event · evt_france_1_treboul_horizon
Tréboul metalwork horizon in Atlantic France
Atlantic metalwork assemblages conventionally grouped in a Tréboul horizon occur in Brittany and related western distributions.
What is the evidence?
observation
Atlantic metalwork assemblages conventionally grouped in a Tréboul horizon occur in Brittany and related western distributions.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.
1650 BCE–1450 BCE
Precision: approximate phase
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · dates
Le temps des élites en Gaule atlantique: chronologie des mobiliers et rythmes de constitution des dépôts métalliques dans le contexte européen — Pierre-Yves Milcent (2012)Provides the principal Atlantic chronology.
Locator: Tréboul phase and catalogue - supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides broader regional framing.
Locator: Western France synthesis
1700 BCE–1500 BCE
Precision: alternative phase range
Chronology model: broader legacy atlantic phase
lowSome broader schemes begin or end the Tréboul horizon earlier than the preferred synthesis.
- supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides broader regional framing.
Locator: Western France synthesis - supports · dates
Le temps des élites en Gaule atlantique: chronologie des mobiliers et rythmes de constitution des dépôts métalliques dans le contexte européen — Pierre-Yves Milcent (2012)Provides the principal Atlantic chronology.
Locator: Tréboul phase and catalogue
Interpretation and caveats
The horizon is best used as a typochronological phase within overlapping Atlantic networks, not as an ethnic or political unit.
Event context
Classification
Event type: metalwork horizon formation
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Tréboul metalwork horizon, Armorican and Breton metalwork traditions
Why it matters to the timeline
The phase is a core component of Brittany and Atlantic façade chronology.
Research notes
- Provides the principal Atlantic chronology. Role: dates. Locator: Tréboul phase and catalogue.
- Provides broader regional framing. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Western France synthesis.
Evidence and sources
- supports · dates
Le temps des élites en Gaule atlantique: chronologie des mobiliers et rythmes de constitution des dépôts métalliques dans le contexte européen — Pierre-Yves Milcent (2012)Provides the principal Atlantic chronology.
Locator: Tréboul phase and catalogue - supports · contextualizes
The Bronze Age in France — Claude Mordant (2013)Provides broader regional framing.
Locator: Western France synthesis
Referenced records
- Armorican and Breton metalwork traditions · entity
- Tréboul metalwork horizon · entity