This study explores issues that arose during the course of two 1980s salvage excavations in the historical centre of Brno, Dominikánská street (No 11–19) and Kobližná (No 3) street. Many remains of 13th–17th century settlement were found, including wooden and stone houses with cellars, cesspits, storage pits etc. Most of the wooden houses in Dominikánská street were destroyed, probably by fi re in 1356. Written sources suggest that most inhabitants in Dominikánská street during 14th and 15th centuries were craftsmen. In the 15th century, more food processing artisans were present than in the preceding century, some social growth was detected. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Kobližná 3 plot was occupied by members of the upper class. and Obsahuje seznam literatury