Appendix 3Channel Belts in the Rhine-Meuse Delta

Appendix 3Channel belts in the Rhine-Meuse delta

Last update: 30-10-2000

Archaeological artifacts mentioned here are based on Berendsen (1982), Berendsen ed. (1986), Willems (1986) and ARCHIS database (ROB). Abbreviations indicated below are according to ARCHIS database; approximate ages are indicated in 14C years BP according to other sources and may deviate slightly.

Archaeological abbreviations

LMEB= Late Middle Ages ((1250 - 1500 AD)

LMEA= Late Middle Ages ((1050 - 1250 AD)

LME= Late Middle Ages (1050 - 1500 AD),approximately 900 BP - 450 BP

VMED= Early Middle Ages (900 - 1050 AD)

VMEC= Early Middle Ages (725 - 900 AD) ≈ Carolingian (650 - 900 AD)

VMEB= Early Middle Ages (525 - 725 AD) ≈ Merovingian (400 - 650 AD)

VMEA= Early Middle Ages (450 - 525 AD)

VME= Early Middle Ages (450 - 1050 AD)

XME= Middle Ages (450 - 1500 AD),approximately 1500 BP - 450 BP

ROMLB= Late Roman Age (350 AD - 450 AD)

ROMLA= Late Roman Age (270 AD - 350 AD)

ROML= Late Roman Age (270 AD - 450 AD)

ROMMB= Middle Roman Age (150 AD - 270 AD)

ROMMA= Middle Roman Age (70 AD - 150 AD)

ROMM= Middle Roman Age (70 AD - 270 AD)

ROMVB= Early Roman Age (25 AD - 70 AD)

ROMVA= Early Roman Age (12 BC - 25 AD)

ROMV= Early Roman Age (12 BC - 70 AD)

ROM= Roman Age (12 BC - 70 AD), approximately 2000-1550 BP; = 50 BC - 400 AD

XR= Roman Age (12 BC - 450 AD)

IJZL= Late Iron Age (250 - 12 BC)

IJZM= Middle Iron Age (500- 250 BC)

IJZV= Early Iron Age (800- 500 BC)

IJZ= Iron Age (800- 12 BC), approximately 2650 - 2000 BP; or 800 - 50 BC

BRONSL= Late Bronze Age (1100 - 800 BC)

BRONSM= Middle Bronze Age (1800 - 1100 BC)

BRONDMB= Middle Bronze Age (1500 - 1100 BC)

BRONSMA= Middle Bronze Age (1800 - 1500 BC)

BRONSV= Early Bronze Age (2000 - 1800 BC)

BRONS= Bronze Age (2000 - 800 BC), approximately 3650 - 2650 BP

NEOLB= Late Neolithic (2450 - 2000 BC)

NEOLA= Late Neolithic (2850 - 2450 BC)

NEOL= Late Neolithic (2850 - 2000 BC), approximately 4600 - 3650 BP

NEOMB= Middle Neolithic (3400 - 2850 BC)

NEOMA= Middle Neolithic (4200 - 3400 BC)

NEOM= Middle Neolithic (4200 - 2850 BC), approximately 5200- 4600 BP

NEOVB= Early Neolithic (4900 - 4200 BC)

NEOVA= Early Neolithic (5300 - 4900 BC)

NEOV= Early Neolithic (5300 - 4200 BC), approximately 6400 - 5200 BP

NEO= Neolithic (5300 - 2000 BC)

MESOL= Late Mesolithic (6450 - 4900 BC)

MESOM= Middle Mesolithic (7100 - 6450 BC)

MESOV= Early Mesolithic (8800 - 7100 BC)

MESO= Mesolithic (8800 - 4900 BC)