The rise of medieval towns and states in East Central Europe : : early medieval centres as social and economic systems / / by Jiří Macháček ; translated by Miloš Bartãon.

• Superior document: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 10
• Author: Macháček, Jiří, 1971-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (584 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book is a contribution to efforts to understand the transformation that took place across the European continent, and in particular East Central Europe, during the second half of the first millennium. Its goal is to draw conclusions primarily on the basis of the archaeological evidence from important early medieval centres. A special emphasis is given to Pohansko near Břeclav (Czech Republic), perhaps the best studied centre of its kind in the entire region. In terms of methodology the book marks a new attempt to interlink a number of proven methodological tools used in western archaeology from the 1970’s, to new questions related to a cognitive approach to archaeology and the positivist tradition of Central European archaeology.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / J. Machacek -- Chapter One. Introduction / J. Machacek -- Chapter Two. Methodology / J. Machacek -- Chapter Three. Pohansko Near Břeclav A Preliminary Model / J. Machacek -- Chapter Four. Excavation In The Forest Nursery At Pohansko / J. Machacek -- Chapter Five. The Early Medieval Centre As A System / J. Machacek -- Chapter Six. The Early Medieval Centre Models And Interpretation / J. Machacek -- Chapter Seven. Conclusion / J. Machacek -- Bibliography / J. Machacek -- Index / J. Machacek.