Lenka Lisá

New observations concerning the Szeletian in Moravia

The Szeletian site Želesice-Hoynerhugel, located within Bobrava River valley on the southwestern outskirts of the city of Brno, has been known as a surface site since the 1950s. Intensive georeferenced surveys conducted over the last several years identified artifacts within intact sediments in some areas of the site. Subsequently a limited scale excavation was conducted, which yields three important contributions: a collection of lithics made from a variety of siliceous rocks, Jerzmanowice-type points, and a series of AMS dates that extend the known Szeletian occupation in Moravia to GI 12.

Medieval Horse Stable; The Results of Multi Proxy Interdisciplinary Research

A multi proxy approach was applied in the reconstruction of the architecture of Medieval horse stable architecture, the maintenance practices associated with that structure as well as horse alimentation at the beginning of 13th century in Central Europe. Finally, an interpretation of the local vegetation structure along Morava River, Czech Republic is presented. The investigated stable experienced two construction phases. The infill was well preserved and its composition reflects maintenance practices. The uppermost part of the infill was composed of fresh stabling, which accumulated within a few months at the end of summer. Horses from different backgrounds were kept in the stable and this is reflected in the results of isotope analyses. Horses were fed meadow grasses as well as woody vegetation, millet, oat, and less commonly hemp, wheat and rye. Three possible explanations of stable usage are suggested. The stable was probably used on a temporary basis for horses of workers employed at the castle, courier horses and horses used in battle.

Hominid visitation of the Moravian Karst during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition: New results from Pod Hradem Cave (Czech Republic)

In 1956-1958, excavations of Pod Hradem Cave in Moravia (eastern Czech Republic) revealed evidence for human activity during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition. This spanned 25,050-44,800 cal BP and contained artefacts attributed to the Aurignacian and Szeletian cultures, including those made from porcelanite (rarely used at Moravian Paleolithic sites). Coarse grained excavation techniques and major inversions in radiocarbon dates meant that site chronology could not be established adequately. This paper documents re-excavation of Pod Hradem in 2011-2012. A comprehensive AMS dating program using ultrafiltration and ABOx-SC pre-treatments provides new insights into human occupation at Pod Hradem Cave. Fine-grained excavation reveals sedimentary units spanning approximately 20,000 years of the Early Upper Paleolithic and late Middle Paleolithic periods, thus making it the first archaeological cave site in the Czech Republic with such a sedimentary and archaeological record. Recent excavation confirms infrequent human visitation, including during the Early Aurignacian by people who brought with them portable art objects that have no parallel in the Czech Republic. Raw material diversity of lithics suggests long-distance imports and ephemeral visits by highly mobile populations throughout the EUP period.

Geoarcheologická studie vzniku, využívání a zániku hradního příkopu na hradě Rokštejn

Vybudovani přikopu (obj. 84) na hradě Rokstejně souvisi s prvni stavebni fazi. Postupne zaplňovani do skaly vylamaneho přikopu, představuje mnoho otazek nad jeho využivanim při změně stavebni parcely hradu. Pro poznani formativnich procesů byly zaměrně odebrany uloženiny pro mokromorfologický výzkum, ktere měly pochozi i odpadni charakter.