Nomads and Natives beyond the Danube and the Black Sea, 700-900 CE

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