[gothic-l] Gothic Archaeology was Re: Whence the Eruli

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., george knysh <gknysh at y...> wrote:
>
> --- faltin2001 <dirk at s...> wrote:
> (an excellent summary of archaeological research on
> the Goths)
> ****GK: A quick point between classes at the U.== I
> think it is no longer possible to claim a Scandinavian
> descent for the Goths viewed as an ethnos. Mass
> migration across the Baltic seems out of the question.
> But what recent archaeology does not apparently rule
> out is the possibility of a smaller group infiltrating
> the "locals" of Wielbark as their ruling class.



Hi George,

the elite-migration is not supported by archaeology either, at least
according to Bierbrauer and Godlowski. If anything, the so called
princely graves emerged first in the south.

cheers,
Dirk




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