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    Op zoek naar de oudste middeleeuwse bewoning aan de Grote Markt te Aalst (prov. Oost-Vlaanderen). Het onderzoek van afval- en beerkuilen uit de twaalfde tot de veertiende eeuw

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    During the Spring of 1999, rescue excavations were carried out on the north side of the Grote Markt in Aalst (fig. 1). Archaeological features dating from the late 12th to the 18th century were excavated during this campaign (fig. 3). The post-medieval structures, including a large brick 16th-century cesspit, had already been the subject of an article in Archeologie in Vlaanderen246. This publication focuses on the medieval features and their contribution to our understanding of the medieval development of the town of Aalst

    De Visserskaai te Oostende (prov. West-Vlaanderen): archeologie van een in de 17de eeuw zwaar geteisterde stad

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    Van september 1998 tot en met februari 1999 werden door het Instituut voor het Archeologische Patrimonium van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap (IAP) en de stad Oostende de graafwerken voor de aanleg van de ondergrondse parkeergarage onder de Visserskaai archeologisch begeleid. Hierbij werd informatie ingewonnen over de Oostendse versterkingen aan de oostkant van de stad en hun evolutie gedurende de periode 16de-19de eeuw. De opgravingen documenteerden tegelijkertijd ook verschillende aspecten van de materiële cultuur w.o. de ceramiekconsumptie en de voedselvoorzieningen van de stedelingen gedurende dezelfde periode. Enkele eerste resultaten van dit onderzoek werden bondig gepubliceerd in de tentoonstellingsctalogus \u27Met Grof Geschut. Vestingbouw langs de Noordzee.\u27 van de gelijknamige tentoonstelling die in de Venetiaanse Gaanderijen van Oostende liep van 13.06.1999 tot en met 26.09.1999

    Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium)

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    This paper explores recurring patterns among special animal deposits in rural settlements in the Dutch river area from the Roman period and draws a comparison with finds of other material categories. Recognising patterns is a step towards interpreting special deposits as the material remains of ritual actions since ritual usually follows strict rules. Any interpretation of special deposits, such as animal burials, should be based on sound argumentation. Archaeologists may be faced with, and have to distinguish between, deliberate or casual rubbish disposal, intentional deposition without attending rituals and deposition surrounded by ritual actions. Detailed descriptions of good examples of both rubbish dumps and structured deposits will be of great value in this process. This paper also argues for a more holistic approach where various find categories are studied together. This will lead to the identification of similarities between deposits. As an example, remarkable bone and non-bone finds from wells are described. Some of these finds should be seen as foundation or abandonment deposits, suggesting that like farmhouses, wells had a life cycle punctuated by ritual moments. Special deposits of animal remains and other find categories deserve much more attention than they now receive in excavation reports
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