Highland transformation: Human impact in the Bukov Brook valley
(Bohemian-Moravian Highlands) from Prehistory to the modern era

J 2025

Highland transformation: Human impact in the Bukov Brook valley (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands) from Prehistory to the modern era

PETŘÍK, Jan; Libor PETR; Miroslav DEJMAL; Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ; Michal VÁGNER et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Highland transformation: Human impact in the Bukov Brook valley (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands) from Prehistory to the modern era

Autoři

PETŘÍK, Jan; Libor PETR; Miroslav DEJMAL ; Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ; Michal VÁGNER ; Petr KOČÁR; Klára ŠABATOVÁ; Marcin FRĄCZEK; Aleš BAJER; Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ a Mojmír HRÁDEK

Vydání

Anthropocene, Elsevier Ltd, 2025, 2213-3054

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60102 Archaeology

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

článek, URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.900 v roce 2024

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2025.100474

UT WoS

001480511800001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-105003187389

Klíčová slova anglicky

Landscape dynamics; Mining; Water reservoir; Deforestation; Erosion; Archaeology; Mediaeval

Štítky

14314020, 14315010, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 17. 7. 2025 08:25, Mgr. Marie Novosadová Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

The history of human activities in the Central European mid-mountains differs significantly from the intensively inhabited lowlands. The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands are believed to have been settled during the onset of metal mining in the 13th century AD. Our evidence from the floodplain deposits of Bukov Brook demonstrates deforestation and sporadic human settlement activities during the prehistoric era, already occurring as early as the Bronze Age, as evidenced by pottery, charcoal and Lens culinaris cf. in the alluvial fan sediments. In this period, the landscape was covered by Abies and Fagus. Since the 10th–12th centuries AD, an agricultural landscape with mild deforestation has been inferred from buried floodplain sediments, despite limited archaeological evidence of settlement. Significant geomorphological changes were observed in the 11th–13th centuries AD, driven by prospecting, mining activities, pond construction, and intensive deforestation, accompanied by the limited presence of cultivated grain. Between the 13th and 16th centuries AD, mining activities ceased, anthropogenic influence increased, and the deforested landscape became more conducive to agriculture, grain cultivation, and grazing. From the 16th century AD onwards, erosion from fine washouts of fields and pastures became prevalent, and the once-functional pond vanished. This comprehensive picture underscores the role of smaller catchments in mid-mountain regions like the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands highlighting their significance in the research of landscape transformation, resource exploitation, and land-use practices. It also sets the stage for further exploration into the evolving dynamics of human-environment interactions across various historical periods.

Návaznosti

CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004593, interní kód MU

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

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Připraveni na budoucnost: porozumění dlouhodobé odolnosti lidské kultury (RES-HUM), Priorita 1 - Výzkum a vývoj

EH22_008/0004593, projekt VaV

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

Citovat

PETŘÍK, Jan; Libor PETR; Miroslav DEJMAL; Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ; Michal VÁGNER; Petr KOČÁR; Klára ŠABATOVÁ; Marcin FRĄCZEK; Aleš BAJER; Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ a Mojmír HRÁDEK. Highland transformation: Human impact in the Bukov Brook valley (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands) from Prehistory to the modern era. Anthropocene. Elsevier Ltd, 2025, roč. 50, June, s. 100474-100486. ISSN 2213-3054. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2025.100474.

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PETŘÍK, Jan; Libor PETR; Miroslav DEJMAL; Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ; Michal VÁGNER; Petr KOČÁR; Klára ŠABATOVÁ; Marcin FRĄCZEK; Aleš BAJER; Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ a Mojmír HRÁDEK. Highland transformation: Human impact in the Bukov Brook valley (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands) from Prehistory to the modern era. \textit{Anthropocene}. Elsevier Ltd, 2025, roč.~50, June, s.~100474-100486. ISSN~2213-3054. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2025.100474.

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