Subtitle:

A modeling approach to the economy of Pomerania in the Early Roman Period ; Przegląd Archeologiczny T. 60 (2012)

Publisher:

Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk ; Ośrodek Badań nad Kulturą Późnego Antyku i Wczesnego Średniowiecza

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Description:

P. 83-105 : ill. ; 29 cm ; Bibliography p. 102-104 ; English summary

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

This paper is an attempt to present the economy in Pomerania in the Early Roman Period applying a model that was used before by J. Ostoja-Zagórski and M. Henneberg for fortified settlements of the Biskupin type. It is also an attempt to answer the question of whether the exploitation of the environment and the need to find new areas to settle were the cause of the migration of the population of Pomerania to the south-east. The hypothesis constructed in the course of research is that the exploitation of the environment was not the cause of "the relocations of the population".First, the average size of a single group of people living in Pomerania in the Early Roman Period was established, as well as and the amount of time that such a group could spend on working in a year, depending on whether the day work lasted 6, 8 or 10 hours. The efficiency of agriculture, farming, gathering and hunting, as well as of non-agricultural activities has been checked. The approximate duration of activities related to these branches of economy has been also determined.In summary, the time required to complete each activity has been compared to the time the population had at its disposal throughout the year. The results of the analysis have enabled to prove the hypothesis formulated at the beginning, that non-economic factors, rather than the economical difficulties in living in that area, were the cause of migrations of a part of the population from Pomerania to the south-east in the B2/C1 phase

Relation:

Przegląd Archeologiczny

Volume:

60

Start page:

83

End page:

105

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:50556 ; 0079-7138

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P III 149 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 272 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 353 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Access:

Open