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Medieval building offerings from the archaeological perspective
Dančová, Viktorie ; Profantová, Naděžda (advisor) ; Vařeka, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with intentional deposits, a material evidence of customs connected with the foundation and construction of medieval buildings. The general principles of building offering recognition in the archaeological contexts were formulated on the basis of archaeological, written and ethnographical sources. Difficulties with their interpretation and terminology were discussed pursuant to the current discourse in European archaeology. Individual archaeological findings in the area of today's Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia from 6th to 16th century are presented and evaluated. Their list is also contained in the catalogue, which is put to this thesis. Keywords early middle ages; high middle ages; Bohemia; Moravia; central Europe; building offering; foundation offering; house offering; sacrifice
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Avarian decorative motifs in Avar Khaganat Period and their transformation in Great Moravian epoch.
Nováková, Jana ; Profantová, Naděžda (advisor) ; Štefan, Ivo (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to systematically catalogue main avar decorative motifs, record their development during Great Moravian period and sketch their ties to near-eastern and mediterrean cultures. The basis of this work lies in a catalogue of 10 avar cemeteries, subsequently on the basis of their fund are figured out main categories and subtypes of decorative motifs on avar artifacts. These motifs are in the next part described in detail and compared with parallels belonging to the Great Moravian cultural background. Finally we will focus on symbolism of chosen motifs, try to interpret them and also suggest where the debated motifs originated from. Key words: Avars, Avar period, Great Moravian period, decorative motifs, symbolism, origin of motifs, transformation of motifs
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Combs in the Middle Age: archaeological-cultural-historical study
Mezuliáníková, Anna ; Štefan, Ivo (advisor) ; Profantová, Naděžda (referee)
(in English) Combs are used as toilet objects for adjustment of hair and beard, or as a decoration of hairstyle all over the world. Combs have also a number of symbolical and magical significances. The aim of this work is a comprehensive view on combs as a one part of medieval material culture. The first part deals with the manufacture of medieval combs, particularly materials used for comb making, manufacturing processes, decoration, the degree of specialization of bone and antler objects manufacturing and manufactures in which bone and antler objects were produced. The second part is applied to the function of combs, evolution of hairstyles in the Middle Ages, symbolical significance and the associated magical significances of human hair and beard and different rituals connected with their cutting and combing. The core of this thesis is analysis, synthesis and interpretation of selected finds of medieval combs from what now is the territory of the Czech Republic. The aim of the analysis, synthesis and interpretation is the comparison of morphology and decoration of combs from different periods of Middle Ages. Chapters, which are devoted to chronology, morphology and typology of medieval combs and social-representational aspects of using combs are largery based on this part.
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Great Moravian burial grounds in Rajhrad and Rajhradice
Hendrychová, Soňa ; Štefan, Ivo (advisor) ; Profantová, Naděžda (referee)
The diploma thesis presented deals with an overall assessment of the Great Moravian burial ground in Rajhrad (Brno- venkov), which was excavated in the years 1972 to 1976. The work is based on a catalogue of this burial ground and the neighbouring one in Rajhradice published by Čeněk Staňa. It follows individual aspects of funeral rites at a necropolis and evaluates the inventory of the graves. Based on the findings, the work dates the burial ground, compares with burial ground in Rajhradice and puts they into context of all Great Moravian burial grounds. Key words Rajhrad and Rajhradice - Great Moravian Empire - funeral rite - chronology
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Comparison of size, structure and dynamics of development of the settlements Roztoky, Raškov and Groß Strömkendorf
Opicová, Kateřina ; Profantová, Naděžda (advisor) ; Sláma, Jiří (referee)
(in English): Title: Comparison of size, structure and dynamics of the development of the settlements Roztoky, Raškov and Groβ Strömkendorf Author: Kateřina Opicová Department: Ústav pro archeologii Supervisor: PhDr. Naďa Profantová, CSc. Consultant: PhDr. Martin Kuna, CSc. Abstract: This Bachelors thesis is dedicated to a comparison of three early medieval settlements Roztoky near Prague, Groβ Strömkendorf and Raškov (Raškov I, Raškov II and III). All these localities are from several areas which were occupied by the Slavs. Such an ethnical interpretation is meeting with several difficulties. Those are covered within the thesis. One of the main problems is identification of archaeological culture with certain ethnical group. The sites are dated between half of the 5th century and the beginning of the 9th century. The main interest is given to semi-sunken huts, which prevail on all mentioned sites. The thesis contains their close analysis which compares their basic parameters as theirs shape and size, orientation, placement and heating system type); it also includes possible constructions of houses walls and roofs. Concrete evidence of usage of certain construction elements (preserved wood remains, houses damaged by fire, placement of slope pits, interior house equipment) is also included. For this...
