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In de archeologie zijn lakenloden één van de minst begrepen en meest ondergewaardeerde voorwerpen... more In de archeologie zijn lakenloden één van de minst begrepen en meest ondergewaardeerde voorwerpen. Hoewel er vele lakenloden worden aangetroffen op allerhande opgravingen, wordt aan deze kleinoden maar weinig aandacht besteed. Lakenloden kunnen echter van grote archeologische betekenis zijn, mits een goede datering mogelijk is. Dit onderzoek is erop gericht om met behulp van vastgelegde stadswapens en -zegels uit de steden Amsterdam, Leiden en Delft lakenloden uit deze drie steden te dateren. Ook is onderzocht hoe de bestudeerde lakenloden nieuwe inzichten kunnen bieden in de dynamiek van de lakenindustrie.
Metal artefacts are important for archaeology, as the archaeological information that can derive ... more Metal artefacts are important for archaeology, as the archaeological information that can derive from thorough analysis of these, can be very helpful in understanding the past. Ranging from creating a greater understanding of communities through bronze age depositions to the trade networks of post medieval Europe by looking at the distribution of lead cloth seals. Metal artefacts are an extremely important category of finds and must therefore never be looked down upon. It is simply unaffordable to exclude these artefacts from investigations and reports and neither can their importance for the public be neglected.
However, the best way of retrieving these precious artefacts, by means of metal detection, is neglected on many excavations and if applied, metal detection only plays a minor role.
In this thesis, it is hypothesized that the Dutch field archaeology does not make optimal use of the possibilities of metal detection. To prove this theory, three different areas have been chosen first:
sandy soils, clay soils and urban sites. Of all three areas, a sample of three excavations has been taken to investigate how metal detection has been applied on these excavations. By eventually
sampling nine excavations where metal detection has been applied, it has been investigated if archaeology is indeed behind in the field of metal detection and if recommendations need to be
given.
Hopefully, this thesis will lead to new insights about incorporating metal detection on excavations in the Netherlands. In the near future, perhaps more metal artefacts will therefore be unearthed and in their turn lead to new discoveries about the material culture of societies in the metal ages and beyond.
In de archeologie zijn lakenloden één van de minst begrepen en meest ondergewaardeerde voorwerpen... more In de archeologie zijn lakenloden één van de minst begrepen en meest ondergewaardeerde voorwerpen. Hoewel er vele lakenloden worden aangetroffen op allerhande opgravingen, wordt aan deze kleinoden maar weinig aandacht besteed. Lakenloden kunnen echter van grote archeologische betekenis zijn, mits een goede datering mogelijk is. Dit onderzoek is erop gericht om met behulp van vastgelegde stadswapens en -zegels uit de steden Amsterdam, Leiden en Delft lakenloden uit deze drie steden te dateren. Ook is onderzocht hoe de bestudeerde lakenloden nieuwe inzichten kunnen bieden in de dynamiek van de lakenindustrie.
Metal artefacts are important for archaeology, as the archaeological information that can derive ... more Metal artefacts are important for archaeology, as the archaeological information that can derive from thorough analysis of these, can be very helpful in understanding the past. Ranging from creating a greater understanding of communities through bronze age depositions to the trade networks of post medieval Europe by looking at the distribution of lead cloth seals. Metal artefacts are an extremely important category of finds and must therefore never be looked down upon. It is simply unaffordable to exclude these artefacts from investigations and reports and neither can their importance for the public be neglected.
However, the best way of retrieving these precious artefacts, by means of metal detection, is neglected on many excavations and if applied, metal detection only plays a minor role.
In this thesis, it is hypothesized that the Dutch field archaeology does not make optimal use of the possibilities of metal detection. To prove this theory, three different areas have been chosen first:
sandy soils, clay soils and urban sites. Of all three areas, a sample of three excavations has been taken to investigate how metal detection has been applied on these excavations. By eventually
sampling nine excavations where metal detection has been applied, it has been investigated if archaeology is indeed behind in the field of metal detection and if recommendations need to be
given.
Hopefully, this thesis will lead to new insights about incorporating metal detection on excavations in the Netherlands. In the near future, perhaps more metal artefacts will therefore be unearthed and in their turn lead to new discoveries about the material culture of societies in the metal ages and beyond.