The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at
Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic

J 2021

The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic

WRIGHT, Duncan, Philip HUGHES, Nicholas SKOPAL, Matěj KMOŠEK, Amy WAY et. al.

Basic information

Original name

The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic

Authors

WRIGHT, Duncan, Philip HUGHES, Nicholas SKOPAL, Matěj KMOŠEK (203 Czech Republic), Amy WAY, Marjorie SULLIVAN, Lenka LISÁ (203 Czech Republic), Pamela RICARDI, Petr ŠKRDLA, Ladislav NEJMAN, Patricia GADD, Miriam NÝVLTOVÁ FIŠÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej MLEJNEK and Miroslav KRÁLÍK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Archaeological Science, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2021, 0305-4403

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10700 1.7 Other natural sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.508

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00121830

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105429

UT WoS

000679281600002

Keywords (in Czech)

archeologická výsypka; uzavřený kontext; geoarcheologie; geochemická analýza; paleolit České republiky

Keywords in English

Archaeological spoil; Closed contexts; Geoarchaeology; Geochemical analyses; Czech palaeolithic

Abstract

V originále

In the 19th and early to mid-20th centuries, a rush to better understand the European Palaeolithic led to the substantive removal of deposits from limestone caves. In the 21st century the situation has changed. Many caves are now excavated, leaving behind a human-made environment of diminished cave sediments and large spoil heaps, with the latter now targeted by those searching for artefacts missed during the original excavations. In an age in which archaeologists are increasingly attempting to balance their roles as cultural heritage educators and destroyers, the question remains - how much do we know about the taphonomy of these features? In this paper we report results from the excavation of a large spoil heap outside Švédův Stůl Cave, in the Moravian Karst region of Czech Republic. Results show heterogeneous sediment formation (revealed primarily through their field characteristics and ED-XRF and Itrax geochemical analyses) and patterns in artefact distributions (evident through assessment of Iron Age, Neolithic and modern artefacts) and faunal remains. This allows partial context to be provided for some artefacts and a methodology to be developed for excavation of overburden.

Links

MUNI/A/1361/2019, interní kód MU

Name: Terénní výzkum a laboratorní analýzy moravských populací migrantů se zaměřením na novověké komunity novokřtěnců

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

WRIGHT, Duncan, Philip HUGHES, Nicholas SKOPAL, Matěj KMOŠEK, Amy WAY, Marjorie SULLIVAN, Lenka LISÁ, Pamela RICARDI, Petr ŠKRDLA, Ladislav NEJMAN, Patricia GADD, Miriam NÝVLTOVÁ FIŠÁKOVÁ, Ondřej MLEJNEK and Miroslav KRÁLÍK. The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic. Journal of Archaeological Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2021, vol. 132, August, p. 1-10. ISSN 0305-4403. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105429.

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WRIGHT, Duncan, Philip HUGHES, Nicholas SKOPAL, Matěj KMOŠEK, Amy WAY, Marjorie SULLIVAN, Lenka LISÁ, Pamela RICARDI, Petr ŠKRDLA, Ladislav NEJMAN, Patricia GADD, Miriam NÝVLTOVÁ FIŠÁKOVÁ, Ondřej MLEJNEK and Miroslav KRÁLÍK. The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic. \textit{Journal of Archaeological Science}. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2021, vol.~132, August, p.~1-10. ISSN~0305-4403. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105429.

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