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The pottery of sector 20 at Jandavlattepa
Včelicová, Tereza ; Stančo, Ladislav (advisor) ; Pavúk, Peter (referee)
The aim of this work is to classify and analyse the ceramic assemblage of the sector 20 - so-called Citadel - of the site Jandavlattepa in the South of Uzbekistan. This settlement in historical Bactria was inhabited in its latest phase by the Kushans. The here presented pottery was discovered by a Czech-Uzbekistan expedition during the years 2002-2006. This work presents the history and environments of the site in order to enable a complex understanding of the pottery assemblage as a whole, in relation to its contexts. The pottery fragments are divided into the groups according fabric, shapes and forms. The decoration types are also accentuated. All these features help to compare Jandavlattepa with analogical sites of Central Asia from the same period.
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The Art of North-Western Anatolia in the Achaemenid Persian Period and Its Relations with the Greek and Persian Art.
Vaškaninová, Valéria ; Bouzek, Jan (advisor) ; Pavúk, Peter (referee) ; Charvát, Petr (referee)
The aim of this study is to determine and define the Persian Achaemenid style produced in the North-Western satrapies (imperial provinces) of Anatolia (modern Turkey) in the period of the Persian dominion of the area, roughly 550 - 300 BCE. The North-Western Anatolian satrapies are the II. nomos of Herodotus - Sardes, and Hellespontine Phrygia (the III. nomos). The roots of the Achaemenid style emerge from the rich artistic traditions of the cultures in the area of modern Iran influenced by Mesopotamian sources as well as nomadic handicrafts. The expansion of the Empire towards the Aegean resulted in extensive contacts with the creative expression of the Anatolian kingdoms and especially the Greek sphere. A unique style of luxurious ware, designated for customers of the local elite and Persian immigrants, is created. The depiction of the Persian court iconography is modified according to the local art-school customs. The clearest representation of the Achaemenid style is observed in the metalware production. The forms and designs of golden and silver vessels are specific. Despite their wide geographic distribution, the majority of the workshops were supposedly located in the area of modern Turkey. The production of jewelry and gems was most likely concentrated in the same workshops. The creative...
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Environmental changes and human land-use interactions in ancient Thrace during the Iron Age: The impact of Greek colonization
Parvoničová, Lenka ; Pavúk, Peter (advisor) ; Bouzek, Jan (referee)
The present thesis deals with the interrelationship between environmental changes and the Thracian society whose development took place in the surrounding environment undergoing fundamental transformation during the first millennium BC. The more significant impact of increasing human activities on the landscape, namely cultivation of plants and pastoralism, both connected with extensive deforestation, associated with the higher social and economic pressure can be detected since the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. In the following phase of agriculture development, since the seventh century BC when the first Greek colonies were founded in the Northern Aegean, Thrace became an important part of the Eastern Mediterranean macro-region. Vegetation cover and its changes influenced by local land-use and livelihoods is studied on the basis of identification and interpretation of anthropological indicators, contained in the plant macroremains and pollen assemblages. Geographically, the palaeoecological and archaeobotanical studies included in this thesis are focused on inland Ancient Thrace, i.e. the territory of the modern Bulgaria. For better understanding of vegetation history, settlement pattern and subsistence strategies, the archaeobotanical records of cultivated and ruderal plants or weeds...
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Transformation of urban settlements in Syria and Palestine in Hellenistic period
Havlík, Jakub ; Stančo, Ladislav (advisor) ; Pavúk, Peter (referee)
The aim of my thesis is to describe the urban space in Syria and Palestine and how it was transformed during the early Hellenistic period. The time frame is set by the reign of Alexander the Great, who marched into the area in 333 BCE, and by the unification of the whole territory under the rule of Seleucids in the time of Antiochus III. in 200 BCE. Firstly I will examine the geography of the area, its specifics and impact to the settlement. Following this is an historical overview in which I discuss the progress of the area and the Hellenistic colonization in this period. In the second half of my thesis I study the archaeological situation. I go on to define the settlement in Syria and Palestine in the end of the Persian period, with particular reference to regional differences. Next I observe aspects of the transformations of the urban settlement that began at the turn of the third and fourth century BCE. This was when the territory was divided between Seleucids in the North and Ptolemies in the South. I also define the urban space of the Hellenistic period in Syria and Palestine and its specifics. In particular I focus on the differences between the North and the South of the observed territory.
