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Slavs in the Making: History, Linguistics, and Archaeology in Eastern Europe (ca. 500 - ca. 700)
Slavs in the Making: History, Linguistics, and Archaeology in Eastern Europe (ca. 500 - ca. 700)
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Slavs in the Making examines archaeological evidence from Slavic-speaking Europe north of the Lower Danube and challenges the association of this evidence with the Slavs. It proposes a model of interpretation that builds upon the idea that (Common) Slavic cannot be the result of Slavic migration and addresses the question of migration in the archaeology of early medieval Eastern Europe.
Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Slavs in the Making: A Fresh Look at Archaeological Evidence from Parts of Slavic-Speaking Europe North of the Lower Danube
The book delves into a comprehensive examination of archaeological evidence from regions within Slavic-speaking Europe, situated north of the Lower Danube. This includes the present-day territories of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. The sixth century remains a mysterious period, with little knowledge about the identity of the inhabitants or whether they spoke a Slavic language. The book critically engages with the archaeological evidence from these regions, challenging the conventional association of these findings with the Slavs. It also explores the linguistic evidence, particularly names of rivers and other bodies of water, that has been employed to identify the purported primordial homeland of the Slavs. This area presents a significant opportunity for sociolinguistics to offer a robust alternative to the prevailing language tree model in linguistic paleontology. The spread of Slavic remains a contentious issue, and the book aims to provide a comprehensive answer, rather than merely a critique of the method of linguistic paleontology upon which the theory of Slavic migration and homeland is based.
The book proposes a model of interpretation that builds upon the notion that (Common) Slavic cannot be solely attributed to Slavic migration. It addresses the question of migration in the archaeology of early medieval Eastern Europe and presents a compelling argument for a more nuanced interpretation of the archaeological evidence of mobility. This work will appeal to scholars and students with interests in medieval history, migration, and the history of Eastern and Central Europe.
Weight: 756g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138574144
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