Land and Ancestors: Cultural Dynamics in the Urnfield Period and the Middle Ages in the Southern Netherlands

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Frans Theuws, Nico Roymans
Amsterdam University Press, 1999 - Social Science - 399 pages
This volume includes an interdisciplinary research programme involving archaeological, anthropological and historical perspectives on different dimensions of the landscape. Although directed towards a specific region, the intensity of the archaeological fieldwork and the large scale of the excavations allow for interpretations that are important for the Northwest European Plain as a whole. Contributions include the publication of primary data of excavations published for the first time and analysis on a more abstract level. The studies include among others: Urnfield symbolism, ancestors and the land in the Lower Rhine Region (Roymans/Kortlang); Urnfield and settlement traces from the Iron Age at Mierlo-Hout (Tol); The archaeology and history of the curia of the abbey of St. Truiden at Hulsel (Theuws); Gift exchange, eternity and landed property. The foundation and endowment of the Premonstratensian priory at Postel (Bijsterveld).

 

Contents

Urnfield symbolism ancestors and the land in the Lower Rhine Region
33
The Early Iron Age urnfield of Beegden
63
Urnfield and settlement traces from the Iron Age at MierloHout
87
The Iron Age urnfield and settlement from SomerenWaterdael
133
The archaeology and history of the curia of the abbey of Saint Trond at Hulsel
241
Gift exchange landed property and eternity The foundation
309
Local communities in their landscape in the rent district of EerselBergeyk
349
CONTENTS
Urnfield symbolism ancestors and the land in the Lower Rhine Region 33
33
The Early Iron Age urnfield of Beegden 63
63
Urnfield and settlement traces from the Iron Age at MierloHout 87
87
The Iron Age urnfield and settlement from SomerenWaterdael 133
133
The archaeology and history of the curia of the abbey of Saint Trond at Hulsel
241
Gift exchange landed property and eternity The foundation
309
Local communities in their landscape in the rent district of EerselBergeyk
349
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