On interdisciplinarity in the humanities: A comment on Fanta et al. (2020) on the bias in dating obtained from historical sources
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985939%3A_____%2F21%3A00545241" target="_blank" >RIV/67985939:_____/21:00545241 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14210/21:00123657
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105392" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105392</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105392" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jas.2021.105392</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
On interdisciplinarity in the humanities: A comment on Fanta et al. (2020) on the bias in dating obtained from historical sources
Original language description
Medieval settlement history in Europe is a common topic in several scientific disciplines. Recently, Fanta et al. (2020) examined colonization processes in Bohemia through the comparison of archaeological evidence and historical records. They concluded that the first mentions of settlements in historical documents are not reliable sources for settlement dating and should always be verified and preferably superseded by archaeological data, which are, in contrast, mostly unproblematic. We argue that this conclusion is controversial from several aspects. Firstly, it neglects the disciplinary constraints of archaeological evidence for medieval settlement development, as regards quality and chronology. Secondly, there are several legitimate perspectives from which to analyse the data. Our reanalysis of the original dataset showed that – in partial contrast to the conclusions of Fanta et al. (2020) – when viewed from the point of view of historical evidence, the time lag between the historical and archaeological dating increased with time and that the historical dating of most of the settlements between the 10th and 13th centuries was supported by archaeological evidence. Lastly, we demonstrated how research combining different disciplines (archaeology, history, palaeoecology, geography) and types evidence can reveal the manifold processes of human settlement dynamics. In our view each type of evidence has advantages as well as drawbacks, therefore strictly prioritising one at the expense of others hardly furthers the understanding of complex social phenomena.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - 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
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GJ19-20970Y" target="_blank" >GJ19-20970Y: Land use, social transformations and woodland in Central European Prehistory. Modelling approaches to human-environment interactions</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Archaeological Science
ISSN
0305-4403
e-ISSN
1095-9238
Volume of the periodical
132
Issue of the periodical within the volume
August
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
105392
UT code for WoS article
000681104200001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85110477400