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Lithic function and its application in archeology
Krásná, Soňa ; Popelka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Květina, Petr (referee) ; Hroníková, Linda (referee)
The goal of the thesis is to find the way how to apply use-wear analysis as well as functional analysis to archaeological assemblages of selected artefacts from Central European archaeological contexts, namely lithics (chipped stone artefacts) and obtain the greatest potential from the analysis. Thesis consists of: current state in the field of functional studies research worldwide, method of use-wear application in connection with material science knowledge, especially tribology. Use-wear analysis is applied to the selected lithic artefacts from Paleolithic to Eneolithic Periods. The results of this work are based on the following microscopic approaches: low power approach (LPA), high power approach (HPA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). There are described and stated differences in potential of above mentioned approaches in connection with specific archaeological artefacts (assemblages of artefacts). The question answered in the conclusion is how to apply the above mentioned methodological approaches in application to various archaeological materials (period, number, context etc.) to obtain the greatest informational potential from the material analysed. Work is concluded with specific terminology from the field of tribology and use-wear analysis...
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Jades in East Asia During the 1 st Millenium AD
Černá, Veronika ; Maršálek, Jakub (advisor) ; Popelka, Miroslav (referee)
(in English): The Focus of this thesis lies on East Asia in the first half of the first millenium. The difference between true jades and pseudo-jades is explained as well as the physiological characteristics, source places and ancient techniques of jade-craft. Following chapter is focusing on regional history and the difference between advanced yet decaying Chinese Empire and the rest of the region. The societies on Korean peninsula and Japanese archipelago are far from centralized state. The cultural differences are to be seen in third chapter, since Chinese literature has already very long tradition. In Korea and Japan on the other hand the first written histories are being made during the course of first millenium. Last chapter follows another bit discrepancy between luxurious Chinese jade-ware and burial suits and simple magatama jewels in Japan and a Korea alike. There was discovered no connection between the chinese jade-working tradition and the rest of the region.
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The research on the part of the neolithic site in Chtěšov (Distr. of Plzeň-South)
Randová, Jana ; Popelka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Metlička, Milan (referee)
This thesis summarizes the knowledge obtained by a research on the part of the Neolithic site in Chotěšov, District of Pilsen - South. The main objective of the thesis was to comment on the structure of this site, to describe particular objects, to determine and interpret mutual relations and try to ascertain their dating. The thesis concludes with a comparison of the results of this site's analysis with neolithic sites of broader West Bohemian region, primarily of those adjacent to the locality described in this work. All this should contribute to a better understanding of a way, intensity and a process of the colonization of West Bohemia in the neolithic period. Drawings and photographs of selected objects along with a completed set of typical earthenware and a neolithic stone industry of the given locality are included in the appendixes.
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Breclav region at the time of the Linear Pottery Culture
Mikulíková, Sabina ; Popelka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Kovárník, Jaromír (referee)
The graduation Thesis is focused on Breclav region at the time of the Linear Pottery Culture. The paper includes a brief introduction to the problems of development LBK in Moravia and surrounding areas, as well as the development process of Breclav region during the Stone Age. The result of this paper is a Catalogue of sites, on which the settlement of Linear Pottery Culture was recorded. Particular interest has been devoted to the area of Bavory, at house No. 114, where was an archaeological research in 1987 conducted by J. Peska. From the found of ceramic and other material LBK was made an Analysis including drawing documentation. Key words: Linear Pottery Culture, Neolithic, Breclav Region, Bavory, South Moravia
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Neolithic Settlement Agglomerations in Today's Kolín Area
Končelová, Markéta ; Pavlů, Ivan (advisor) ; Podborský, Vladimír (referee) ; Popelka, Miroslav (referee)
Neolitická sídelní aglomerace v prostoru dnešního Kolína - abstrakt Disertační práce Markéta Končelová Kolínsko svou polohou i příhodnými přírodními podmínkami patří ke staré sídelní oblasti České kotliny a řadí se k nejlépe archeologicky poznaným územím u nás. I přes tuto skutečnost poskytl záchranný archeologický výzkum v trase stavby silničního obchvatu Kolína množství nových a v mnohém unikátních stop starších antropogenních aktivit. Neobyčejnou koncentraci zde vytváří půdorysy dlouhých domů neolitického stáří (kultury s keramikou lineární a vypíchanou). Především výskyt a forma pozůstatků mladoneolitických obytných struktur představuje fenomén, který nemá u nás analogie. Předmětem předkládané práce je archeologický rozbor veškerých neolitických sídlištních nálezů a chronologické zařazení dokladů těchto prozatím jedinečných obytných konstrukcí. Navíc vyhodnocení mladoneolitického sídliště doprovázeného pozůstatky domů jako chronologicko-prostorové jednotky prozatím scházelo. Důležitým úkolem do budoucna je synchronizace s nedalekým dosud nezpracovaným rondelovým komplexem a dalšími nepublikovanými areály s nálezy půdorysů jiných mladoneolitických staveb (např. v Příšovicích nebo Jaroměři). Sídliště v Kolíně je zasazeno do kontextu vývoje osídlení definovaného regionu užšího Kolínska v neolitu....
