the timeline
The event addresses the brief's required comparison of continuity and reorganization around 1300-1100 BCE in the Paris Basin and north.
Research notes
- Provides the critical Paris Basin sequence. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Regional chronological synthesis.
- Provides France-wide comparison. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Northern France synthesis.
Evidence and sources
- supports · contextualizes
La civilisation des Champs d'Urnes: Étude critique dans le Bassin parisien — Patrice Brun (1986)Provides the critical Paris Basin sequence.
Locator: Regional chronological synthesis - supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides France-wide comparison.
Locator: Northern France synthesis
Referenced records
- Fort-Harrouard · entity
- Paris Basin Late Bronze Age sequence · entity