In the province of Drenthe, archaeological research has been conducted for over 100 years into the places where people used to live, the settlements. When we study these settlements, it is clear that people shared customs, for example how to build a house or place pottery in the ground as a ritual. Yet again and again it turns out that they did not always do everything exactly the same. Traditionally, the emphasis of research has often only been on the shared aspects, the norms. But what if we also looked at what people did differently in the past? Wouldn't we then learn more about the prehistoric inhabitants of Drenthe?

Karen de Vries uses three lectures on house-building traditions, the handling of waste and ritual deposition of pottery to explain how the late prehistoric inhabitants of Drenthe were able to show through material culture how they belonged to large communities, but at the same time also expressed the importance of belonging to one's own household, village community or region. Karen has explored these topics in her recently completed PhD research.

This series is organized in collaboration with the Drenthe Prehistoric Society, the Scientific Fund of the Drenthe Prehistoric Society, the Province of Drenthe and the Hunebedcentrum.

Tuesday evening 19 April 2022 – 19:30
Lecture: Special depositions
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All lectures are held in the Hunebedcentrum in Borger and start at 19:30. The entrance fee for the lecture on location is 5 euros, which includes a cup of coffee or tea. DPV members and Friends of the Hunebedcentrum can follow this lecture for free. To be sure of your place, we ask you to register via  communicatie@hunebedcentrum.nl  . Do you want to follow the lectures digitally? Click on the link for more information about the lecture in question.