Impact of subsistence on medieval and early modern history land use in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands

MAZÁČKOVÁ, Jana and Petr ŽAŽA. Impact of subsistence on medieval and early modern history land use in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. In Grau Sologestoa, Idoia; Albarella, Umberto. The Rural World in the Sixteenth Century : Exploring the Archaeology of Innovation in Europe. Turnhout: Brepols, 2021, p. 81-100. Studies in the History of Daily Life (800–1600). ISBN 978-2-503-59705-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/M.HDL-EB.5.127106.

Basic information

• Original name: Impact of subsistence on medieval and early modern history land use in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
• Authors: MAZÁČKOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Petr ŽAŽA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Turnhout, The Rural World in the Sixteenth Century : Exploring the Archaeology of Innovation in Europe, p. 81-100, 20 pp. Studies in the History of Daily Life (800–1600), 2021.
• Publisher: Brepols

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Chapter(s) of a specialized book
• Field of Study: 60102 Archaeology
• Country of publisher: Belgium
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: odkaz na knihu
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/21:00124064
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-2-503-59705-8
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1484/M.HDL-EB.5.127106
• Keywords in English: castle Rokštejn; archaeology; Brtnice lordship; medieval villages; food consumption
• Tags: rivok, topvydavatel
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The chapter introduces the studied region of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. It has been subjected to substantial transformations since the Middle Ages, which grants unique possibilities for studying the human impact on landscape formation. The aim of this paper is the identification of agricultural hinterland in relation to the settlement patterns and mining areas, and to reconstruct the subsistence strategies of the studied region during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The studied area is analysed by the defined anthropogenic features in the landscape, using aerial archaeology and other non-destructive archaeological methods, as well as written sources dated between the thirteenth and the sixteenth centuries, where the main source is the urbary of the Brtnice domain. These steps allow us to create and test the model of land use and subsistence strategies during the Middle Ages and the early modern period.