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Metal Detecting Ownership and Non-Ownership Motives
Hrušák, Jan ; Gregor, Martin (advisor) ; Kučera, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis addresses the phenomenon of hobby metal detecting in the Czech Republic, aiming to determine whether individuals' wealth influences the for- mation of detected finds collections. The mass spread of metal detecting in the Czech Republic since the 1990s has proven the significance of studying this activity. The phenomenon of metal detecting can be classified under contest theory, where agents make costly efforts to compete for a limited resource, which in this case is archaeological finds. From the standpoint of economics, a study about resources allocation, the metal detecting hobby can be an in- triguing topic for investigation. This thesis presents estimates of models based on five different datasets, each containing several thousands of observations obtained from a renowned Czech metal detecting website. The findings sug- gest that relatively wealthier metal detectorists are more likely to submit coins, but not artifacts. Given that coins form a relatively homogeneous group, the estimation results associated with coins might be applied to the formation of finds collections overall. Hence, the collecting of finds is likely to be negatively associated with an individual's socioeconomic status. JEL Classification D14, D61, D91, O33, Q01, Q32, Q34, Z13 Keywords hobby, private ownership,...
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Elaboration of the design of an educational trail around the Jordán water reservoir
KOSTKOVÁ, Klára
The aim of the master thesis is to propose an educational trail around the water reservoir Jordan, located in the city of Tabor in southern Bohemia. The design of the educational trail was preceded by the collection of knowledge about the water reservoir and its surroundings, as well as a questionnaire survey. The water reservoir is a very important technical work which was built as a drinking water supply for the town in the last decade of the 15th century and is thus one of the oldest artificial reservoirs of this type in Central Europe. Although the importance of this water reservoir is undeniable, it has received more attention thanks to the event 'Restoration of the Jordan Pond', which took place between 2011 and 2014 and brought valuable findings. Thanks to this restoration, not only was the silt removed, but the action also led to archaeological discoveries that provided a new perspective on this technical work. The design of the educational trail around the water reservoir Jordan aims to introduce visitors to the Jordan reservoir and its immediate surroundings by walking around the water body located for the most part right in the city, not far from its historic center.
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Historické stezky a raně středověké mincovní nálezy. Příspěvek k poznání dálkových a regionálních komunikací v jižních a západních Čechách.
ŠTĚPANČÍK, Zdeněk
This diploma thesis deals about the findings of early medieval coins in the southern and western Bohemia, which are used as a source base for understanding the long-distance and regional communications. The basic sources of research of this subject are early medieval coinage findings with regard to the settlement at that time known primarily from archaeological knowledge. Further consideration is given to the passage of proven historical roads and map background, which caught scenery before the industrial revolution. The main goal of this work is to determine how the findings of early medieval coins associated with long-distance communications. Another aim is to capture all the previously known findings of the study area and to attempt a possible reconstruction of the regional communications, which could interconnect settlement areas. The aim of the work is not and cannot be directly detected historic roads in the field, since the work is guided from above ,,from the table" too large area.
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Historical trails and early medieval coin findings. Contribution to knowledge of remote and regional communications in the southern and western Bohemia.
ŠTĚPANČÍK, Zdeněk
This diploma thesis deals about the findings of early medieval coins in the southern and western Bohemia, which are used as a source base for understanding the long-distance and regional communications. The basic sources of research of this subject are early medieval coinage findings with regard to the settlement at that time known primarily from archaeological knowledge. Further consideration is given to the passage of proven historical roads and map background, which caught scenery before the industrial revolution. The main goal of this work is to determine how the findings of early medieval coins associated with long-distance communications. Another aim is to capture all the previously known findings of the study area and to attempt a possible reconstruction of the regional communications, which could interconnect settlement areas. The aim of the work is not and cannot be directly detected historic roads in the field, since the work is guided from above ,,from the table" too large area.
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