The early-medieval Netherlands witnessed major changes in landscape, economy, demography and also... more The early-medieval Netherlands witnessed major changes in landscape, economy, demography and also possibly climate. Archaeological evidence throughout north-western Europe, including the Netherlands, indicates severe demographic decline and changing settlement patterns in the late-Roman and post- Roman periods. To what extent the inhabitants of the earlymedieval Lowlands adapted to the increasingly changing landndscapes and how this is reflected in large-scale patterns is generally unknown. Historical route networks provide a key to - understanding large-scale settlement patterns as well as demography and land use.
In 1994 vonden archeologen in Amsterdam een oude fundering. Was die van het kasteel van de Heren ... more In 1994 vonden archeologen in Amsterdam een oude fundering. Was die van het kasteel van de Heren van Aemstel uit Vondel's Gijsbrecht? De geleerden waren het daarover niet eens. Voor de archeoloog zijn de jaarringen in de eikenhouten balken van de fundering ...
The early-medieval Netherlands witnessed major changes in landscape, economy, demography and also... more The early-medieval Netherlands witnessed major changes in landscape, economy, demography and also possibly climate. Archaeological evidence throughout north-western Europe, including the Netherlands, indicates severe demographic decline and changing settlement patterns in the late-Roman and post- Roman periods. To what extent the inhabitants of the earlymedieval Lowlands adapted to the increasingly changing landndscapes and how this is reflected in large-scale patterns is generally unknown. Historical route networks provide a key to - understanding large-scale settlement patterns as well as demography and land use.
In 1994 vonden archeologen in Amsterdam een oude fundering. Was die van het kasteel van de Heren ... more In 1994 vonden archeologen in Amsterdam een oude fundering. Was die van het kasteel van de Heren van Aemstel uit Vondel's Gijsbrecht? De geleerden waren het daarover niet eens. Voor de archeoloog zijn de jaarringen in de eikenhouten balken van de fundering ...
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