- Hloubětínská 16/11,
198 00 Praha 9 – Hloubětín,
Czech Republic
Jiří Vávra
Labrys, o.p.s., Field Research Department, Department Member
- Funerary Archaeology, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Ethnoarchaeology, Archaeology of ethnicity, Burial Practices (Archaeology), Funeral Practices, and 17 moreDeviant burial (Archaeology), Great Migration period, Mortuary Practices, Barbarian societies, Grave Robbing, Anglo Saxon Burial Studies (Archaeology), Glass (Archaeology), Religion and Identity (Anthropology), Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Migration period, Burial Customs, Ritual, Early Medieval Archaeology, Early Byzantine Archaeology, Migration Period Archaeology, Reopened graves (Archaeology), and Dromography (Historic Routes Research)edit
V souvislosti s výstavou vydalo Muzeum hl. města Prahy výpravnou a informacemi nabitou knihu “Hroby barbarů v Praze Zličíně. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” autorů Jaroslava Jiříka, Jiřího Vávry, Miroslavy Šmolíkové a Milana... more
V souvislosti s výstavou vydalo Muzeum hl. města Prahy výpravnou a informacemi nabitou knihu “Hroby barbarů v Praze Zličíně. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” autorů Jaroslava Jiříka, Jiřího Vávry, Miroslavy Šmolíkové a Milana Kuchaříka. Vedle nich svými texty přispěla řada dalších autorů: Karel Sklenář, Stanislav Doležal, Jiří Militký, Wilhelm Heizmann (Mnichov), Dieter Quast (Mohuč), Susanne Greiff (Mohuč), Kristýna Urbanová, Marcela Horáková, Ivana Jarošová.
Tématicky zaměřené a vzájemně provázané kapitoly mapují z různých úhlů pohledu dobu stěhování národů a zasazují tak do širšího kontextu kostrové pohřebiště z 5. století v Praze-Zličíně. Podstatnou součástí knihy jsou informace o zličínském výzkumu, druhotném narušování hrobů a jednotlivých skupinách nálezů, jejich výrobě, distribuci a vzájemných souvislostech. Knihu doprovází množství krásných a názorných fotografií, výtvarných rekonstrukcí Libora Baláka a jiného obrazového materiálu.
A new book "Barbarian Graves at Prague Zličín. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" was published together with the exhibition "Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" in the City of Prague Museum. The main authors are: Jaroslav Jiřík, Jiří Vávra, Miroslava Šmolíková, Milan Kuchařík. There are other authors who contributed: Karel Sklenář (Prague), Stanislav Doležal (České Budějovice), Jiří Militký (Prague), Wilhelm Heizmann (Munich), Dieter Quast, Susanne Greiff (both Mainz), Kristýna Urbanová, Marcela Horáková, Ivana Jarošová (all Prague).
The mutually interconnected chapters relate to the Great Migration Period from different points of view (history of archaeology of this period in Prague, archaeology of this period in Bohemia and Europe, Roman coins and minting, historical background, the structure of society, kinship, iconography of gold bracteates and Germanic religion. The second half of the book deals with the burial site at Prague-Zličín and many of its aspects (the excavation, secondary reopenings of graves and grave robbery from the point of view of Mediterranean historical sources and of archaeological record at Prague-Zličín, evaluation of metal, ceramic, glass and bone artefacts, technology of glass vessels, evidence of textile remnants and human bones).
Knihu je možné objednávat na stránkách Muzea hl. m. Prahy zde / The book can be ordered here:
http://eshop.muzeumprahy.cz/publikace-popularne-naucna-literatura-c-6_9/hroby-barbaru-v-praze-zlicine-svet-zivych-a-mrtvych-doby-stehovani-narodu-p-278.
Tématicky zaměřené a vzájemně provázané kapitoly mapují z různých úhlů pohledu dobu stěhování národů a zasazují tak do širšího kontextu kostrové pohřebiště z 5. století v Praze-Zličíně. Podstatnou součástí knihy jsou informace o zličínském výzkumu, druhotném narušování hrobů a jednotlivých skupinách nálezů, jejich výrobě, distribuci a vzájemných souvislostech. Knihu doprovází množství krásných a názorných fotografií, výtvarných rekonstrukcí Libora Baláka a jiného obrazového materiálu.
