event · evt_iberia1_atlantic_network_intensification
Intensification and reconfiguration of Atlantic bronze and metal networks
Metal assemblages, production evidence, maritime finds and provenance studies indicate overlapping Atlantic exchange systems linking Iberian, French and British zones across the later Bronze Age.
What is the evidence?
observation
Metal assemblages, production evidence, maritime finds and provenance studies indicate overlapping Atlantic exchange systems linking Iberian, French and British zones across the later 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.
1200 BCE–900 BCE
Precision: broad range
moderateA twelfth–ninth century emphasis captures several major Atlantic metal assemblages while the broader model begins earlier.
- supports · dates
From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean? — R. Alan Williams, Benjamin W. Roberts, and collaborators (2025)A twelfth–ninth century emphasis captures several major Atlantic metal assemblages while the broader model begins earlier.
Locator: See linked source chronology or phase model - supports · dates
Los depósitos de la ría de Huelva: en busca del barco perdido — Jesús M. Fernández Rodríguez (2014)A twelfth–ninth century emphasis captures several major Atlantic metal assemblages while the broader model begins earlier.
Locator: See linked source chronology or phase model
1300 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
moderatePreferred display range for this release. It preserves BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower samples, phase dates or alternatives listed separately.
- supports · proposes interpretation
From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean? — R. Alan Williams, Benjamin W. Roberts, and collaborators (2025)Provides provenance-led evidence for long-distance tin movement.
Locator: pp. 708–726 - supports · provides archaeological observation
Smelting and recycling evidences from the Late Bronze Age habitat site of Baiões (Viseu, Portugal) — Elin Figueiredo, Rui J. C. Silva, João C. Senna-Martinez, M. Fátima Araújo, Francisco M. Braz Fernandes, João L. Inês Vaz (2010)Provides production and recycling evidence.
Locator: pp. 1623–1634 - supports · provides archaeological observation
Langdon Bay, National Heritage List for England entry 1000059 — Historic England (2017)Provides Channel maritime evidence and explicit uncertainty.
Locator: List entry 1000059 - supports · provides archaeological observation
Los depósitos de la ría de Huelva: en busca del barco perdido — Jesús M. Fernández Rodríguez (2014)Provides a major southwest deposition node.
Locator: Ría de Huelva assemblage discussion
Interpretation and caveats
The network is best modelled as multi-stage circulation, recycling and regional production, not a unitary Atlantic people or guaranteed direct route.
Event context
Classification
Event type: exchange network transformation
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Atlantic Bronze Age network model, Ría de Huelva deposit, Baiões, Atlantic France and Britain connection frame
Why it matters to the timeline
Atlantic France and Britain are required coverage zones because their evidence materially informs Iberian metal-network models.
Alternative interpretations
- Some network models emphasize the twelfth–ninth centuries BCE rather than a broad c. 1300–800 BCE horizon. (moderate confidence)
Research notes
- Provides provenance-led evidence for long-distance tin movement. Role: proposes interpretation. Locator: pp. 708–726.
- Provides a major southwest deposition node. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Ría de Huelva assemblage discussion.
- Provides production and recycling evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 1623–1634.
- Provides Channel maritime evidence and explicit uncertainty. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: List entry 1000059.
Evidence and sources
- supports · proposes interpretation
From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean? — R. Alan Williams, Benjamin W. Roberts, and collaborators (2025)Provides provenance-led evidence for long-distance tin movement.
Locator: pp. 708–726 - supports · provides archaeological observation
Los depósitos de la ría de Huelva: en busca del barco perdido — Jesús M. Fernández Rodríguez (2014)Provides a major southwest deposition node.
Locator: Ría de Huelva assemblage discussion - supports · provides archaeological observation
Smelting and recycling evidences from the Late Bronze Age habitat site of Baiões (Viseu, Portugal) — Elin Figueiredo, Rui J. C. Silva, João C. Senna-Martinez, M. Fátima Araújo, Francisco M. Braz Fernandes, João L. Inês Vaz (2010)Provides production and recycling evidence.
Locator: pp. 1623–1634 - supports · provides archaeological observation
Langdon Bay, National Heritage List for England entry 1000059 — Historic England (2017)Provides Channel maritime evidence and explicit uncertainty.
Locator: List entry 1000059
Referenced records
- Atlantic France and Britain connection frame · entity
- Ría de Huelva deposit · entity
- Baiões · entity
- Atlantic Bronze Age network model · entity