Review article

Early Medieval Pit Houses: Problems of Terminology, Typology and Reconstruction

Peter Šalkovský ; Archaeological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra, Slovakia

Abstract

The contribution will address the fundamental problems of terminology, typology, interpretation and reconstruction of archaeological objects that are inconsistently described as pit houses, half pit houses, mine hut, hut. Based on various analyses, the author tried to describe and define different types of sunken buildings in the settlements of the early Middle Ages in Central and Eastern Europe.

Keywords

Early Middle Ages; pit houses; terminology; typology; reconstruction

Hrčak ID:

73029

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/73029

Publication date:

3.10.2011.

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