The hoard with dirk from Ommerschans: a reconstruction of the place of deposition

Author(s):
Bakels, C.
Editor(s):
Amkreutz, L.W.S.W.; Fontijn, D.
Published
2024
Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

Abstract

The Ommerschans dirk was found on thin trunks of birch and covered by a thin layer of peat. Nowadays the peat has disappeared. For a reconstruction of the landscape around 1500 BC, four sources of information were consulted. The first is a map provided by LIDAR imagining. The second is a map of present-day seepage rates. The third is an early 19th century map of the thickness of the peat before irs removal. The fourth is information on the accumulation rate of oligotrophic peat. The outcome is that the dirk was deposited in a wet place along a road, hemmed in by a seepage area at one side and a growing bog on the other. Moreover, the place offered an unrestained view towards the east. A connection with sunrise?

Giant swordEuropean Bronze AgeOmmerschansLandscape reconstruction
Date issued
2024-08-13
Language
English
Publisher
Sidestone Press
Is part of
Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities (2024), Vol. 30, pt. 30, p. 75-84
ISBN source
9789464262605; 9789464262612
hdl
1887/4178332
doi
10.59641/0qx6bvsr
URL
https://www.sidestone.com/books/larger-than-life