event · evt_france_1_venat_deposit
Formation and deposition of the Vénat assemblage
A large and diverse metal assemblage was deposited near the Charente within the later Atlantic Bronze Age sequence.
What is the evidence?
observation
A large and diverse metal assemblage was deposited near the Charente within the later Atlantic Bronze Age sequence.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.
900 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: approximate phase
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
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 assemblage and phase context.
Locator: Vénat catalogue and chronology - supports · contextualizes
Late Bronze Age archaeometallurgical hoards surveys from France (1350 to 800 BCE) — Ké Costa, Patrice Brun, Benoît Mille (2020)Provides archaeometallurgical comparison.
Locator: France-wide hoard analysis
Interpretation and caveats
Vénat is a major chronological and network marker, but no single interpretation of hoard function is preferred beyond deliberate assemblage formation and deposition.
Event context
Classification
Event type: metal deposition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Vénat metal deposit, Atlantic Bronze Age networks
Why it matters to the timeline
The event anchors Aquitaine and southwest Atlantic metalwork in the core regional timeline.
Alternative interpretations
- Ritual offering, controlled metal reserve, founder-related stock and socially staged deposition remain partly overlapping possibilities. (low confidence)
Research notes
- Provides the assemblage and phase context. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Vénat catalogue and chronology.
- Provides archaeometallurgical comparison. Role: contextualizes. Locator: France-wide hoard analysis.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
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 assemblage and phase context.
Locator: Vénat catalogue and chronology - supports · contextualizes
Late Bronze Age archaeometallurgical hoards surveys from France (1350 to 800 BCE) — Ké Costa, Patrice Brun, Benoît Mille (2020)Provides archaeometallurgical comparison.
Locator: France-wide hoard analysis
Referenced records
- Atlantic Bronze Age networks · entity
- Vénat metal deposit · entity