Отзыв о статье Л.Д.Поболя «Железный век Белоруссии» (по поводу рецензии А.Г.Митрофанова)
A Comment on L.D. Poboli’s Article “Iron Age in Belarus” (in Connection with A.G. Mitrofanov’s Review)

Summary/Abstract: In this case K.V. Kasparova was asked by “Sovetskaya Arheologiya” Journal to act as a referee in debate between two researchers from Belarus: L.D. Poboli and A.G. Mitrofanov. The former published a big volume in 1983, called “Arheologicheskie pamyatniki Byelorussii: Zheleznyi Vek” (Archaeological Sites in Byelorussia: Iron Age), and the latter one made a review of the book, where he marked many inaccuracies, like one and the same site being cited under different names, while several different sites are united under one name, etc. L.D. Poboli’s response was the article, which K.V. Kasparova was asked to comment.After studying the materials, she draws a conclusion that the reviewer was right in all the cases. Besides, she adds her own observations. The conclusion she makes is the following: it is dangerous to use L.D. Poboli’s book as a reference tool, which it pretends to be. There are too many errors and inaccuracies in it.

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