The Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland : Discoveries - Hypotheses - Interpretations


Andrzej. Buko
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Leiden : : BRILL, , 2007.
Omfang
1 online resource (540 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Introduction; List of Figures; Chapter One Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland: beginnings of interest, birth and development; Chapter Two Sources and methods; Chapter Three How did the Slavs get to Polish lands?; Chapter Four Mysteries of the pre-state period; Chapter Five Holy mountains; Chapter Six Pagan cemetery or holy grove?; Chapter Seven Monumental mounds in Little Poland; Chapter Eight The earliest Medieval script in Poland?; Chapter Nine How Poland came into being; Chapter Ten Towns still under investigation; Chapter Eleven Other central places; Chapter Twelve Rural landscapes. - Chapter Thirteen The earliest monastic complexesChapter Fourteen The puzzle of the century: pottery marks; Chapter Fifteen Locals and migrants; Appendix One Some Notes on the Translation of Andrzej Buko's 'Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland' (Paul Barford); Appendix Two A brief guide to the pronunciation of Polish words (compiled by Paul Barford); Bibliography; Index. - Concentrates on the discoveries of medieval date (6th-13th centuries) from the territory of modern Poland. This book covers the principal research questions, such as the origins of the Slavs, societies of the proto-state period and the origins of the Polish state. It includes a discussion of the controversial, archaeological discoveries or issues.
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9789004162303

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