A5019620905- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Marine and environmental studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Identification and Quantification in Food
Moravian Museum
2014-2024
Insights into human life in Central Europe at ~30–20,000 years ago have come from studies of archaeological and paleontological materials Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, including assemblages sites such as Dolní Věstonice I II, Pavlov I, Kraków Spadzista, Jaksice Moravany–Lopata II. Pavlovian mammal bone settlements South Moravia are dominated by small (birds, hares, foxes) medium sized animals (wolves, reindeer, wolverines), but bones large mammals also occur (bears, cave lions, horses,...
Kůlna Cave is the only site in Moravia, Czech Republic, from which large assemblages of both Magdalenian and Epimagdalenian archaeological materials have been excavated relatively secure stratified deposits. The therefore offers unrivalled opportunity to explore relationship between these two phases. In this study, we undertake radiocarbon, stable isotope (carbon, nitrogen sulphur), ZooMS analysis faunal assemblage chronological environmental context Our results show that deposits can be...
The Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), restricted today largely to South and Southeast Asia, was widespread throughout Eurasia even reached North America during the Pleistocene. Like many other species, it suffered from a huge range loss towards end of Pleistocene went extinct in most its former distribution. fossil record dhole is scattered identification fossils can be complicated by an overlap size high morphological similarity between dholes canid species. We generated almost complete...
In this paper we discuss recent claims that dogs were first domesticated from wild wolves in the Middle Upper Paleolithic (MUP), about 27 ka BP. According to our data, think presence of large canids at Pavlovian/MUP sites is a result hunting specialization and not sign an early process dog domestication. Our interpretation supported by following observations, whose implications discuss: (1) Pavlovian faunal assemblages seven Moravia contain relatively high numbers canids; (2) gnaw-marking...
Cílem této studie je vyhodnocení dosavadních výsledků získaných při vůbec prvním odkryvu na centrální aglomeraci Němčice – jednom z nejvýznamnějších středisek 3. a 2. století př. Kr. ve střední Evropě. Výzkum provedený v roce 2021 se zaměřil prostor, kde byla lokalizována nejstarší doložená sekundární sklářská dílna zaalpské Terénnímu předcházelo využití nedestruktivních metod, to především pravidelných povrchových prospekcí geofyzikálního měření, díky čemuž podařilo prostor předpokládané...
Muskox Ovibos moschatus is a Pleistocene relic, which has survived only in North America and Greenland. During the Pleistocene, it was widely distributed Eurasia America. To evaluate its morphological variability through time space, we conducted an extensive morphometric study of 217 Praeovibos skull remains. The analyses showed that skulls grew progressively wider from sp. to O. moschatus, while recent facial regions turned narrower shorter. We also noticed significant geographic...
V letech 2009 a 2011–2014 proběhl záchranný archeologický výzkum epigravettienské lokality Brno-Štýřice III, známé od roku 1972 jako Koněvova či Vídeňská. Vedle kamenné industrie byl při výzkumu nacházen i zvířecí osteologický materiál, který je postupně analyzován publikován. Zvířecí kosti získané výzkumy v 2012–2014 jsou hlavním tématem předloženého článku. Byla provedena jejich druhová determinace určen minimální počet jedinců (MNI), nicméně vysoká fragmentárnost kostí, způsobená částečně...
As a result of the rescue excavation at 11 Vídeňská Street in 2021, we can specify extension previously excavated area cadastral territory Štýřice. A small collection chipped stone industry and animal bones was unearthed. The form these finds, their stratigraphic position, radiocarbon date retrieved from one enable us to connect this location with Epigravettian settlement, located just tens metres west newly site. composition (predominance burins) together burin blows indicates possibility...
Abstract Barová Cave is located in the central part of Moravian Karst (the Czech Republic), on right slope Josefovské Valley; it outflow Rudické propadání (Rudice Sink) – Býčí skála (Bull Rock) cave system. Even since its discovery by A. Sobol 1947, has been known as important palaeontological site, with well-preserved fauna Late Pleistocene. In summer 2011, a landslide sediments revealed yet unexamined fossiliferous positions, and started current research activity. There were discovered...
Abstract The central agglomeration Němčice in Moravia gave the name – Němčice/Roseldorf type to entire gradually recognised group of large lowland settlements with production and distribution functions existing La Tène Europe 3 rd –2 nd century BC. In addition settlement features, several ditched quadrangular enclosures were also identified at settlement. One these, feature 525, was investigated 2022. history enclosure is demonstrated by finds structures found its inner space from individual...
Abstract The Early Gravettian of Southern Moravia – the Pavlovian is notable for its corvid-rich faunal assemblages dominated by common ravens ( Corvus corax ). Based on available zooarchaeological and settlement data from Pavlovian, it has been hypothesized that were attracted human domestic activities subsequently captured people food feathers. Here, we report independent δ 15 N, 13 C 34 S isotope obtained twelve adult key sites Předmostí I, Pavlov I Dolní Věstonice I. We show these had...
ABSTRACT During the Late Pleistocene (MIS 5e-2), brown bear Ursus arctos was widespread in Czech Republic. From this time interval, species recorded 51 localities, including 10 open-air and 41 cave sites. A total of 18 radiocarbon dates obtained from material showed presence territory 46–12.6 kyr ago during Pleistocene, but most are concentrated between 45.7 29.3 kyr. Later, its occurrence continued into Holocene. Three confirmed U . just before LGM. However, coolest part GS-2.1b interval...
Early Medieval 'Non-ritual' Burial of a Woman from Modrá near Velehrad (Uherské Hradiště Region).In January 2019 remarkable feature was explored during an archaeological rescue excavation in the village (Czech Republic).It oval-shaped pit with diameter approx.210 × 170 cm and preserved depth 60 to 65 cm.Animal bones were found filling pit, most which belonged domestic animals -a dog, horse, pig ox.On upper level filling, skeleton adult individual lying non-ritual position on its stomach,...