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)