Radiocarbon data models of the Middle Bronze Age in Moravia

ŠABATOVÁ, Klára and David PARMA. Radiocarbon data models of the Middle Bronze Age in Moravia. In 27th EAA Annual Meeting Kiel Virtual, 2021. 2021. ISBN 978-80-907270-8-3.

Basic information

• Original name: Radiocarbon data models of the Middle Bronze Age in Moravia
• Authors: ŠABATOVÁ, Klára and David PARMA.
• Edition: 27th EAA Annual Meeting Kiel Virtual, 2021, 2021.

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 60102 Archaeology
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-80-907270-8-3
• Keywords in English: Middle Bronze Age, Radiocarbon data, Central Europe, Moravia
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Radiocarbon dating makes it possible to bridge temporal and geographical differences and change the view of traditional themes of the Central European Bronze Age, which have long been dominated by cultural and periodization schemes. The challenge is to collect data from time periods that are underrepresented in the archaeological record, as is the case with the Middle Bronze Age in Moravia in the Czech Republic (1600–1300 BC in the local chronology), which is characterized by a change in the nature of the archaeological record. There is a distinguishable shift in the occupation pattern, which is irregular and, compared to the Early Bronze Age, the registered sites have only low representation in the archaeological record. The objective of this paper is to briefly demonstrate the character of Middle Bronze Age archaeological sources in Moravia and, based on radiocarbon models, synchronize the early and middle stages of the Middle Bronze Age in Moravia with the development of the Carpathian Basin and the Danube Region. The set of new radiocarbon dates obtained from graves associated with the Koszider horizon enables us to describe the process of how the period begins. Sets of radiocarbon dates from settlements make it possible to demonstrate the structural change reflected in the settlement pattern.

Abstract (in English)

Radiocarbon dating makes it possible to bridge temporal and geographical differences and change the view of traditional themes of the Central European Bronze Age, which have long been dominated by cultural and periodization schemes. The challenge is to collect data from time periods that are underrepresented in the archaeological record, as is the case with the Middle Bronze Age in Moravia in the Czech Republic (1600–1300 BC in the local chronology), which is characterized by a change in the nature of the archaeological record. There is a distinguishable shift in the occupation pattern, which is irregular and, compared to the Early Bronze Age, the registered sites have only low representation in the archaeological record. The objective of this paper is to briefly demonstrate the character of Middle Bronze Age archaeological sources in Moravia and, based on radiocarbon models, synchronize the early and middle stages of the Middle Bronze Age in Moravia with the development of the Carpathian Basin and the Danube Region. The set of new radiocarbon dates obtained from graves associated with the Koszider horizon enables us to describe the process of how the period begins. Sets of radiocarbon dates from settlements make it possible to demonstrate the structural change reflected in the settlement pattern.