The River Has Never Divided Us: Bronze Age Deposition in Rivers and Wetlands

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Oxford Journal of Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 1, 47–57

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• date assertion Thames later Bronze Age depositional corridor — date assertion
  informs · defines or contextualizes · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• relationship Research record — associated with
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  informs · provides evidence and date · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• relationship Research record — associated with
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  informs · provides evidence and date · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• date assertion Later Bronze Age weapon deposition in the Thames — date assertion
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  supports · dates · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• property Depositional meaning contested
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  supports · defines · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• entity Thames later Bronze Age depositional corridor
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  supports · defines or contextualizes · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• event Later Bronze Age weapon deposition in the Thames
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  supports · provides evidence and date · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• property assignment Thames later Bronze Age depositional corridor — has analytical property — Depositional meaning contested
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  supports · supports assignment · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• claim Bronze Age hoards and watery deposits in Britain and Ireland cannot be assigned one universal meaning.
  Evidence confidence: ◈ very high
  supports · supports claim · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• claim River, bog, lake-edge, cave and marine deposits should not be collapsed into one 'watery ritual' category.
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  supports · supports claim · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• claim Swords, spearheads, shields and weapon deposition demonstrate martial technology and social value but do not by themselves prove a battle, invasion or generalized warfare crisis.
  Evidence confidence: ◈ very high
  supports · supports claim · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• claim Random accumulation and fragmentation provide a plausible model for many Ewart Park scrap hoards, but model fit does not establish the intention behind a particular deposit.
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  supports · supports claim · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• relationship Thames later Bronze Age depositional corridor — within archaeological search frame — Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  supports · supports relationship · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.

• relationship Large-scale conflict in the Tollense Valley — provides contrastive context for — Swords, spearheads, shields and weapon deposition demonstrate martial technology and social value but do not by themselves prove a battle, invasion or generalized warfare crisis.
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  supports · supports relationship · Entire article, especially comparative and concluding sections

  Compares river and wetland deposition and questions simple categorical separation of watery contexts.