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What we know about salty ecosystems of the Europe and their distribution, origin and history?
Šemberová, Kristýna ; Stančík, Daniel (advisor) ; Špryňar, Pavel (referee)
Salt marsh and meadow vegetation belong to very specific type of azonal ecosystem. There develop is made possible because of high concentrations of salts in the substrate. On the coast the development results from the contact of shore area with seawater. The existence of inland salt meadow is depending on specific climatic, geological and pedological conditions. Plants (halophytes) developed specific types of adaptation to resist high level of salinity and other extreme conditions of their habitat. During evolution occurred this type of adaptation in several phylogenetic lineages independently. Structure and physiognomy of salt marsh and meadow vegetation depend on the degree of salinity of the substrate and we can distinguish several zones on this gradient. Climatic conditions during the pleniglacial were very favourable for the development of halophyte vegetation. The oldest salt marshes, which played role of the refuge, are located on the coast, but also in the inland of Central Asia. This kind of vegetation reaches also south part of Central and Eastern Europe. After glaciation and the arrival of the forest, big part of this vegetation disappeared. Some inland areas have been maintained thanks to a man, which has used them since Neolithic times as pastures. With the abolition of grazing,...
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Gerulata: The Lamps. Roman Lamps in a Provincial Context
Frecer, Robert ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Schmidtova, Jaroslava (referee) ; Chrzanovski, Laurent (referee)
What should a catalogue of archaeological material contain? This book is a comprehensive index of 210 lamps from the Roman fort at Gerulata and its adjoining civilian settlement. The lighting devices were excavated during the last 50 years from the houses, cemeteries, barracks and fortifications of this Roman outpost on the Danube Limes and span almost three centuries from AD 80 to AD 350. For the first time, they are published in full and in color with detailed analysis of lamp types, workshop marks and discus scenes. The first chapter describes the history of Roman Pannonia and the archaeological record of Gerulata. Three successive catalogues - of the lamps, of the stamps, and of the iconography - illustrate the material thoroughly. An inquiry into the lamps' function as grave goods is presented, followed by four studies focused on the statistical analysis of types, the organization of the lamp industry, signs of personal ownership, and the cultural significance of lamplight in a provincial milieu, respectively. Together, they paint a picture of a community on the edge of the Empire and its use of artificial light in both life and death. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Comparison of Villae Rusticae in the Province Pannonia and Province Dalmatia with Regard to the Architectural Typology, Chronology and Regional Location in the 1st - 4th Century and their Further Development in the Early Middle Ages
Kopáčková, Jana ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Ondřejová, Iva (referee)
In this thesis, we examined villae rusticae in the provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia. The initial chapters focused on ethnicity of indigenous people of the region, the course of the Greek colonization and the establishment of colonies, the history of the numerous military conflicts with the Romans and the final establishing of new provinces. We describe comprehensively the history of the province of Dalmatia and Pannonia province during the four centuries of Roman domination and their further development in late antiquity until the 7th century. The body of thesis is a catalog of selected localities with thorough descriptions of individual buildings villae rusticae. In addition, we paid special attention to the history of their research, architecture and architectural elements, interior and exterior decoration, chronology (1st - 4th century), regional location and agriculture. Keywords villae rusticae, Dalmatia, Pannonia, 1st - 4th century, agriculture, decoration
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Roman Lamps From Cemeteries in Gerulata (Rusoviec)
Frecer, Robert ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Ondřejová, Iva (referee)
This catalogue documents Roman lamps from the cemeteries of Gerulata (modern-day Rusovce). It consists of 16 Bildlapmen, 89 Firmalampen, and one special shape. These lamps were found mainly in two large cemeteries, in both cremation and inhumation graves, dated from the last decades of the 1 st century AD to the dawn of the 3rd century. Of the Bildlampen, several lamps with angular voluted nozzles (Loeschcke type I) and one fragment of a circular lamp with a rounded nozzle (Loeschcke type VIII) are represented. Of the Firmalampen, both Loeschcke types IX and X are found, type X and its variations being the most numerous (67 lamps). The iconography of relief decorations shows a range of mythological and profane images. Twenty different makers' stamps in relief are found, two without parallels, with Fortis as most common. The production, transport and copying of Firmalampen is described; resulting endeavors to locate their point of origin are determined to be often unreliable without chemical analysis. Both the relationship of lamps to other grave goods as well as their purpose in graves are assessed; lamps are found to have been an available luxury, as appropriate in a Romanized society. Most lamps had worn bases, and some had blackened wickholes; most are burned by their inclusion in the funeral pyre. The...
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What we know about salty ecosystems of the Europe and their distribution, origin and history?
Šemberová, Kristýna ; Stančík, Daniel (advisor) ; Špryňar, Pavel (referee)
Salt marsh and meadow vegetation belong to very specific type of azonal ecosystem. There develop is made possible because of high concentrations of salts in the substrate. On the coast the development results from the contact of shore area with seawater. The existence of inland salt meadow is depending on specific climatic, geological and pedological conditions. Plants (halophytes) developed specific types of adaptation to resist high level of salinity and other extreme conditions of their habitat. During evolution occurred this type of adaptation in several phylogenetic lineages independently. Structure and physiognomy of salt marsh and meadow vegetation depend on the degree of salinity of the substrate and we can distinguish several zones on this gradient. Climatic conditions during the pleniglacial were very favourable for the development of halophyte vegetation. The oldest salt marshes, which played role of the refuge, are located on the coast, but also in the inland of Central Asia. This kind of vegetation reaches also south part of Central and Eastern Europe. After glaciation and the arrival of the forest, big part of this vegetation disappeared. Some inland areas have been maintained thanks to a man, which has used them since Neolithic times as pastures. With the abolition of grazing,...
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Effect of high temperatures and different water regimes on selected winter wheat varieties above-ground biomass production
Hlaváčová, M. ; Klem, Karel ; Hlavinka, Petr ; Trnka, Miroslav
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of high temperatures and soil water scarcity during anthesis on the above-ground biomass allocation of the two winter wheat varieties (Bohemia and Pannonia). The six growth chambers were used to simulate heat stress conditions within following gradient of temperature maxima: 26°C (control chamber), 29, 32, 35, 38 and 41°C. The relative humidity (RH) course and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) intensity were controlled via protocols. Additionally, drought stressed (Dry) and well-watered (Wet) treatments were established within each growth chamber. The plants were removed from the growth chambers after 14 days and they were left until a full maturity, exposed to ambient weather conditions. The spike productivities of the main spikes and harvest indices (HI) of the main spikes were evaluated for particular treatments within both winter wheat varieties after harvest.
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