The rise of medieval towns and states in East Central Europe : early medieval centres as social and economic systems /
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| Author / Creator: | Macháček, Jiří, 1971- |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 562 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 10 East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 10. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11284087 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Methodology; 2.1 The Archaeological Method; 2.1.1 Depositional and post-depositional processes; 2.1.2 Archaeological records in formal space; 2.1.3 The archaeological record in geographic space; 2.2 Systems Theory in Archaeology; Chapter Three Pohansko near Breclav a Preliminary Model; 3.1 The History of Research at Pohansko; 3.2 The source base and the current state of research; 3.3 Pohansko near Breclav-preliminary interpretation models.
- Chapter Four Excavation in the Forest Nursery at Pohansko4.1 Settlement Features from the Forest Nursery-Analysis and Synthesis of their Formal Structure; 4.1.1 Sunken-floored settlement features; 4.1.2 Above-ground settlement features in the Forest Nursery; 4.2 Chronological Framing of the Settlement in the Forest Nursery; 4.2.1 Relative chronology-analysis and synthesis of the formal structures of pottery assemblages; 4.2.2 Absolute chronology-dendrochronology; 4.3 Artefacts other than Pottery from the Forest Nursery-Analysis and Synthesis of the Formal Structures.
- 4.3.1 Analysis of artefacts other than pottery and a formalized descriptive system4.3.2 Synthesis of the formal structures from the assemblages with artefacts other than pottery; 4.3.3 Validation of formal structures; 4.3.4 Spatial arrangement of formal structures; 4.3.5 Interpretation; 4.4 Graves from the Forest Nursery; 4.4.1 Analysis of graves and the formalized descriptive system; 4.4.2 Synthesis of the formal structures of the graves; 4.4.3 Validation of formal structures; 4.4.4 Spatial distribution of the graves; 4.4.5 Interpretation.
- 4.5 Spatial Structure of the Settlement in the Forest Nursery and the Dynamics of its Development in the Context of the Settlement-planning Concept of the Early Medieval Centre at Pohansko4.5.1 Spatial structures in the Forest Nursery at Pohansko; 4.5.2 Validation of the spatial structures; 4.5.3 Interpretation; Chapter Five The Early Medieval Centre as a System; 5.1 System Definition; 5.2 The Population and Settlement Subsystem; 5.3 The Subsistence Subsystem; 5.4 The Craft Technology Subsystem; 5.5 The Social Subsystem; 5.6 The Projective and Symbolic Subsystem.
- 5.7 The Trade and Communication Subsystem5.8 System Inputs and Outputs; 5.9 The Multiplier Effect in Action and the Interaction Between the Subsystems; Chapter Six The Early Medieval Centre Models and Interpretation; 6.1 The Munitio Model; 6.2 The Palatium Model; 6.3 The Emporium Model; 6.4 Model Comparison and Interpretation; Chapter Seven Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.