Breaking old ties: Settlement relocation in North-Brabant (NL) at the dawn of the Late Middle Ages
| Autor: | Verspay, J., Brady, N., Theune, C. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | AHM (FGw) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Zdroj: | Settlement Change Across Medieval Europe: Old paradigms and new vistas, 305-317 STARTPAGE=305;ENDPAGE=317;TITLE=Settlement Change Across Medieval Europe |
| Popis: | Around the beginning of the Late Middle Ages, the countryside of North-Brabant (NL) experienced a series of major developments, one of which was a widespread relocation of rural settlements, abandoning the traditional settlement areas on the topographic area known as the coversand ridges. A new survey of high medieval and late medieval rural settlement sites found that this relocation happened over the course of a longer period than previously assumed. Rather than being an abrupt desertion in the first half of the 13th century, the process of abandonment started in the late 12th century and continued until the middle of the 14th century. Moreover, the relocation was not an abrupt break, but part of a gradual movement in tandem with the expansion of arable land, which reached the boundaries of the most suitable soils. Given the long-term development, the relocation cannot be attributed directly to the incorporation of the territories in the Duchy of Brabant or the emergence of cities. The hypothesis that it reflects a shift in agriculture towards sheep husbandry can be disproven. The final departure from the coversand ridges is most likely tied to the complex combination of changing property relations, the emergence of an early market economy, and agricultural or artisanal specialisation that led to village formation. The incorporation into the Brabantic political network, economy, and administration will most certainly have furthered this development. To understand the development, archaeological data need to be collected in historical villages and hamlets. In addition, a better understanding is required of the nature of the observed diversity of rural settlement, both in archaeological sites and historical villages. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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