Period VI

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archaeological period phase of the Nordic Bronze Age

Period VI is the final phase of the Nordic Bronze Age, marked by transitional cultural and technological developments leading toward the early Iron Age in Northern Europe.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ phase of the Nordic Bronze Age ⓘ
associatedWith	changes in social organization in Nordic societies ⓘ increasing regional differentiation in material culture ⓘ modification of burial mound traditions ⓘ possible shifts in ritual landscapes ⓘ
characterizedBy	changes in burial customs ⓘ continuity of some Bronze Age ritual practices ⓘ decline in traditional bronze hoards ⓘ increasing use of iron artifacts ⓘ transition toward the Early Iron Age ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	final phase of the Nordic Bronze Age ⓘ
followedBy	Pre-Roman Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Period V NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidence	burial sites ⓘ isolated bronze and iron finds ⓘ metal hoards ⓘ settlement remains ⓘ
hasCulturalAspect	changes in metalworking traditions ⓘ emergence of new weapon and tool types ⓘ shift in long-distance trade networks ⓘ
hasCulturalChangeFrom	Period V of the Nordic Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalContinuityWith	earlier Nordic Bronze Age periods ⓘ
hasEndTime	c. 500 BC ⓘ
hasResearchTopic	processes of Bronze to Iron Age transition in Scandinavia ⓘ
hasStartTime	c. 700 BC ⓘ
hasTechnologicalAspect	introduction of iron metallurgy ⓘ reduced reliance on bronze ⓘ
hasTypeOfFind	early iron knives and tools ⓘ fibulae and personal ornaments ⓘ late bronze swords and spearheads ⓘ
locatedIn	Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ Norway ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ southern Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	European Bronze Age chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordic Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Period V ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	European prehistory ⓘ Nordic archaeology ⓘ
temporalRelation	immediately precedes the Nordic Early Iron Age ⓘ late Bronze Age in Northern Europe ⓘ
transitionTo	Early Iron Age in Northern Europe ⓘ
usedChronologySystem	Montelius system of Bronze Age periods NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Nordic Bronze Age → hasPart → Period VI ⓘ