<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article deals with the relationship between humans and waste in the Bronze Age. Based on selected examples of waste management strategies from the European Bronze Age, it presents an overview of different strategies. In comparison with the preceding Stone Age, a new type of material began to appear: metal. The process involved in producing metal objects, however, brought with it the appearance of a specific type of waste material that is indelibly linked to the production of metal. This article also deals with the significance of ritualized social activities in the Bronze Age, which materialized in waste and waste management strategies.</p></abstract>

This article deals with the relationship between humans and waste in the Bronze Age. Based on selected examples of waste management strategies from the European Bronze Age, it presents an overview of different strategies. In comparison with the preceding Stone Age, a new type of material began to appear: metal. The process involved in producing metal objects, however, brought with it the appearance of a specific type of waste material that is indelibly linked to the production of metal. This article also deals with the significance of ritualized social activities in the Bronze Age, which materialized in waste and waste management strategies.

Waste Management in Bronze Age Europe

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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This article deals with the relationship between humans and waste in the Bronze Age. Based on selected examples of waste management strategies from the...

Waste Management in Bronze Age Europe

Published Online: Jul 14, 2017

Page range: 35 - 43

Received: Apr 03, 2017

Accepted: Apr 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2017-0008

Keywords
Waste management, waste, Bronze Age, Archaeology, Anthropology, Environmental History, Europe

© 2017 Filip Havlíček et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Waste Management in Bronze Age Europe

Published Online: Jul 14, 2017

Page range: 35 - 43

Received: Apr 03, 2017

Accepted: Apr 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2017-0008

KeywordsWaste management, waste, Bronze Age, Archaeology, Anthropology, Environmental History, Europe

© 2017 Filip Havlíček et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Waste management, waste, Bronze Age, Archaeology, Anthropology, Environmental History, Europe