Příspěvek publikuje prvé poznatky o opevněné městské lokalitě, nově zjištěné v lesnatém údolí říčky Okluky na východním okraji Drahanské vrchoviny na střední Moravě. Povrchový průzkum, prospekce pomocí detektoru kovů a drobné sondáže, realizované v letech 2002–2006, umožnily identifikovat ve svažitém říčním zákrutu oválný sídlištní areál 270 x 210 m (ca 3,5 ha), ohrazený zemním opevněním proměnlivé mocnosti a skladby. Vnitřní plochu tohoto útvaru zaujala intenzivní a systémově uspořádaná zástavba (sledovat lze zahloubené suterény, destrukce nadzemních staveb, technické objekty, ohrazení parcel). Lokace druhé poloviny 13. stol. vznikla zřejmě jako trhové středisko dominia pánů z Lešan, úzké vazby mohla mít i na těžbu a zpracování železných rud v těsném okolí. Po zániku na počátku 14. stol. se dále vyvíjel pouze protější sídelní komplex hradu Vícov; objasnění vzájemných relací obou objektů zůstává úkolem dalšího studia. and Městisko. Deserted 13th century town in the Prostějov region, central Moravia. The work publishes the first information about a fortified town site newly discovered in a wooded valley near Prostějov. Surface research, prospecting using a metal detector and small probes conducted between 2002 and 2006 enabled the identification of an oval-shaped settlement on sloping ground in a bend of the Okluka stream. The 270 x 210 m area (ca. 3.5 ha) is surrounded by earth fortifications of varying strength and composition. The inner area of the settlement was intensively and systematically built up (recessed cellars, the destruction of above-ground structures, technical objects, enclosure of parcels). The location was created in the second half of the 13th century, apparently as a market centre for the domain of the Lords of Lešany; the site may also be closely related to nearby mining and processing of iron ore. Following the decline of the settlement at the beginning of the 14th century only the neighbouring Vícov castle settlement continued to develop. An explanation of the relationship between the two settlements will be the subject of future study.
The thirteenth and fourteenth-century silver mining and processing site in the forest of Havírna is located 2.1 kilometres north-east of Štěpánov nad Svratkou in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and is among the best-preserved medieval mining sites in the Czech lands. The archaeological part of the current research project focuses on the precision surveying of the site using land-based laser terrain scanning. The outputs – a plan with the basic contour interval of 20 cm and a spatial visualisation – enable further characterisation of the whole complex of stopes. The ore accumulations were mined in three core shaft zones, within which the 13th/14th-century mine workings occupied a total area of 20.5 ha. The mine workings were accompanied by large contemporary mining settlements in several parts of the site and technical and administrative facilities and features were also detected. A parallel detector survey evidenced a rich, specific culture of the mining milieu as well as advanced technologies used for the exploitation and processing of ores. The remains of satellite and exploration mining activities in the wider area are also documented. The current study highlights the major potential of this site for research into medieval precious metal mining in a wider European context.