A Carolingian Helmet from Pohansko near Břeclav (Czech Republic) : Its Archaeological Context and Social Interpretation

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Authors	VLASATÝ Tomáš DRESLER Petr NOSEK Vojtěch MACHÁČEK Jiří
Year of publication	2023
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Medieval Archaeology
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Arts
Citation
Web	https://doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2023.2262879
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2023.2262879
Keywords	Early Middle Ages; helmet; armour; Pohansko; Moravia; Czech Republic; šlechta
Attached files	Vlasaty__Tomas_et_al.__2023_._A_Carolingian_Helmet_from_Pohansko_near_Breclav__Czech_Republic_._Its_Archaeological_Context_and_Social_Interpretation.pdf
Description	This paper presents remains of an early medieval helmet found in 2015 at Pohansko near Břeclav (Czech Republic), one of the most important central places of an early medieval polity called Great Moravia. It is the first Carolingian helmet from Central Europe to be discovered in a settlement context during a conventional archaeological excavation. The helmet is dated by stratigraphic and radiocarbon methods, and placed in a broader European context based on the collected analogies. The authors also attempt a social interpretation of this extraordinary artefact and propose a hypothesis about the owner of this valuable piece of armour.
Related projects:	The Formation of Multi-ethnic Complex Societies in Early Medieval Moravia. Collective Action Theory and Interdisciplinary Approach