Publication details
Pottery as a witness of commercialization: The case of 9th-century 'Great Moravia'
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Praehistorische Zeitschrift |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://doi.org/10.1515/pz-2023-2012 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pz-2023-2012 |
| Keywords | Commercialisation; Markets; Great Moravia; Pottery; XRF; XRD; Petrography |
| Description | This paper presents an archaeological method for the detection of market exchange using pottery as an archaeologically well-visible representative of former everyday items. The assemblage from the 9(th)-century Moravian centre at Staré Město near Uherské Hradiště was evaluated by archaeometric methods (XRF, petrography, XRD) and resulted in the detection of a complex exchange network connecting the centre with multiple parts of its hinter- land. Results thus support the previously defined hypothesis about integration of the centre into a regional market system, and helps to refine the knowledge about the degree of commercialization of the period's regional economy. |