Publication details
Hospodářské zázemí raně středověkého centra na Pohansku u Břeclavi
| Title in English | The economic hinterland of an early mediaeval centre in Pohansko near Břeclav |
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | In the 9th century Pohansko near Břeclav (Czech Republic) was undoubtedly, by the current criteria ,one of the central sites and one at the top of the hierarchy of settlements in Great Moravia. The results of systematic archaeological excavations provide evidence of all the functions attributed to settlements of this type.It is assumed that the densely populated agglomeration at Pohansko was not autarctic and could not sustain itself without its hinterland which catered for its needs in terms of food and other important raw materials.The hypothesis outlined above concerning the dependence of Pohansko on the agricultural hinterland can be verified based on an assessment of the spatial distribution of agricultural settlements in its surroundings. If,either here or in the vicinity of the neighbouring early mediaeval centres (Mikulčice, Nejdek), sites of this type are accumulated in a non-random manner, we have a reason to assume that they are related to a supporting settlement structure serving to provide for the existence of the central sites. |
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