This paper presents a critical history of the concept of 'structured deposition'. It examines the
long-term development of this idea in archaeology, from its origins in the early 1980s …

The Bronze Age was the first epoch in which societies became irreversibly linked in their co-
dependence on ores and metallurgical skills that were unevenly distributed in geographical …

Salt was a commodity of great importance in the ancient past, just as it is today. Its roles in
promoting human health and in making food more palatable are well-known; in peasant …

Societies of the later Early to Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2200–1600 BC) in the Carpathian
Basin exhibited complex, hierarchical and regionally influential socio-political organisation …

Why do people destroy objects and materials that are important to them? This book aims to
make sense of this fascinating, yet puzzling social practice by focusing on a period in history …

In this paper we present the first results of an interdisciplinary research project focused on
Late Bronze Age metallurgy in the western and central Balkans. The comprehensive …

A new scheme of relative chronology of metal production for the Late Bronze Age in
southern part of Eastern Europe is presented in the article. Statistical correlation of 107 types …

Whereas German-speaking archaeology (GSA) has long been understood as generally
uninterested in theoretical debates, the situation has taken a most interesting development …

Bronze Age metalwork deposition fascinates me. It is a collective practice that spanned
Europe whereby people gathered large quantities of material, often in good condition, and …

Hoard finds from the Bronze Age have appeared all over Europe, prompting questions about
their functions (either as raw materials for recycling or votive objects). The hoard trove of raw …