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The titles of the Late period attested at the necropolis of Abusir and their analogies
Kobierská, Markéta ; Bareš, Ladislav (advisor) ; Smoláriková, Květa (referee)
The paper deals with formulation of general character and mutual relations of non-royal titles related to the shaft tombs of Abusir in the dynasties 26 and 27, ergo roughly compares the short period of time preceding and succeeding the beginning of the First Persian occupation of 525 BC. Saite-Persian necropolis is situated in the westernmost part of Abusir, an archaeological locality conceded to Czech archaeological mission. During the Czech actions in the area, up to six huge shaft tomb have been identified since the beginning of 1870s', three of which were investigated archaeologically. Several medium-sized tombs were identified as well, while two of these were examined so far. Characteristic feature of the huge shaft tomb in general is a limestone burial chamber situated at the bottom of a deep, wide shaft. The burial chamber was as well accessible via a subsidiary shaft connecting by means of a horizontal corridor. The construction of the tomb stresses the safety of the burial by means of a spectrum of mechanisms using above all pseudo- hydraulical qualities of sand. Superstructure of the shaft tombs is little know due to generally bad state of preservation. The only evident feature is the rectangular enclosure wall. In the huge shaft tombs of Udjahorresnet, Iufaa and Menekhibnekau, around...
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Secular architecture of the Bahariyja oasis in the Roman period
Kobierská, Markéta ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Ondřejová, Iva (referee)
The paper deals with formulation of general character and mutual relations of secular architectural features in a particular area in the Roman period (30 BC - 395 AD) and their contextual relationship to the Western desert oases' architectural development. Discussed location is nowadays called the Bahariya oasis, known by Romans as Oasis Parva, which is understood in broad terms in this paper, including the site of el-Hayez. Significant attention will be put on architectural residential features together with their broader agro-economical precincts as well as their infrastructure. In addition, defensive, administrative and monumental features of the defined period will be investigated.
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The development of ceramics in the Sherabad oasis, South Uzbekistan
Kobierská, Markéta ; Stančo, Ladislav (advisor) ; Pavúk, Peter (referee)
The thesis' main topic concerns issues of ceramic typologies of the field survey assemblages. The case study subject is represented by an assemblage originating from the Sherobod oasis, Uzbekistan, a significant district of ancient Bactria and a sphere of the Czech araeological mission's activities. The thesis aspires to define in theory, what are the most convenient features of a typology of heterogeneous and numerous assemblages. The work consists of two main sections. The textual section is theoretical. Attention is paid to the fundamentals of categorical thinking and concept of fuzzy logic is proposed for broader application in archaeological typologies. The second section presents an extensive, previously unpublished catalogue of pottery finds withdrawn within the activities of the Institute for Classical Archaeology, Prague, conducted by PhDr. Ladislav Stančo, Ph.D.
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