Exchange and entanglement: interactions between the territory of Bohemia and Western Hungary in the early 2nd millenium BC

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Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Exchange and entanglement: interactions between the territory of Bohemia and Western Hungary in the early 2nd millenium BC

Original language description

There is now no doubt that bronze metallurgy led to the mobility of people, and the spread of economic structures and social practices in the 2nd millennium BC in Europe. While scientific methods of the so-called “third science revolution” have advanced our understanding of these processes, the investigation of material culture remains central to studying connectivity from an archaeological perspective. Within this framework, our research examines the relationship between the territory of Western Hungary and Bohemia between 2000 and 1500 BC. During this period, Bohemia was largely associated with the Únětice complex, while Transdanubian Encrusted Pottery dominated material culture in Western Hungary. Despite these cultural differences, both regions—linked by the Danube drainage system—relied on major copper sources from the Hron/Garam Valley (Slovakia) and the Alps (modern Austria and northern Italy), as well as on the assumed exploitation of tin deposits in the Czech-Saxon Ore Mountains, which were essential for bronze alloying. Our study focuses on the presence of foreign pottery and metal types, with particular attention to their analogies and degrees of similarity among the finds from these two regions. By analysing these artefacts within their most accurate contexts and dating, we aim to outline the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of foreign objects. This approach helps identify potential hubs of interaction and reveal the dynamics, main directions, and changes in interregional connections. Beyond exploring long-distance contacts in Central Europe during the 2nd millennium BC, our analysis contributes to understanding the social transformations that occurred between 1700 and 1500 BC within the Únětice complex and at its southern frontiers.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60102 - Archaeology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

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