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Scott confronts conventional historians and looks at the evidence, archaeological and textual, for the proposition that three centuries, roughly between 615 and 915, never existed and are ""phantom"" years. The author shows in detail how no archaeology exists for these three centuries, and that the material remains of the seventh century closely resemble those of the tenth, and lie directly beneath them. This is the first book on this topic in the English language, though Heribert Illig's books on the same topic, 'Das erfundene Mittelalter' and 'Wer hat an der Uhr Gedreht?' have been best sell No library descriptions found. |
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There are some puzzling aspects to the period covered by the 7th-9th centuries, such as the paucity of artifacts and architecture in Europe and the Near East as well as the static character of the era. For this, I think it's worth a read. The evidence is fascinating, but the conclusion is unproven. ( )