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Baggerman, Marc (2017)

Plan or Process? The medieval fortifications of utrecht from the 12th to 15th century

Master thesis | Archaeology (MA/MSc)

In this paper data has been gathered from excavation of the last century dealing with the town defences of Utrecht. Using this data and other historical sources a reconstruction has been made of the medieval town defences of Utrecht. Central stands the question whether the construction of the town defences was a plan or process and how this enormous endeavour was realized. First the general history and background of Utrecht are discussed, followed by the reconstruction of the town defences. Then the town defences are divided into different phases. Finally a comparison between the town defences of Utrecht and different other towns in both the Netherlands and abroad will be made.

fortifications

utrecht

medieval

defences

town wall

Author

Baggerman, Marc

Faculty

Faculty of Archaeology

Specialisation

North Western Europe

Supervisors

Oosten, Roos van

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en