The ‘Late Avar reform’ and the ‘long eighth century’: A tale of the hesitation between structural transformation and the persistent nomadic traditions (7th to 9th century AD) Cover Image

The ‘Late Avar reform’ and the ‘long eighth century’: A tale of the hesitation between structural transformation and the persistent nomadic traditions (7th to 9th century AD)
The ‘Late Avar reform’ and the ‘long eighth century’: A tale of the hesitation between structural transformation and the persistent nomadic traditions (7th to 9th century AD)

Author(s): Gergely Szenthe
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Early medieval archaeology; long eighth century; early medieval transformation; Avar archaeology; nomadic culture; social display; elite culture; social and economic structures

Summary/Abstract: Research on late antique and early medieval economic and social processes during the past three decades called for, and enabled, a fresh look at the history of the ‘Late Avar period’ of the Carpathian Basin, corresponding exactly to the ‘long eighth century’ of the Mediterranean and European world. This paper offers a rather sketchy new model, alongside raising questions and framing a research programme focusing on social and economic historical processes. Therefore, using the archaeological evidence as a solid foundation, I have proposed a set of research hypotheses as starting points for regional and micro-regional studies.

  • Issue Year: 70/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 215-250
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: English