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Archaeology of Wenceslas Square in Prague
Starec, Petr ; Procházka, Rudolf (advisor) ; Podliska, Jaroslav (referee) ; Štefan, Ivo (referee)
Petr Starec: Archaeology of Wenceslas Square in Prague This PhD thesis is a part of archaeology of public space in medieval and early modern cities. Based on the findings of long-term archaeological research of Wenceslas Square it presents an analysis of the results of research in the square and interprets the image of Wenceslas Square in its transformation from the Middle Ages to modern times. At the same time, it presents information about the geomorphology of the selected area, water conditions, older settlement forms and the communication needs of this public space. The knowledge gained also provides a probe into the everyday life of the town's inhabitants. Systematic archaeological research on Wenceslas Square is mostly associated with the construction of the subway in the central part of the square in 1967-1968. Later another great construction intervention in Wenceslas Square occurred at its lower end with the construction of the subway and Můstek metro line A station. Construction circumstances allowed archaeologists to obtain only partial information regarding issue of the Old Town medieval fortifications. Under the new circumstances after 1989 with further construction activities at the square it was possible to perform open archaeological preservation using interdisciplinary scientific...

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