Nomads and Natives Beyond the Danube and the Black Sea, 700–900 CE

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Based on analysis of archaeological, narrative and numismatic sources, this book provides an in-depth historical overview of the Carpathian-Danubian region during the eighth and the ninth centuries. Cover Half-title Series page Title page Copyright information Table of contents List of Illustrations List of abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Sources Written Sources The Byzantine Writings Bulgarian Sources (Epigraphic) Russian Sources Hungarian Sources Western Sources Oriental Sources Archaeological Sources Settlements Hillforts Burial Findings Numismatic Findings Chapter 2. Habitation Archaeological Sites Settlements Settlement Surface Settlement Structure Hillforts Geographical Position Sites’ Topography The Hillforts’ Surface Defense System Functionality of Hillforts Chronology of Hillforts Mixed Settlements Caves Dwellings and Household Annexes Dwellings Planimetry Construction Techniques Roof Arrangement Interior Arrangement Houses Fire Installations Simple Ovens Ovens Household Annexes Outbuildings Household Pits Chapter 3. Economy Agriculture Soil Cultivation Agricultural Utensils Paleobotanical Research Agricultural Installations and Constructions Facilities for food storage Installations for drying agricultural products Installations for processing cereals Livestock Breeding Domestic Animals Poultry Handicrafts and Economic Exchange Metalwork Metalworking Workshops Metal Processing Technology Tool Making Non-ferrous Metal Working Clay Processing Pottery Pottery Workshops Pottery Kilns Types of Ceramics Handmade Pottery Pottery Made On a Slow Wheel Pottery Made On a Fast Wheel Raw Material Workshops Typology of Bone Pieces Tools Toiletries and Clothing Pieces Pieces for Games and Entertainment Types of Tools for Bonework Potter’s Signs Bonework and Hornwork Leather and Fur Processing Woodworking Stonework Weaving and Tailoring Economic Exchange Extraction and Marketing of Salt The Coins with No Trade vs. The Trade with No Coins The Byzantine Coins Imported Goods Arab Coins West European Coins Objects of Adornment Clothing Accessories Auxiliary Occupations Hunting Fishing Chapter 4. Spiritual Life Religious Beliefs Funerary Rites and Rituals Incineration Cemeteries Biritual Cemeteries Inhumation Cemeteries Cenotaphs / Symbolic Funerals Chapter 5. Society Archaeological Cultures Hlincea Culture Luka Rajkoveckaja Culture Balkan-Danubian Culture Bucov Culture The Ethnic Attributions of Discoveries The Romanics The Slavs The Avars The Bulgarians Social and Political-Military Organization Relations with Neighbours Conclusions Bibliography Primary Sources Annales Fuldenses Gesta Hungarorum Archaeological Records / Repertories Secondary Literature Index