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Author:   Jiri Machacek
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   10
Weight:   1.161kg
ISBN:  

9789004182080

ISBN 10:   900418208
Pages:   566
Publication Date:   02 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ... ix Abbreviations ... xix Acknowledgements ... xxi Chapter One Introduction ... 1 Chapter Two Methodology ... 7 2.1 The archaeological method ... 9 2.1.1 Depositional and post-depositional processes ... 9 2.1.2 Archaeological records in formal space ... 13 2.1.3 The archaeological record in geographic space ... 22 2.2 Systems theory in archaeology ... 25 Chapter Three Pohansko Near Breclav-A Preliminary Model ... 33 3.1 The history of research at Pohansko ... 33 3.2 The source base and the current state of research ... 37 3.3 Pohansko near Breclav-preliminary interpretation models ... 61 Chapter Four Excavation in the Forest Nursery at Pohansko ... 65 4.1 Settlement features from the Forest Nursery-analysis and synthesis of their formal structure ... 67 4.1.1 Sunken-floored settlement features ... 68 4.1.2 Above-ground settlement features in the Forest Nursery ... 92 4.2 Chronological framing of the settlement in the Forest Nursery ... 112 4.2.1 Relative chronology-analysis and synthesis of the formal structures of pottery assemblages ... 114 4.2.2 Absolute chronology-dendrochronology ... 201 4.3 Artefacts other than pottery from the Forest Nursery-analysis and synthesis of the formal structures ... 208 4.3.1 Analysis of artefacts other than pottery and a formalized descriptive system ... 208 4.3.2 Synthesis of the formal structures from the assemblages with artefacts other than pottery ... 222 4.3.3 Validation of formal structures ... 235 4.3.4 Spatial arrangement of formal structures ... 283 4.3.5 Interpretation ... 284 4.4 Graves from the Forest Nursery ... 306 4.4.1 Analysis of graves and the formalized descriptive system ... 307 4.4.2 Synthesis of the formal structures of the graves ... 308 4.4.3 Validation of formal structures ... 311 4.4.4 Spatial distribution of the graves ... 328 4.4.5 Interpretation ... 334 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 Pohansko ... 343 4.5.1 Spatial structures in the Forest Nursery at Pohansko ... 345 4.5.2 Validation of the spatial structures ... 353 4.5.3 Interpretation ... 381 Chapter Five The Early Medieval Centre as a System ... 431 5.1 System definition ... 432 5.2 The population and settlement subsystem ... 433 5.3 The subsistence subsystem ... 436 5.4 The craft technology subsystem ... 441 5.5 The social subsystem ... 445 5.6 The projective and symbolic subsystem ... 449 5.7 The trade and communication subsystem ... 454 5.8 System inputs and outputs ... 461 5.9 The multiplier effect in action and the interaction between the subsystems ... 467 Chapter Six The Early Medieval Centre-Models and Interpretation ... 473 6.1 The munitio model ... 474 6.2 The palatium model ... 478 6.3 The emporium model ... 484 6.4 Model comparison and interpretation ... 506 Chapter Seven Conclusion ... 519 Bibliography ... 539 General Index ... 557

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Jiri Machacek, Ph.D. (1971) in Nove Mesto na Morave (Czech Republic), is Associate Professor at Masaryk University, Brno. He has published on medieval archeology and computer applications in archeology. He is winner of the 2006 Otto Grundler Travel Award (WMU Kalamazoo).

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