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Sea Peoples
Vavřincová, Veronika ; Bouzek, Jan (advisor) ; Pavúk, Peter (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the Sea peoples, who were threatening much of the eastern Mediterranean shores during the 12th century BC. At first, it is focused on individual ethnic groups of the Sea peoples, on their disunity, diversity and origin. Further on, this thesis deals with historical sources of information about the Sea peoples, predominantly the Egyptian reliefs found in Medinet Habu. In the following chapters I am trying to describe material culture of the Sea peoples and its relations to the Central Europe. In the conclusion there are pointed out the consequences of the crisis in the 12th century BC, which might or might not be caused by the Sea Peoples. Keywords Sea peoples, Ramesse III, Egypt, Philistines
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The influence of Aegean textile patterns on decoration of 18th dynasty Egyptian tombs
Bělohoubková, Dana ; Bouzek, Jan (advisor) ; Pavúk, Peter (referee)
The M.A. thesis deals with the influence of Aegean textile patterns on the decoration of 18th dynasty Egyptian tombs. It attempts to provide answers to the question of a possible reconstruction of relations between the Aegean area and Egypt on the basis of this phenomenon. The first part of the thesis places textile into a broader context, dealing among others with its importance for both cultural areas and the technology of its fabrication. The second part of the thesis focuses in greater detail upon the occurrence of Aegean textile patterns in the New Kingdom, concentrating upon the tombs and the men that used these motives in their tomb decoration. The evaluation of the biographies, titles and the tombs indicates that a ceiling with Aegean textile patterns served as an element of legitimization for both the king and his officials. In the final part of the thesis I was able to establish the incorporation of the symbolic function of the Aegean textile patterns into the concept of kingship. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Use of Symbols in Minoan and Mycenaean Iconography
Matoušková, Monika ; Pavúk, Peter (advisor) ; Blakolmer, Fritz (referee)
This Master thesis deals with symbolic objects appearing in the Bronze Age Aegean art in the 3rd and especially the 2nd millennium BCE. Recurrent types of scenes and motifs speak for the fact that there must have existed a complex iconographic system of Minoan and Mycenaean art. An analytical method aiming at single elements of composite scenes may bring us closer to better understanding of this system and to its more objective interpretation. The study, therefore, focuses on the iconography of each individual symbol and also discusses its possible parallels in art of the neighbouring Bronze Age cultures. Nonetheless, the Aegean iconographic system was not strictly codified throughout the entire Bronze Age and some of the themes evolved or were specific only for certain eras. For that reason, the studied material is treated in a diachronic approach so as to stress the iconographic evolution of the symbols' use. The aim is to provide a profound analysis of the rules applied to the symbols in Minoan and Mycenaean art, to investigate their possible origins, and finally to examine their mutual interconnections.
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Animal Terracotta Appliques from Bronze Age Western Anatolia
Bobik, Ján ; Pavúk, Peter (advisor) ; Verčík, Marek (referee)
The main goal of my bachelor thesis is collect animal depictions on pottery in west Anatoliam mainly attaché in bronze age and make catalog table. New, unpublished findings from Kaymakci are presented in the form of a case study. Apart from basic typo-chronological specification, their finding context will be taken into account where available. The first part of the thesis describes locations and materials in a general fashion and the second part concerns the description of particular pieces with the material being grouped into chronological and style-based sets. The final part concerns the interpretation of the findings and the associated material. The main contribution of this thesis is that these pieces are not localized to a few specific locations but rather are spread out over numerous other locations as well, while also highlighting the fact that the pieces can be observed in the Hittites, albeit in a different form, whereas in Greece no animal depictions as attachés may be found.
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Roman and Late Antique Pottery from Ancient Thrace, Selected Assemblages from the Yambol District
Tušlová, Petra ; Pavúk, Peter (advisor) ; Hudson, Nicholas Frederick (referee) ; Karaöz, Billur Tekkök (referee)
Three pottery assemblages from the Yambol District were processed in this thesis to enrich our knowledge about the Roman and Late Antique pottery material in Ancient Thrace. The first, and most abundant assemblage, is from the Roman vicus called Yurta, which is located near the village of Stroyno and dated from the 1st /2nd c. AD till the Late Antiquity. This assemblage is substituted by different pottery classes which give us bases for identifying the variability of the pottery material and the different wares and fabrics in the area. In addition, it represents the main material for statistics and for a quantitative comparison of individual classes. The second assemblage includes 19 complete vessels from two burial mounds in Palauzovo, dated to the 2nd -3rd c. AD, and gives a comparative sample for the settlement contexts as well as a basis for studying the ways in which pottery was modified for special burial purposes. The last set of 57 vessels comes from a closed context dated to the end of the 6th c. AD, which was found in a collapsed house at the Dodoparon hillfort, rising above the village of Golyam Manastir. It represents a unique set of finds from the Late Antiquity, which is well dated and preserved. The three pottery assemblages are all different, each with a distinct character, which...
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The Fortification of the polis Milet and its development from the Bronze Age into the late Antiquity.
Krčál, Jan ; Verčík, Marek (advisor) ; Pavúk, Peter (referee)
(in English): The aim of this bachelor thesis is to introduce the individual phases of the fortification in the history of Miletus, chronologically from the Late Bronze Age to the Late Antiquity. For each period, the historical context and the development of the topography of the city will be briefly presented, followed by an analysis of the fortification of the period and a description of some examples based on archaeological sources. In the final part each described period of the fortifications of Miletus will be classified into the historical context of Ionia and compared with the selected poleis of the region.
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