Publication details
Early medieval centre in Pohansko near Břeclav/Lundeburg:munitio, emporium or palatium of the rulers of Moravia?
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and Byzantium, Vol. 1: The Heirs of the Roman West, Edited by Joachim Henning |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | archaeology; Early Middle Ages; Great Moravia; Pohansko near Břeclav; non-agrarian centres |
| Description | This article considers the function of the Early Medieval centre at Pohansko near Břeclav. The source base and current state of knowledge regarding the site are briefly characterised. Discoveries made at Pohansko are presented in their broader context, and compared to similar sites elsewhere in Early Medieval Europe. The site is interpreted as a munitio, emporium and palatium of the Moravian Early Medieval rulers. It played an important role in the "mobilisation" of wealth and in the control of territory. Its origin is related to a so-called cyclical chiefdom. |
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