<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Viereckschanzen</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial sites</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>archaeological sites</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Viereckschanze</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ During the Iron Age, settlements were the settings for ritual activities which included the making of special deposits. A series of rectangular ditched enclosures known as Viereckschanzen is concentrated in the temperate regions of central Europe. Many include deposits of iron weapons and tools in the ditches. ]]></note></mads>