Activities,Functions And Inner Structures Of Homesteads At The
Early Mediaeval Stronghold Pohansko (Czech Republic)

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Activities,Functions And Inner Structures Of Homesteads At The Early Mediaeval Stronghold Pohansko (Czech Republic)

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ and Petr DRESLER

Basic information

Original name

Activities,Functions And Inner Structures Of Homesteads At The Early Mediaeval Stronghold Pohansko (Czech Republic)

Authors

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ and Petr DRESLER

Edition

30th EAA Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy 28 - 31 August 2024, 2024

Other information

Language

Czech

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60102 Archaeology

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords (in Czech)

archeologie; raný středověk; Pohansko; geochemie; geofyzika; prostorová analýzy

Keywords in English

archaeology; early medieval; Pohansko; geochemistry; geophysics;cspatial analysis

Abstract

V originále

The Early Mediaeval stronghold Pohansko (9th – 10th century), one of the Great Moravian centres, has a very specific inner structure consisting of at least 20 homesteads out of which 8 have been archaeologically excavated. Most of them are more or less of rectangular shape, however they vary in size, function and layout. When examining Early Mediaeval strongholds in the Central Europe, the built-up area within them seems to be without firmly set urban planning rules. The urban plan of the stronghold at Pohansko indicates that this may not have always been the case. The homestead consists of sunken-floored houses of various functions, features built on the original surface, possibly of timber construction, hearths and in some cases graves and preserved parts of palisade trenches. Some of them were associated with crafts such as specialized blacksmithing or non-ferrous metal production, non-specialized home textile production, as well as carpentry, cooperage and pottery manufacture. In addition, the number of finds of agricultural tools and large osteological assemblages also implies an agricultural and breeding function. Here, we will compare the excavated evidence with the results of geophysical and geochemical prospections to describe similarities and differences between homesteads, considering their function and spatial distribution on the site. We will describe their internal structure, together with open spaces, waste management inside the homestead and spatial distribution of the finds and we will address the issue of homestead recognition.

Links

EH22_008/0004593, research and development project

Name: Připraveni na budoucnost: porozumění dlouhodobé odolnosti lidské kultury (RES-HUM)

Citovat

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ and Petr DRESLER. Activities,Functions And Inner Structures Of Homesteads At The Early Mediaeval Stronghold Pohansko (Czech Republic). In 30th EAA Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy 28 - 31 August 2024. 2024.

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PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ and Petr DRESLER. Activities,Functions And Inner Structures Of Homesteads At The Early Mediaeval Stronghold Pohansko (Czech Republic). In \textit{30th EAA Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy 28 - 31 August 2024}. 2024.

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