The archaeology of early medieval Poland : : discoveries--hypotheses--interpretations / / by Andrzej Buko.

• Author: Buko, Andrzej.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (540 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This is the first academic book which concentrates on the discoveries of medieval date (6th- 13th centuries) from the territory of modern Poland. The 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 stat...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / Florin Curta
• Chapter One. Archaeology Of Early Medieval Poland: Beginnings Of Interest, Birth And Development / Florin Curta
• Chapter Two. Sources And Methods / Florin Curta
• Chapter Three. How Did The Slavs Get To Polish Lands? / Florin Curta
• Chapter Four. Mysteries Of The Pre-State Period / Florin Curta
• Chapter Five. Holy Mountains / Florin Curta
• Chapter Six. Pagan Cemetery Or Holy Grove? / Florin Curta
• Chapter Seven. Monumental Mounds In Little Poland / Florin Curta
• Chapter Eight. The Earliest Medieval Script In Poland? / Florin Curta
• Chapter Nine. How Poland Came Into Being / Florin Curta
• Chapter Ten. Towns Still Under Investigation / Florin Curta
• Chapter Eleven. Other Central Places / Florin Curta
• Chapter Twelve. Rural Landscapes / Florin Curta
• Chapter Thirteen. The Earliest Monastic Complexes / Florin Curta
• Chapter Fourteen. The Puzzle Of The Century: Pottery Marks / Florin Curta
• Chapter Fifteen. Locals And Migrants / Florin Curta
• 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 / Paul Barford
• Bibliography / Florin Curta
• Index / Florin Curta.