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The Neolithic settlement area of Praha-Krč, Společenská zahrada. Spatial organization of settlement area with rondel enclosures and the issue of formative processes
VONDROVSKÝ, Václav
The thesis presents an evaluation of the Neolithic settlement area with two rondel enclosures which was excavated in the year 2001 during the salvage campaign at the Společenská zahrada site in Praha-Krč. Taphonomic processes which formed assemblages of settlement pits, rondel ditches and settlement layers were identified on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of all main categories of artefacts and ecofacts. These pieces of knowledge concerning the integrity of finding assemblages are used as a starting point for following investigations. Conventional relative chronology of the settlement area is accompanied by probability modelling of radiocarbon dates obtained particularly from ditches of both rondels. The results point to the contemporaneous use of both rondels and allow to set more precise absolute chronology of Neolithic rondels in central Europe. Spatial analysis presents possibilities and limits for the identification of particular domestic activities and refuse deposits within the archaeological record of settlement area. In the final part, the meaning of rondels for symbolic competition of Neolithic communities organised on the principle of translocality is discussed.
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The Neolithic settlement area Hrdlovka: analysis of ceramic material
VONDROVSKÝ, Václav
The presented diploma thesis aims primarily to the analysis of ceramic material obtained from the Neolithic settlement area Hrdlovka excavated during salvage terrain excavation since the year 1987 to 1990. For the purposes of processing of finds and excavation situations the complex database and digitalised site plan were created in the GIS interface. The analysis of ceramics was targeted particularly to the establishing of settlement area relative chronology and separating of individual settlement phases. Current description system of Czech Neolithic pottery was modified and replenished with regard to Hrdlovka´s finding situation specifics. The process of chronological analysis comprising also spatial data was divided into several steps. Resulting sequence comprises 10 settlement horizons (Hrdlovka A - J), which correspond to nearly uninterrupted development since the early stage of the Linear Pottery culture to the late stage of the Stroked Pottery culture. Important pieces of knowledge were obtained mainly about the transitional phase between the both cultures, which was in Hrdlovka documented by two settlement horizons. The analysis of ceramics spatial distribution and some architecture characteristics are also presented in limited range.
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The concept of prehistory in grammar school history textbooks
VONDROVSKÝ, Václav
The bachelor thesis extends by its assignment in two disciplines pedagogy and archaeology. Its character is theoretical-empirical. Theoretical part of the work deals with the objectives and content of history teaching in the frame of current educational conception. Emphasis is placed on prehistory teaching on 4-year and higher degree of multiyear grammar schools. Using pilotage questionnaire three most used textbooks were revealed and afterwards analysed in the empirical part. The evaluation focused on structural components extent, text difficulty and didactical quality of the textbooks. Qualitative analysis examines text content to find out if textbooks used for prehistory teaching accepts the current state of knowledge and possibilities of current archaeology. The last part of the thesis represents questionnaire focused on teachers and to lesser extent also pupils. Questions are aimed at a method of treatment with textbook during lesson, preparing for lesson and awareness of archaeological popularization programmes.
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The Longhouses of the Stroke Ornamented Pottery Culture at the Site of Hrdlovka - Liptice (Teplice District)
VONDROVSKÝ, Václav
The present work aims to partial assessment excavation of Neolithic settlement site located on cadastres of former villages Hrdlovka-Liptice. With regard to the amount of material obtained through excavation and exposed situation, the field of interest was reduced to the StK period longhouses. The ceramic material from the filling of objects spatially associated with the house no. 3 was analysed, which enabled closer dating of the house. These findings are compared with current knowledge and views of Neolithic longhouse construction and function.
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