Source/Archive record (Article in serial) SKE52186 - Oxford Journal of Archaeology: Offshore Finds from the Bronze Age in North-Western Europe: The Shipwreck Scenario Revisited

Title Oxford Journal of Archaeology: Offshore Finds from the Bronze Age in North-Western Europe: The Shipwreck Scenario Revisited
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Date/Year 2006

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This article challenges received thinking relating to the interpretation of Bronze Age finds from the seabed in the waters of north‐western Europe, especially the North Sea and Channel area. Metal objects recovered from the sea are traditionally presumed to be the result of shipwrecks. As such, their interpretation as casual, if unfortunate loss is unquestioned. However, abandoning the shipwreck scenario as a remnant of the ‘sacred vs profane’ heuristic, it is suggested that offshore finds could provide insight into deliberate Bronze Age maritime practice, rather than misadventure.

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