Pastoralism and Nomadism: An Archaeological Bifurcation

Summary

This is an abstract from the "New Work in Medieval Archaeology, Part 1: Landscapes, Food, and Health" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Despite great advances in the archaeology of nomadism, in Eastern Europe, medieval nomads are still associated archaeologically with burials in prehistoric barrows, along with horses or parts of the horse body. Huns, Avars, and Magyars are all labeled "nomads," but the actual conditions for nomadism in the Carpathian Basin are quite restrictive. Meanwhile, great advances in zooarchaeology have changed the terms of the discussion, with a greater emphasis on pastoralism. Nonetheless, the archaeology of medieval transhumant pastoralism in the Balkans is still in its infancy. A major point of bifurcation is slowly, but steadily taking shape in the research on medieval nomads and pastoralists.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• New Work in Medieval Archaeology, Part 1: Landscapes, Food, and Health   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 37864.0