Early Eneolithic settlement on the bed of the Plumlov Reservoir. In 2011, archaeological research was carried out on prehistoric habitation, which came to light during the removal of sediments from the fl oor of the Plumlov Reservoir. The relics of prehistoric habitation were found on former right bank of the river Hloučela, bordered from the south by the Myslejovice Ridge which is part of the Drahany Upland. The geomorphology of the landscape in this area reminds of a natural amphitheatre, whose mouth was occupied in prehistoric times. The research conducted has proved Neolithic, Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age habitation. This paper pays attention in particular to Early Eneolithic habitation, namely to late Lengyel and Epi-Lengyel relics. From the point of view of relative chronology, the Early Eneolithic habitation falls within a time span delimited by the II phase of Moravian Painted Ware Culture on the one side and the latest phase of the Jordanów culture on the other side. It is one of the few examples of continuous human habitation during the entire Early Eneolithic period., Miroslav Šmíd., and Obsahuje seznam literatury.
Keramika věteřovské skupiny je považována za vrchol hrnčířské produkce starší doby bronzové. Pečlivá povrchová úprava a podobný vzhled nádob vedly řadu badatelů k předpokladu, že tato keramika je dílem profesionálních hrnčířů. Tato studie hodnotí vybraný segment hrnčířské produkce z rovinného sídliště věteřovské skupiny v Hulíně-Pravčicích, a to na základě analýzy 49 vzorků keramiky ze čtveřice zahloubených objektů. Metodika byla orientována na určení technologických a materiálových charakteristik prostřednictvím kombinace makroskopického studia s mikropetrografickou analýzou výbrusů a rtg-fluorescenční spektrometrií. Tato hierarchie metod umožňuje definovat variabilitu produkce, klasifikovat ji do produkčních skupin a vyčlenit vzorky s odlišnou proveniencí. Získaný obraz o výrobě keramických nádob na sídlišti v Hulíně-Pravčicích prozrazuje surovinové strategie orientované na lokální zdroje, které však vedly k technologicky pestré produkci členěné do čtyř hlavních skupin. Z hlediska provenience lze pouze u tří vzorků spekulovat o cizím původu. Studovaný soubor zpravidla nevykazoval pozitivní korelaci mezi typem nádoby a zvolenou technologií. Výjimku představují mísovité tvary, u nichž dominuje jediný technologický postup. V jejich případě lze uvažovat o technologické standardizaci, která může souviset s nižšími formami specializace výroby a/nebo důležitou rolí těchto keramických tvarů. V tomto případě lze uvažovat o unifikaci dílčího segmentu hrnčířské produkce. and Věteřov group ceramics are regarded as the apex of Early Bronze Age pottery production. The meticulous surface treatment and similar appearance of the vessels have led many scholars to assume that these artefacts are the work of professional potters. This study evaluates a selected segment of pottery production from the lowland Věteřov group settlement in Hulín-Pravčice, based on the analyses of forty-nine pottery samples from four sunken features. The resulting vivid image of the production of pottery vessels at the settlement in Hulín-Pravčice reveals a raw material strategy aimed at local sources, leading however to technologically rich production divided into four main groups. A foreign origin can be considered for only three samples. The studied assemblage generally did not show a positive correlation between the type of vessel and the production technology. One exception are bowl-shaped forms, for which a single technological process is dominant, and it is possible here to consider technological standardisation related to lower forms of specialised production and/or an important role for these pottery forms. In this case it is possible to speculate on the unification of one segment of pottery production.
Jindřich Wankel’s collaboration with the k. k. Central-Commission zur Erforschung und Erhaltung der Kunst- und historischen Denkmale is not a widely known area of the scholar’s activities. And yet, in doing so he significantly contributed to the protection of archaeological heritage in Moravia: first as the commission’s correspondent (1883/1884–1885) and later as a conservator (1885–1893). His position enabled him to act in favour of the Olomouc Patriotic Museum Association and the Museum run by them. His activities were hindered by the legal framework of the time. Archaeological finds and sites were considered the property of the landowner and access to such required negotiations with the landowner and calling on their goodwill. This is clearly illustrated by the individual cases in which Wankel was involved.
This paper concentrates on newly discovered copper flat axes of Hulin–Pravˇcice and Laškov–Kandia dating to the Early Aeneolithic. A description of the artifacts and their find context are provided. The article deals with copper artifacts from Central Moravia supplemented with selected Lengyel material from Hulin–Pravˇcice. The conclusion evaluates the results of a metallurgical analysis, analogies, interpretations, and the dating of both axes., Miroslav Dobeš ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Při detektorové prospekci v letech 2005–2012 byla na severozápadní Moravě a ve východních Čechách získána kolekce drobných kovových předmětů z doby římské. Příspěvek představuje dosud nepublikované nálezy z mladšího úseku starší doby římské a z mladší doby římské. Prezentované výrobky zhotovené bez výjimky z neželezných kovů prokazují vliv římského prostředí. Slabě je doložen i vliv východogermánského prostředí. and A collection of Roman period fibulae was acquired during field surveys with a metal detector in 2005–2012 in northwest Moravia and in east Bohemia. The work presents unpublished fibulae from the late phase of the Early Roman period and from the Late Roman period. Made exclusively of non-ferrous metals, the presented fibulae demonstrate a Roman influence. Weak east German influences are also documented.
This article presents the results of a 2019 rescue excavation of an Upper Palaeolithic settlement at Kouty III in Hlinsko u Lipníka in Central Moravia. The excavation took place due to a planned enlargement of the local greywacke mine. Lithic artefacts were found in Quaternary sediments redeposited by slope processes. The density of artefacts was quite low; therefore, it was not possible to recover them using a standard archaeological excavation and most of them were collected on the mounds of dirt beside the trenches excavated by a mechanical excavator, or during an excavation of the Eneolithic barrows situated in the south-western part of the site. A total of 106 lithic pieces were found during this excavation. Eighteen of the artefacts lacked a patinated surface, thus they were attributed to the Eneolithic period. A collection of 88 patinated lithics was classified as Aurignacian based on technological and typological characteristics. Most of the artefacts were made on erratic flint, however radiolarite, quartzite, spongolite and Moravian Jurassic chert were present as well. The technology was based on production of blades and bladelets from Upper Palaeolithic prismatic cores. These bladelets could have been used as components of composite tools. One tool set is similar to the neighbouring site Kouty I (Škrdla 2007) and consists of nine burins, three splintered pieces, one thick end scraper and two tool fragments. A bifacial triangular point that was found at Kouty I (Demidenko et al. 2018) and at several other surface sites in the surrounding area, were not found here. Despite this fact it is possible to classify this site as Evolved Aurignacian of the so-called Morava River type (Klíma 1978), which is quite common in this region.