The ‘Late Avar Reform’ and the ‘Long Eighth Century’: A Tale of the Hesitation Between Structural Transformation and the Persistent Nomadic Traditions (7th to 9th Century AD)

Szenthe, Gergely (2019) The ‘Late Avar Reform’ and the ‘Long Eighth Century’: A Tale of the Hesitation Between Structural Transformation and the Persistent Nomadic Traditions (7th to 9th Century AD). ACTA ARCHAEOLOGICA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 70 (1). pp. 215-250. ISSN 0001-5210 (print); 1588-2551 (online)

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Abstract

Research on late antique and early medieval economic and social processes during the past three decades called for, and enabled, a fresh look at the history of the ‘Late Avar period’ of the Carpathian Basin, corresponding exactly to the ‘long eighth century’ of the Mediterranean and European world. This paper offers a rather sketchy new model, alongside raising questions and framing a research programme focusing on social and economic historical processes. Therefore, using the archaeological evidence as a solid foundation, I have proposed a set of research hypotheses as starting points for regional and micro-regional studies.

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