Veenterp: Archaeological Features of Peatlands in Drenthe, 11th-14th Century

Drenthe province's cultural history concerning selected peat trees, drawn from the Archaeological Monuments Map (AMK). The dataset includes flat elements of archaeological value from the peatlands near the Peizerdiep, representing abandoned homes and subtle ground elevations from the 11th to the 14th century. It is provided by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping historical settlement locations based on described archaeological features.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of abandoned homes from the 11th to 14th centuries.
• Studying the relationship between peatland topography and historical habitation patterns.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the authoritative Archaeological Monuments Map (AMK), indicating archaeological value.
• Provides a specific temporal focus on the 11th to 14th centuries.
• Includes geospatial data for a defined region: the province of Drenthe and the Peizerdiep area.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Selected from the Archaeological Monuments Map (AMK).

Time Range

11th to 14th century

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands, specifically peatlands near the Peizerdiep.