Prehistory to History : A New Archaeological Approach to Knowledge Transmission and the Inception of Literacy in Central Europe

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F24%3A00139460" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/24:00139460 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10963-024-09184-y" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10963-024-09184-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10963-024-09184-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10963-024-09184-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Prehistory to History : A New Archaeological Approach to Knowledge Transmission and the Inception of Literacy in Central Europe

Original language description

This paper reviews archaeological research on the transmission of writing knowledge between literate and pre-literate societies. It proposes the use of productive approaches, such as cultural epidemiology and cultural attraction theory (CAT). The case study focuses on East-Central Europe and discusses the role of writing in the construction of social group identity and the transition from local communities with a prehistoric mindset to a historically acting society during the first millennium AD. The study collects relevant archaeological records of Early Mediaeval writing and explains them using reflective archaeology. It is shown that interactions between literate and pre-literate societies are highly complex social processes that function not only at the cultural and cognitive levels of individuals but also among larger groups of people. By combining cultural attraction theory with empirical archaeological data, this study formulates a conclusive explanation for the introduction of writing among Europe's Slavic-speaking population.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60102 - Archaeology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GX21-17092X" target="_blank" >GX21-17092X: The Formation of Multi-ethnic Complex Societies in Early Medieval Moravia. Collective Action Theory and Interdisciplinary Approach</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

JOURNAL OF WORLD PREHISTORY

ISSN

0892-7537

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

37

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

26

Pages from-to

27-52

UT code for WoS article

001229219100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85193809877