{"product_id":"before-temples-von-r-de-leeuwe-1","title":"Before Temples","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the introduction of Roman temples in the Low Countries, there used to be ¿open air cult places¿ in the Iron Age. That is at least the assumption based on descriptions given by classical writers and several structures typified as sanctuaries that were excavated in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral of these French sanctuaries portray long usage, modifications, disarticulated human remains, and depositions of animal bones and Iron Age weaponry. However, the regularly encountered rectangular structures in Belgium and the Netherlands that are often interpreted as cult places do not have any of these indicators. Even though the shape is similar, the evidence these structures deliver testifies to short term utilisation, pottery depositions and a vaguely defined relation to cremation graves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan these structures and accompanying depositions be perceived as the result of actions to invoke gods or deities as is claimed for the French sanctuaries? The finds and features seem more suitable when the rectangular structures are interpreted as part of ancestral worship. Although, what does that actually entail? How did Iron Age people actually conceptualise or practise interaction with ancestral spirits?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thesis the use of rectangular structures during the Iron Age is explored and the meaning of related depositions interpreted. The structures fulfilled a special sociocultural position in Iron Age society, emphasised by the deliberately chosen liminal location in an increasingly structured landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The belief system in the Iron Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Geographical framework: the ¿archaeotypical¿ sanctuary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Rectangular structures in the Late Bronze Age ¿ Early Iron Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Rectangular structures in the Middle Iron Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Rectangular structures in the Late Iron Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The environment and context of rectangular structures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 The function of a rectangular structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9789464280616\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9789464280616","offer_id":47440397762885,"sku":"9789464280616","price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/c6172f06-65b5-4c67-8fa4-ea89ce44c8c5.jpg?v=1750141955","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/before-temples-von-r-de-leeuwe-1","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}