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Great Moravian burial grounds in Rajhrad and Rajhradice
Hendrychová, Soňa ; Štefan, Ivo (advisor) ; Profantová, Naděžda (referee) ; Ungerman, Šimon (referee)
The diploma thesis presented deals with an overall assessment of the Great Moravian burial ground in Rajhrad (Brno- venkov), which was excavated in the years 1972 to 1976. The work is based on a catalogue of this burial ground and the neighbouring one in Rajhradice published by Čeněk Staňa. It follows individual aspects of funeral rites at a necropolis and evaluates the inventory of the graves. Based on the findings, the work dates the burial ground, compares with burial ground in Rajhradice and puts they into context of all Great Moravian burial grounds. Key words Rajhrad and Rajhradice - Great Moravian Empire - funeral rite - chronology
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Early medieval burial ground in Prague-Lahovice
Sandanusová, Anna ; Štefan, Ivo (advisor) ; Profantová, Naděžda (referee)
The early medieval burial ground in Prague-Lahovice is so far the largest village necropolis and is for the time being unprecedented in Bohemia. The submitted work will be devoted to a comprehensive analysis of this burial complex, which was located near the confluence of the Vltava and Berounka. The main basis for the elaboration of the overall analysis will be electronic records of funerary units, which will be linked to the overall plan of the Lahovice burial ground and will provide the main graphical background. The work will also be devoted to specifying the internal chronology of the burial ground and its spatial distribution. Attention will also be paid to the burial rite, the demography of the buried population and the evaluation of its settlement environment in the Early Middle Ages. Finally, the importance of the early medieval burial ground in Prague-Lahovice will be evaluated in the context of the development of the Prague basin in the Early Middle Ages. Keywords Prague-Lahovice - early medieval - burial ground - analysis
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Contacts and Archaeology - the Example of Avar Khaganate and Western Slavs
Michaličová Nováková, Jana ; Profantová, Naděžda (advisor) ; Štefan, Ivo (referee)
The presented work focuses on the comparison of the basic characteristics of cultures inhabitating the area of today's Czech republic and the area of the historical Avar Khaganate in the time period betweeen half of the 6th century to the beginning of 9th century. The groundwork for this comparison is the study of 10 sites - 5 settlements and 5 cemeteries. Two cemeteries and two settlements are located in the centre of Czech republic, two and two others are located in the centre of khaganate, the remaining two are located in the border area between them. These sites show us parallels between both preseneted cultures. We can observe the similarities in funerary customs and in patterns of houses and settlements as well. Movable artifacts, some of which we may describe as luxurious ones, also undeniably reflect contacts between the Khaganate and areas of today's Czech republic. Key words Slavs, Avars, Contacts, Ethnicity, Archaeology, Early Middle Ages
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Rural settlement as the basic unit of a medieval settlement on the example of Dřetovice
Opicová, Kateřina ; Profantová, Naděžda (advisor) ; Varadzin, Ladislav (referee)
This Master thesis is dedicated to the early medieval settlement in the wider of the thesis is created by the location Na blatech. This site was investigated from 1977 - Ivan Krutina, Petr Sommer and Jan Rulf. A plan of all investigated objects and areas is also included. Furthermore, attention is focused on the older excavation completed by llowed up those excavations. It has been proven, this settlement was occupied from the beginning of the early medieval (Prague type culture) to the high middle ages. Therefore, it is possible to compare particular horizons of occupation and the changes in the structure of the settlement pattern. The area of interest was very well investigated from the archelogy point of view. Not only for this reason had we paid attention to the circumjacent early and high medieval settlement. In the time period when the stronghold and settlements in its vicinity, arises. This part of the thesis is based on the list of locations and created maps of evidence of occupation. Keywords: Early Middle Ages village settlement.
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