Tracing Hidden Structures: Prospection and Verification of an
Early Medieval Homestead at Pohansko

k 2025

Tracing Hidden Structures: Prospection and Verification of an Early Medieval Homestead at Pohansko

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela a Kristína MAJOROŠOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Tracing Hidden Structures: Prospection and Verification of an Early Medieval Homestead at Pohansko

Autoři

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela a Kristína MAJOROŠOVÁ

Vydání

Archeometric Talks. Bridging boundaries between archaeology and other sciences - vol. 2, 2025

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60102 Archaeology

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

archaeology; early medieval; geochemistry; geophysics

Změněno: 8. 12. 2025 15:02, Mgr. Michaela Prišťáková, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The Early Medieval stronghold of Pohansko has been archaeologically investigated for more than sixty years, yet new methods continue to refine our understanding of its internal spatial organisation. The central area of the stronghold comprises several homesteads, roads, burial grounds, church, and other features. Within the homesteads, archaeological remains are typically distributed along their edges with central open spaces in the middle of the homestead. The internal structure and functional interpretation of these homesteads remain insufficiently explored. This study focuses on the verification of non-destructive geoarchaeological and geophysical prospection techniques through archaeological excavation. A selected unexcavated homestead in the central part of the stronghold was surveyed using a combination of magnetometry, magnetic susceptibility mapping, geochemistry analysis, microartefact distribution analysis, and multivariate statistical methods to identify potential anthropogenic structures and activity zones. Based on the prospection results, several distinct areas were identified: an open central zone with no detectable activity, possible traces of non-sunken (above-ground) features, waste management areas, and evidence for non-ferrous metal production or metalworking. To test these interpretations, a verification trench was excavated, allowing a direct comparison between input hypothesis and archaeological situation. The excavation confirmed the presence of an above-ground structure corresponding to the geophysical signal and revealed archaeological contexts consistent with the predicted activity zones. A dense grid of geochemical samples was collected to support further spatial and functional interpretation. This integrated approach demonstrates the high potential of combining non-invasive prospection and targeted excavation for interpreting settlement organisation within early medieval fortified sites.

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

PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela a Kristína MAJOROŠOVÁ. Tracing Hidden Structures: Prospection and Verification of an Early Medieval Homestead at Pohansko. In Archeometric Talks. Bridging boundaries between archaeology and other sciences - vol. 2. 2025.

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PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Michaela a Kristína MAJOROŠOVÁ. Tracing Hidden Structures: Prospection and Verification of an Early Medieval Homestead at Pohansko. In \textit{Archeometric Talks. Bridging boundaries between archaeology and other sciences - vol. 2}. 2025.

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