Macháček J. The Rise of Medieval Towns and States in East Central Europe. Early Medieval Centres as Social and Economic Systems

Leiden - Boston: Brill, 2010. – 585 p. – (East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450–
1450. Vol. 10).
ISSN 1872-8103.ISBN 978-90-04-18208-0 (hardback: alk. paper)Methodology
The archaeological method
Depositional and post-depositional processes
Archaeological records in formal space
The archaeological record in geographic space
Systems theory in archaeologyPohansko Near Břeclav – A Preliminary Model
The history of research at Pohansko
The source base and the current state of research
Pohansko near Břeclav – preliminary interpretation modelsExcavation in the Forest Nursery at Pohansko
Settlement features from the Forest Nursery – analysis and synthesis of their formal structure
Sunken-floored settlement features
Above-ground settlement features in the Forest Nursery
Chronological framing of the settlement in the Forest Nursery
Relative chronology – analysis and synthesis of the formal structures of pottery assemblages
Absolute chronology – dendrochronology
Artefacts other than pottery from the Forest Nursery – analysis and synthesis of the formal structures
Analysis of artefacts other than pottery and a formalized descriptive system
Synthesis of the formal structures from the assemblages with artefacts other than pottery
Validation of formal structures
Spatial arrangement of formal structures
Interpretation
Graves from the Forest Nursery
Analysis of graves and the formalized descriptive system
Synthesis of the formal structures of the graves
Validation of formal structures
Spatial distribution of the graves
Interpretation
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
Spatial structures in the Forest Nursery at Pohansko
Validation of the spatial structures
InterpretationThe Early Medieval Centre as a System
System definition
The population and settlement subsystem
The subsistence subsystem
The craf technology subsystem
The social subsystem
The projective and symbolic subsystem
The trade and communication subsystem
System inputs and outputs
The multiplier effect in action and the interaction between the subsystemsThe Early Medieval Centre – Models and Interpretation
The munitio model
The palatium model
The emporium model
Model comparison and interpretationGeneral Index