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A Garbage in a Circle: Potential of the Artefacts from the Rondel in Prague-Ruzyně
Blažková, Tereza ; Popelka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Řídký, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis is focused on research of the rondel (circular ditch) located in the Prague- -Ruzyně area, dated to Late Neolithic Era with the Stroked Pottery culture. Quantitative, qualitative and spatial analysis of rondel's object fillings were carried out and the results and interpretation are presented in this thesis. Particularly thanks to Stroke-ornamented pottery analysis, it was possible to determine the relative chronology of the ditches filling. The interpretation of the material analysis and material spatial distribution tried to describe the trends associated with the formative processes and the development of origin of the ditches fillings. This work brings the results of processing of archeological findings and field documentation of a fully explored rondel, situated in the settlement of the Stroked Pottery culture. This work contributes to the understanding of Late Neolithic settlement structure and the rondels in general. Catalogue of findings is included. KEY WORDS: Late Neolithic - Stroked Pottery culture - Circular ditch - spatial analysis - formation processes - pottery - lithics - daub - animal skeletal remains
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Archaic Thinking of the Neolithic
Hýlová, Veronika ; Květina, Petr (advisor) ; Popelka, Miroslav (referee)
The thesis deals with the Neolithic religion focusing on those aspects of sacredness that may be classified as archaic thinking in accordance with anthropological literature. One of its main features is the belief in ability to magically influence something that cannot be influenced rationally. It includes symbolic categorizations such as magic, maintaining the "world order" or totemism. The summary of the Neolithic archaeological record concerning the sacred compounds from the territory of the Czech and Slovak Republic is followed by the characteristics of anthropological categories of religion. Examples of archaic thinking among the traditional societies show a great variability of its manifestations. One type of magic use is applied to an elaboration of a theoretical model in the Neolithic period. The questionnaire survey suggests to what extent the behaviour of contemporary man is influenced by the archaic thinking. Keywords Central Europe - Neolithic - religion - archaic thinking - quantitative survey
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The Neolithic site with graves in Hrobčice, Distr. of Teplice (excavations 2011)
Rauerová, Martina ; Popelka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Řídký, Jaroslav (referee)
This work deals with the archaeological research that was done in 2011 in Hrobčice (district Teplice). Based on the dating of archaeological material was found settlement continuity from the Linear Pottery culture in the turn of Neolithic and Eneolithic. The findings can be generally classified into prehistory of Neolithic Linear Pottery culture, Stroked Pottery culture (the older, the early and late phase), in the turn Neolithic and Eneolithic. A few of ceramic fragments are probably from Eneolithic, Eneolithic-Bronze and Modern Age. From 19 objects were collected ceramic and stone industry (especially chipped stone industry of quartzite type Skršín), daub, pigment, human and animal bones (including the shell). From ceramic finds is interesting group Malice cup, from stone industry Bavarian banded chert. On the test site were also found two graves, atypical was especially grave in the building 3/11 (dead were stored in a non-anatomical position with a red dye).
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Contribution to the studies of Bohemian mesolithic: example of catastral territory of Upper and Lower Sloupnice
Čuláková, Katarína ; Popelka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Šída, Petr (referee)
This work is concerned with processing of lithic collection, which was found during a surface survey in the Sloupnice region. First, the thesis describes the methods used therein, second comes a description of the contemporary natural surroundings of the site and third, a summary of principal knowledge about Czech mesolith is provided. This sets the context for analysis of the collection itself. The goal of this work is, first of all, to analyse the lithic collection, which originally counted approximately 10 000 pieces. The portion of the work that describes the collection, the most numerous concentrations are characterised, with regards to their position in the landscape and the number of pieces found. Chipped stone is classified into a number of categories, based on the technology of its production. A detailed classification of retouched pieces and nucleus is also given. The analysis of the raw materials and other characteristics (presence of bark, overburning of pieces, patination and obvious aeolian effects are noted) follows. Finally, the collection is compared to other collections, particularly with the collection from Sopotnice. The work closes with a reflection about the contribution of collections like the one studied to our knowledge about life of the past populations and their contribution to...
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