Publication details
Waste Management in Bronze Age Europe
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Landscape Ecology |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2017-0008 |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Waste management; waste; Bronze Age; Archaeology; Anthropology; Environmental History; |
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| Description | This article deals with the relationship between humans and waste in the Bronze Age. Based on selected examples of waste management strategies from the European Bronze Age, it presents an overview of different strategies. In comparison with the preceding Stone Age, a new type of material began to ap-pear: metal. The process involved in producing metal objects, however, brought with it the appearance of a specific type of waste material that is indelibly linked to the production of metal. This article also deals with the significance of ritual- 72 ized social activities in the Bronze Age, which materialized in waste and waste management strategies. |
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