Publication details
Vývoj osídlení a kulturní krajiny dolního Podyjí v raném středověku
| Title in English | The history of settlement and the cultural landscape in the lower Dyje (Thaya) River region in the Early Middle Ages |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Archeologické rozhledy |
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| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Early Middle Ages; settlement structure; central site; long-distance trade; coins; weights; archaeological survey |
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| Description | The article presents the results of systematic archaeological surveys in the lower Dyje (Thaya) River region in the southeast part of the Czech Republic. The area is described from the perspective of the natural environment and the history of archaeological research. The main attention is devoted to research from the years 2004–2012, including a description of the method combining analytical surface surveys, predictive modelling, aerial archaeology and metal detector surveys; project outcomes are also presented. The research project contributed to a deeper understanding of the history of the settlement structure in the lower Dyje River region between the sixth and thirteenth centuries. Of extraordinary importance was the discovery of a secondary centre within the cadastre of the village of Kostice, with rich surface finds of pottery, coins, jewellery, trading weights and other artefacts made of non-ferrous metals; this centre replaced an earlier Great Moravia agglomeration at Pohansko near Břeclav. |
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