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@article{1801284,
author = {Kolář, Tomáš and Dobrovolný, Petr and Szabó, Péter and Mikita, Tomáš and Kyncl, Tomáš and Kyncl, Josef and Sochová, Irena and Flídr, Aleš and Merta, David and Rybníček, Michal},
article_location = {Hoboken},
article_number = {1},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3381},
keywords = {building activity; Central Europe; dendrochronology; early modern period; tree-felling dates},
language = {eng},
issn = {0267-8179},
journal = {Journal of Quaternary Science},
title = {Effects of social and climatic factors on building activity in the Czech lands between 1450 and 1950: a dendrochronological analysis},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3381},
volume = {37},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1801284
AU - Kolář, Tomáš - Dobrovolný, Petr - Szabó, Péter - Mikita, Tomáš - Kyncl, Tomáš - Kyncl, Josef - Sochová, Irena - Flídr, Aleš - Merta, David - Rybníček, Michal
PY - 2022
TI - Effects of social and climatic factors on building activity in the Czech lands between 1450 and 1950: a dendrochronological analysis
JF - Journal of Quaternary Science
VL - 37
IS - 1
SP - 123-132
EP - 123-132
PB - Wiley
SN - 02678179
KW - building activity
KW - Central Europe
KW - dendrochronology
KW - early modern period
KW - tree-felling dates
UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3381
N2 - The development of settlement and building activity is the result of socioeconomic, political and demographic changes in the past. However, accurate information on temporal variation in building activity is rather limited. Dendrochronological databases containing dated historical wooden constructions provide an important resource. We used 6514 tree-felling dates to reconstruct building activity in the Czech lands for the period 1450-1950. Comparing felling dates with historical events demonstrated that building activity was negatively associated with intense wars, particularly during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). After the Peace of Westphalia (1648), socioeconomic renewal and demographic growth were reflected in an upsurge of building activity, especially ecclesiastical buildings. While the construction of ecclesiastical and noble buildings culminated around the 1720s, rural buildings peaked in the 1780s and the 1820s. Although no direct effect of climate was demonstrated, adverse climatic conditions leading to harvest failures and subsequent famines (e.g. the 'Hunger Years' 1770-1772) significantly contributed to declines in building activity. In contrast, a higher number of felling dates were detected when strong and/or frequent windstorms occurred. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of building activity in Central Europe and advocates the use of dendrochronological databases for the investigation of human activities in history.
ER -
KOLÁŘ, Tomáš, Petr DOBROVOLNÝ, Péter SZABÓ, Tomáš MIKITA, Tomáš KYNCL, Josef KYNCL, Irena SOCHOVÁ, Aleš FLÍDR, David MERTA and Michal RYBNÍČEK. Effects of social and climatic factors on building activity in the Czech lands between 1450 and 1950: a dendrochronological analysis. \textit{Journal of Quaternary Science}. Hoboken: Wiley, 2022, vol.~37, No~1, p.~123-132. ISSN~0267-8179. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3381.
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