The reported research in Malżyce, site no. 30, situated on one of the of the vast loess-covered elevations of the Małopolska Upland has brought valuable data on the Funnel Beaker (TRB) and the Corded Ware (CWC) cultures in West Małopolska. The central grave of the TRB barrow was accompanied by five chronologically younger graves of the CWC and three graves of the Early Bronze Age Mierzanowice culture. In the TRB grave two vessels and a flint trapezium were found. In its size and constructional traits the Malżyce TRB barrow is analogous to various CWC features of this type. But becouse of its dating – the TRB tumulus in Malżyce cannot be regarded as a valid argument for deriving CWC burial mounds from TRB structures., Krysztof Tunia, Piotr Włodarczak., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Later than in the wet of Europe, it was only in the course of the 12th century that the water wheel caught on in Bohemia and Moravia. At the same time hand-powered mills were still requently being used. Until the end of the 12th century most water mills as well as water courses were the property of princes, so permission to run an existing mil or to build a new one had to be granted. The location, design of and technology used in mediaeval mills in our vicinity have not been archaeologically researched. The hypotheritcal appearance of such mills and what equipment they had can be modelled based on the results of research abroad, since similar structures might also have been in use in mediaeval Bohemia and Moravia., Lucie Galusová, Martina Maříková., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Close to Kuřim, in the „Záhoří do klínů“ fi eld, a large settlement of the Linear Pottery culture was excavated, revealing several pits with Moravian Painted Pottery culture (MPP). This article focuses on one of these features (number 168), the only one to contain a large number of ceramic items. Analysis of the material shows that the pottery shares many common features with pottery from phase Ib MPP; however, there are also some differences, for example the specifi c shapes of knobs and the absence of incised decoration. It is probable that the Kuřim site is one of a small number of known sites dated to the fi nal phase of the old stage of the Culture with Moravian Painted Pottery (phase Ic)., Eliška Kazdová., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
The article summarizes the current state of knowledge of bridges and river channels in the 9th century Mikulčice. It defines the basic themes of a new project, which is expected to synthesize unique large-scale excavations of filled -up river channels in Mikulčice. The excavations took place between 1966 and 1984 and yielded wooden structures and artefacts — uncommon for this region. The main focus of this article is the structural features and dating of three archaeologically documented wooden bridges. Two of the structural designs are specific to the local water features. Bridge designs include classical river structures used by Celts and Romans, as well as a design similar to lake bridges known from regions settled by north-western Slays. The most well preserved bridge (No. 1) allows dendrochronolo gical dating and detailed reconstruction. Many questions remain unanswered regarding bridges, archaeological and palaeoecological reconstructions offilled-up oxbows., Lumír Poláček., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Popůvky near Brno is a well known Neolithic locality. Rescue excavations carried out by the Institute of Archaeological Heritage Preservation (ÚAPP Brno) have provided new material for study. The analysis of this material has provided new information relevant to the chronology of human occupation. The site has been investigated by carrying out surface prospecting over a long period. Analyses of the recently excavated material are presented with an emphasis on the Moravian Painted Ware culture settlement (O. Lečbychová), accumulations of surface fi nds with analyses of Šárec type Linear pottery settlement (M. Kuča) and analyses of a ground stone industry from the rescue excavation and surface fi nds (M. Vokáč)., Olga Lečbychová, Martin Kuča, Milan Vokáč., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
The aim of this work is to introduce the basic findings from three Lusatian culture sites discovered in the Opava region between 2009 and 2011. These sites located in Kylešovice, Neplachovice and Kobeřice revealed new areas settled by people of the Lusatian culture in a previously unexplored region. A small salvage excavation was carried out in 2009 on the cadastre of Kylešovice (outer suburb of Opava). In the northeastern part of Kylešovice on the corner of Vaníčkova and Ruská streets, four settlement features and one posthole were found. In 2011, on the cadastre of village Neplachovice, one sunken object with Lusatian culture artifacts was discovered with four postholes located nearby. The most extensive excavation took place on the cadastre of Kobeřice in 2013 as a part of the construction of “Technical and traffic infrastructure for 19 family houses in Horní Olšina locality”. Twelve sunken objects were discovered at this site. It is located in the southwestern part of Kobeřice on the “Horní Olšina” field to the west of road No. 467 from Štěpánkovice to Kobeřice., Jiří Juchelka., and Obsahuje seznam literatury