Recent Developments in the Archaeology of the Pomeranian-Prussian borderland in the Early Middle Ages. The case of the settlement complex in Węgry, northern Poland
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Recent Developments in the ARchAeology of the pomeRAniAn-pRussiAn boRDeRlAnD in the eARly miDDle Ages. the cAse of the settlement complex in WęgRy, noRtheRn polAnD AbstrAct Wadyl S. 2018.Recent Developments in the Archaeology of the Pomeranian-Prussian borderland in the Early Middle Ages.The case of the settlement complex in Węgry, northern Poland, Sprawozdania Archeologiczne 70, 203-225.Between the late 8 th and the turn of the 12 th and 13 th centuries, the territories east of the lower Vistula valley represented a borderland between eastern Pomerania and Prussia.The frontier area was generally uninhabited at least until the turn of the 8 th and 9 th centuries, when colonization from both sides (Pomeranian and Prussian) started.Significant changes in the colonization of the investigated area may be dated back to the 11 th century, when a large settlement complex in Węgry was established.For at least seven decades, with its military, economic, trade, political and administrative functions, it was the most important culture-generating East Pomerania-related centre situated to the east of the lower Vistula river.Undoubtedly the stronghold in Węgry had a central function.The paper discusses new research on the issue of the making of the Pomeranian-Prussian borderland, and especially on the significance of the settlement complex in Węgry and its role in the cultural development of the area.
Source: Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
Author: Sławomir Wadyl
Institution: University of Warsaw
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2906808776