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Author Buko, Andrzej. author.

Title The archaeology of early medieval Poland : discoveries, hypotheses, interpretations / by Andrzej Buko
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 475 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Series East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 1
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 1.
Contents Archaeology of early medieval Poland : beginnings of interest, birth, and development -- Sources and methods -- How did the Slavs get to Polish lands? -- Mysteries of the pre-state period -- Holy mountains -- Pagan cemetery or holy grove? -- Monumental mounds in Little Poland -- The earlist medieval script in Poland? -- How Poland came into being -- Towns still under investigation -- Other central places -- Rural landscapes -- The earliest monastic complexes -- The puzzle of the century : pottery marks -- Locals and migrants -- Some notes on the translation of Andrzej Buko's Archaeology of early medieval Poland / Paul Barford -- A brief guide to the pronunciation of Polish words / compiled by Paul Barford
Summary Concentrates on the discoveries of medieval date (6th-13th centuries) from the territory of modern Poland. This 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 state. It includes a discussion of the controversial, archaeological discoveries or issues
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Archaeology, Medieval -- Poland
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Poland
HISTORY.
Antiquities
Archaeology, Medieval
Excavations (Archaeology)
Archäologie
Archäologie.
SUBJECT Poland -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103983
Poland -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104014
Subject Poland
Polen
Polen.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9047423267
9789047423263
6611936777
9786611936778
Other Titles Archeologia Polski wczesnośredniowiecznej. English