event · evt_france_1_rhone_saone_reorganization
Reorganization of Rhône-Saône connections
Chronological and material comparisons indicate changing connections between Mediterranean France, the Rhône-Saône axis, eastern France and the north-Alpine zone.
What is the evidence?
observation
Chronological and material comparisons indicate changing connections between Mediterranean France, the Rhône-Saône axis, eastern France and the north-Alpine zone.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–900 BCE
Precision: broad range
lowPreferred 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)Supports broad corridor comparison.
Locator: Rhône and eastern France synthesis - supports · dates
La chronologie nord-alpine du Bronze final (1200-800 av. J.-C.): entre métal, céramique et dendrochronologie — Mireille David-Elbiali (2013)Provides chronological links.
Locator: North-Alpine correlations - supports · contextualizes
From Lagoon to River: Bank Management at the Submerged Late Bronze Age Settlement of La Motte (Agde, France) — Thibault Lachenal (2024)Provides a southern terminus case.
Locator: Lower Hérault settlement context
Interpretation and caveats
The available synthesis supports a corridor of interaction, but not a single coordinated exchange system or a precisely mapped route.
Event context
Classification
Event type: riverine exchange reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Rhône-Saône interaction corridor, Rhine-Swiss-eastern France archaeological grouping, Western Mediterranean interaction networks
Why it matters to the timeline
The event addresses the required Rhône-Saône and cross-Alpine interaction zone, but is marked low confidence because commodity-specific and site-level evidence is incomplete in this batch.
Research notes
- Supports broad corridor comparison. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Rhône and eastern France synthesis.
- Provides chronological links. Role: dates. Locator: North-Alpine correlations.
- Provides a southern terminus case. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Lower Hérault settlement context.
Evidence and sources
- supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Supports broad corridor comparison.
Locator: Rhône and eastern France synthesis - supports · dates
La chronologie nord-alpine du Bronze final (1200-800 av. J.-C.): entre métal, céramique et dendrochronologie — Mireille David-Elbiali (2013)Provides chronological links.
Locator: North-Alpine correlations - supports · contextualizes
From Lagoon to River: Bank Management at the Submerged Late Bronze Age Settlement of La Motte (Agde, France) — Thibault Lachenal (2024)Provides a southern terminus case.
Locator: Lower Hérault settlement context