Offerings to the Gods? Deposits of metal objects in the Bronze Age in Saarland and Lorraine.
Silvana Editoriale| N° d'inventaire | 22475 |
| Format | 22 x 26 |
| Détails | 175 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Milan, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788836640942 |
In Saarland and Lorraine, discoveries of deposits dating from the Bronze Age (2300-800 BC) span from the 19th century to the present day. Among these, several Moselle collections are preserved at the Musée de la Cour d'Or - Metz Métropole. This is the case of Bouzonville, probably exhumed around 1810, the Yutz deposits found in 1898 and 1900 and, closer to us, a set of 17 objects unearthed in Pierrevillers as part of an archaeological survey in 2014. The originality of the recently discovered pieces is quite exceptional, notably due to the presence of a Nordic fibula which testifies to the existence of exchanges between our region and the northernmost areas of Europe around the year 1000 BC. For this reason, Pierrevillers emerged very early on as a major discovery in the context of current research on Bronze Age deposits in France. These deposits constitute an essential link in understanding the societies of this period. Above all, they allow us to address multiple questions concerning production techniques, socio-economic relations, and the ritual and symbolic nature of this complex and multifaceted phenomenon.
In Saarland and Lorraine, discoveries of deposits dating from the Bronze Age (2300-800 BC) span from the 19th century to the present day. Among these, several Moselle collections are preserved at the Musée de la Cour d'Or - Metz Métropole. This is the case of Bouzonville, probably exhumed around 1810, the Yutz deposits found in 1898 and 1900 and, closer to us, a set of 17 objects unearthed in Pierrevillers as part of an archaeological survey in 2014. The originality of the recently discovered pieces is quite exceptional, notably due to the presence of a Nordic fibula which testifies to the existence of exchanges between our region and the northernmost areas of Europe around the year 1000 BC. For this reason, Pierrevillers emerged very early on as a major discovery in the context of current research on Bronze Age deposits in France. These deposits constitute an essential link in understanding the societies of this period. Above all, they allow us to address multiple questions concerning production techniques, socio-economic relations, and the ritual and symbolic nature of this complex and multifaceted phenomenon.