[gothic-l] Re: Hachmann

[dirk at SMRA.CO.UK]

--- In gothic-l at y..., Ingemar Nordgren <ingemar.nordgren at e...> wrote:
> Hi again Dirk et.al.
> 
> I have not much time for a translation right now but give you an 
excerpt
> from my book dealing with the interpretation of Hachmanns Masovian
> group. The point is a.e. he never shows   the origin of Oxhöfde and
> Prezeworskr  cultures and the possible Scandinavian influence there. 
He
> also states the Masovian group was not autochtonous.
> 
> Kindly
> Ingemar


Hi Ingemar,

I am afraid we can go on like this indefinitely, but Hachmann, as well 
as most modern archaeologists state that the Masovian group/Wilbark 
culture (i.e. the Goths)  is an autochtonous culture (see for example 
Tadeusz Makiewicz, 'The Goths in Greater Poland'). Hachmann states 
that it is autochtonous in its southernly center but non-autochtonous 
in its northernly expanse, where it streched into the so-called 
'Baltische Gruppe'. I can provide the exact citation if you want. 

To assume Scandinavian influence in the Przeworsk and Oxthoefte 
cultures, as you seem to do, is really streching it beyond 
plausibility, and no archaeologist and pre-historian is arguing this 
seriously. In fact, the Przeworsk culture (Oder/Warthe culture) is 
strongly influenced and shaped by Celtic cultures. For a recent 
treatment see for example: Marek Oledzki, "Zu den Trägern der 
Przeworsk-Kultur aufgrund schriftlicher und archäologischer Quellen" 
in: Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift der Humbold Universitaet 
Berlin , 1999. 

cheers,
Dirk




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