There is a cluster of Early Iron Age (800-500 BC) elite burials in
the Low Countries in which bronze vessels, weaponry, horse-gear and
wagons were interred as grave goods. Mostly imports from Central
Europe, these objects are found brought together in varying
configurations in cremation burials generally known as chieftains'
graves or princely burials. In terms of grave goods they resemble
the Furstengraber of the Hallstatt Culture of Central Europe, with
famous Dutch and Belgian examples being the Chieftain's grave of
Oss, the wagon-grave of Wijchen and the elite cemetery of
Court-St-Etienne. The majority of the Dutch and Belgian burials
were found several decades to several centuries ago and context
information tends to be limited. They also tend to be published in
Dutch or French or otherwise difficult to access publications. This
research went back to the original reports and studied the objects
found in these graves in detail. This generated new and
evidence-based insights and interpretations into these exceptional
burials and allowed for the reconstruction of the individual burial
rituals. Fragmenting the Chieftain - Catalogue presents the first
comprehensive overview of the Dutch and Belgian elite graves (in
English) and the objects they contain. The results of an in-depth
and practice-based archaeological analysis of the Dutch and Belgian
elite graves and the burial practice through which they were
created can be found in Fragmenting the Chieftain. A practice-based
study of Early Iron Age Hallstatt C elite burials in the Low
Countries.
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