The Rise of Medieval Towns and States in East Central Europe

This book is a contribution to efforts to understand the transformation that took place across the European continent, and in particular East Central Europe, during the second half of the first millennium. Its goal is to draw conclusions primarily on the basis of the archaeological evidence from important early medieval centres. A special emphasis is given to Pohansko near Breclav (Czech Republic), perhaps the best studied centre of its kind in the entire region.