The West Friesland Bronze Age marked itself within the Prehistory of the Netherlands with the well- preserved remains of houses, fields, tumuli and other features, all surrounded by ditches. They...Show moreThe West Friesland Bronze Age marked itself within the Prehistory of the Netherlands with the well- preserved remains of houses, fields, tumuli and other features, all surrounded by ditches. They not only show a well- organized society but a diligently planned water management system as well. Within this thesis the main focus is directed towards botanical remains, namely crops, of two sites - Bovenkarspel Het Valkje and Enkhuizen Kadijken. Based on the information that has been gained some of the farming activities and soil quality of the sites might be investigated. Due to poor sampling of Enkhuizen Kadijken the comparison of the features was limited to only house ditches. Because the ditch – digging behaviour is rather unique in light of other Dutch Bronze Age sites it has been decided to compare the crops material not only against other already excavated sites of West Friesland but also against sites located on the riverine and Pleistocene areas. It was conducted in order to check whether the farmers who lived in different environmental condition follow the same trend of agriculture.Show less
