On the subject of Great Moravia, early medieval archaeology and archaeologists in general

Abstract

The article, a continuation of the discussion on early medieval statehood in Great Moravia, addresses methodological questions, the market, exchange resources, the function of Pohansko near Břeclav and other Great Moravian fortified settlements, the taxation of society, the slave trade, land ownership, the standing of the ruling families, the borders of Great Moravia and finally the demise of this ‘empire’, the causes of which are of great importance in understanding the nature of society at the time. The following argumentation is based primarily on archaeological sources.