Geoarchaeological investigations on the sediment-infill of an
Early Mediaeval well from Moravia (Czech Republic)

k 2025

Geoarchaeological investigations on the sediment-infill of an Early Mediaeval well from Moravia (Czech Republic)

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela; Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ; Petr DRESLER; Nela DOLÁKOVÁ; Petr KOČÁR et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Geoarchaeological investigations on the sediment-infill of an Early Mediaeval well from Moravia (Czech Republic)

Autoři

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela; Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ; Petr DRESLER; Nela DOLÁKOVÁ; Petr KOČÁR; Romana KOČÁROVÁ; Libor KUČERA; Michal KURKA; Jiří MACHÁČEK; Slavomír NEHYBA a Hedvika SYNKOVÁ

Vydání

Developing International Geoarchaeology, 2025

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60102 Archaeology

Stát vydavatele

Německo

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Stránky konference

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

archeologie; raný středověk; Pohansko; geochemie; palynologie; sedaDNA; mikromorfologie; studna

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 10. 6. 2025 21:30, Mgr. Michaela Prišťáková, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Wells represent valuable archives of past human activity, including local water management practices, settlement dynamics, and land-use changes, as well as environmental changes, because they preserve stratified sediments that document both anthropogenic inputs and natural depositional processes. This study focuses on the geoarchaeological investigation of the sediment-infill of an Early Medieval well from the Pohansko site (Moravia, Czech Republic), which was discovered in its northeastern suburb in 2023. A multi-proxy approach was applied to the sediment infill, including sedimentological evaluation, soil micromorphology, lipid biomarkers, physical and geochemical analyses, sedaDNA, and paleoenvironmental studies (palynology, archaeobotany, and archaeozoology), supported by radiocarbon dating, to reconstruct its formation history, usage phases, and surrounding environmental conditions. These analyses also allow us to differentiate intentional backfilling from natural sedimentation and assess post-depositional transformations. Notably, the well was dated to the 7th century AD, corresponding to the Early Hillfort period, a phase that remains only fragmentarily understood at this site. This is particularly significant, as our knowledge of the site is predominantly based on the later Middle Hillfort period (9th to 10th centuries AD), when the stronghold became a prominent center of the Great Moravian Empire. As a result, its sedimentary infill holds the potential to provide crucial new insights into the earlier stages of settlement activities, resource management, and daily life. This research contributes to a broader understanding of the role of wells not only as water sources but also as sedimentary archives that reflect interactions between human activity and the environment.

Návaznosti

GX21-17092X, projekt VaV

Název: Vznik multietnické komplexní společnosti na raně středověké Moravě. Teorie kolektivního jednání a interdisciplinární přístup (Akronym: Formation)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, The Formation of Multi-ethnic Complex Societies in Early Medieval Moravia. Collective Action Theory and Interdisciplinary Approach

Citovat

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela; Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ; Petr DRESLER; Nela DOLÁKOVÁ; Petr KOČÁR; Romana KOČÁROVÁ; Libor KUČERA; Michal KURKA; Jiří MACHÁČEK; Slavomír NEHYBA a Hedvika SYNKOVÁ. Geoarchaeological investigations on the sediment-infill of an Early Mediaeval well from Moravia (Czech Republic). In Developing International Geoarchaeology. 2025.

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   booktitle = {Developing International Geoarchaeology},
   language = {eng},
   title = {Geoarchaeological investigations on the sediment-infill of an Early Mediaeval well from Moravia (Czech Republic)},
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   year = {2025}
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N2  - Wells represent valuable archives of past human activity, including local water management practices, settlement dynamics, and land-use changes, as well as environmental changes, because they preserve stratified sediments that document both anthropogenic inputs and natural depositional processes. This study focuses on the geoarchaeological investigation of the sediment-infill of an Early Medieval well from the Pohansko site (Moravia, Czech Republic), which was discovered in its northeastern suburb in 2023. A multi-proxy approach was applied to the sediment infill, including sedimentological evaluation, soil micromorphology, lipid biomarkers, physical and geochemical analyses, sedaDNA, and paleoenvironmental studies (palynology, archaeobotany, and archaeozoology), supported by radiocarbon dating, to reconstruct its formation history, usage phases, and surrounding environmental conditions. These analyses also allow us to differentiate intentional backfilling from natural sedimentation and assess post-depositional transformations. Notably, the well was dated to the 7th century AD, corresponding to the Early Hillfort period, a phase that remains only fragmentarily understood at this site. This is particularly significant, as our knowledge of the site is predominantly based on the later Middle Hillfort period (9th to 10th centuries AD), when the stronghold became a prominent center of the Great Moravian Empire. As a result, its sedimentary infill holds the potential to provide crucial new insights into the earlier stages of settlement activities, resource management, and daily life. This research contributes to a broader understanding of the role of wells not only as water sources but also as sedimentary archives that reflect interactions between human activity and the environment.
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