Beyond typology : Late Iron Age and Early Roman brooches in northern France
The goal of this thesis was to go beyond typology and consider the form, material, size and context of brooches in order to determine their meanings and functions to the Late Iron Age/early post-Conquest peoples of northern France. Apart from assembling a database of these ubiquitous objects, the objectives were: first, to standardize typological language and description in order to consider material and size; second, to ask broader questions about contexted finds from sanctuaries, funerary, rural sites and oppida. The evidence examined demonstrates that brooches were seldom stand-alone finds, as one would expect of lost or casually discarded objects. Rather, their deposition with other objects demonstrates their integration into ritualized practices that were more complex and varied than previously assumed. Moreover, the increase of ornamental types during La TĂšne D2 marks a distinct change from the homogeneity of earlier types; perhaps relating to the impact of increased competition, or need to promote co-operation, between the different family, household groups and social classes at that were increasingly intermingled at oppida, as well as sanctuaries. The transition from iron to copper alloy during this
Edgar, Melissa Doune Lawson
Beyond typology : Late Iron Age and Early Roman brooches in northern France. The goal of this thesis was to go beyond typology and consider the form, material, size and context of brooches in order to determine their meanings and functions to the Late Iron Age/early post-Conquest peoples of northern France. Apart from assembling a database of these ubiquitous objects, the objectives were: first, to standardize typological language and description in order to consider material and size; second, to ask broader questions about contexted finds from sanctuaries, funerary, rural sites and oppida. The evidence examined demonstrates that brooches were seldom stand-alone finds, as one would expect of lost or casually discarded objects. Rather, their deposition with other objects demonstrates their integration into ritualized practices that were more complex and varied than previously assumed. Moreover, the increase of ornamental types during La TĂšne D2 marks a distinct change from the homogeneity of earlier types; perhaps relating to the impact of increased competition, or need to promote co-operation, between the different family, household groups and social classes at that were increasingly intermingled at oppida, as well as sanctuaries. The transition from iron to copper alloy during this
beyond typology late_iron age_early roman brooch northern_france goal beyond typology consider form material size context brooch order_determine meaning_function late_iron_age early date post_conquest people northern_france apart assemble database ubiquitous object objective first typological language description order_consider material size second ask broad_question finds sanctuary funerary rural_site oppida evidence examine demonstrates brooch seldom stand alone find one_would expect lose casually object rather deposition object demonstrate integration ritualize practice complex vary previously_assume moreover increase ornamental type mark distinct change homogeneity earlier type perhaps relate impact increase competition need promote co_operation different family household group social_class increasingly oppida well sanctuary transition iron copper_alloy