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Stages in the Chronological Development of Hoards and Votive Deposits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2014

Richard Bradley
Richard Bradley*
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Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Reading, England
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Abstract

Some recent literature on the problem of hoards is reviewed, dealing particularly with the distinction between votive deposits and stores of objects. An alternative approach is developed, considering the long-term variations in the nature of intentional deposits in European prehistory. Three stages are suggested. In the initial stage, a unitary system of deposits prevailed, especially of food and selected artefacts, including metal when available. In the developed stage, characteristic of the Bronze Age, a dual system allowed both votive deposition and accumulation and recycling, especially of non-local metal. The final stage, in the later Iron Age, saw renewed emphasis on votive deposits, especially on the borders of emerging polities.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 53 , Issue 1 , 1987 , pp. 351 - 362
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1987

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