A new book "Barbarian Graves at Prague Zličín. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" was published together with the exhibition "Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" in the City of Prague Museum. The main authors are: Jaroslav Jiřík, Jiří Vávra, Miroslava Šmolíková, Milan Kuchařík. There are other authors who contributed: Karel Sklenář (Prague), Stanislav Doležal (České Budějovice), Jiří Militký (Prague), Wilhelm Heizmann (Munich), Dieter Quast, Susanne Greiff (both Mainz), Kristýna Urbanová, Marcela Horáková, Ivana Jarošová (all Prague).
The mutually interconnected chapters relate to the Great Migration Period from different points of view (history of archaeology of this period in Prague, archaeology of this period in Bohemia and Europe, Roman coins and minting, historical background, the structure of society, kinship, iconography of gold bracteates and Germanic religion. The second half of the book deals with the burial site at Prague-Zličín and many of its aspects (the excavation, secondary reopenings of graves and grave robbery from the point of view of Mediterranean historical sources and of archaeological record at Prague-Zličín, evaluation of metal, ceramic, glass and bone artefacts, technology of glass vessels, evidence of textile remnants and human bones).
Knihu je možné objednávat na stránkách Muzea hl. m. Prahy zde / The book can be ordered here:
http://eshop.muzeumprahy.cz/publikace-popularne-naucna-literatura-c-6_9/hroby-barbaru-v-praze-zlicine-svet-zivych-a-mrtvych-doby-stehovani-narodu-p-278.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Anthropology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Funeral Practices, and 24 morePhysical Anthropology, Glass (Archaeology), Ceramics (Archaeology), Burial Practices (Archaeology), Terra Sigillata, Ancient Glass, Roman coins, Roman Glass, Archaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period), Barbarians, Barbarian societies, Great Migration period, Barbarian Invasions, Glass Beads, Mortuary Practices, Barbaricum, Grave Robbing, Terra sigillata Gallica, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Barbarians and Romans in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, Barbarians societies, Late Antiquity, Ethnogenesis, Funerary World, Goths, Vandals, Sueves, Alans, Reconstruction the Face from Skull, Reopened graves (Archaeology), and Gold bracteates
Methods of archaeological field excavation of the Migration period cemetery at Prague-Zličín, recording of burial complexes, ways of extracting small finds from the soil in plaster blocks and subsequent laboratory elaboration of plaster... more
Methods of archaeological field excavation of the Migration period cemetery at Prague-Zličín, recording of burial complexes, ways of extracting small finds from the soil in plaster blocks and subsequent laboratory elaboration of plaster blocks and conservation of artefacts from them.
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Welcome to the first issue of IANSA for 2016. This time the
whole issue is devoted to the results of an interdisciplinary
excavation of the largest known skeletal burial ground
from the Migration Period in Bohemia.
whole issue is devoted to the results of an interdisciplinary
excavation of the largest known skeletal burial ground
from the Migration Period in Bohemia.
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We present an evaluation of research on zooarchaeological material from the skeletal burial ground of the Vinařická group of the Late Migration Period in Prague-Zličín. Attention is drawn to feature no. 1524, in which was found the burial... more
We present an evaluation of research on zooarchaeological material from the skeletal burial ground of the Vinařická group of the Late Migration Period in Prague-Zličín. Attention is drawn to feature
no. 1524, in which was found the burial of a dog whose radiocarbon date is consistent with the dating of the burial ground. The skeleton is of an older individual, probably female, in which was found a fracture of the right lower canine. The rest of the article considers the animal bones from the grave infillings, the dating of which is problematic. The bones are probably a residue and intrusion, having nothing to do with the burial rite, and it remains unclear how much they are related to zooarchaological evaluations of the Migration Period, the Roman Period, or the Early Middle Ages. Hence these results cannot be reliably used to reconstruct the subsistence strategies of populations in the Migration Period. Taphonomic phenomena associated with the activity of rodents are also discussed.
no. 1524, in which was found the burial of a dog whose radiocarbon date is consistent with the dating of the burial ground. The skeleton is of an older individual, probably female, in which was found a fracture of the right lower canine. The rest of the article considers the animal bones from the grave infillings, the dating of which is problematic. The bones are probably a residue and intrusion, having nothing to do with the burial rite, and it remains unclear how much they are related to zooarchaological evaluations of the Migration Period, the Roman Period, or the Early Middle Ages. Hence these results cannot be reliably used to reconstruct the subsistence strategies of populations in the Migration Period. Taphonomic phenomena associated with the activity of rodents are also discussed.
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This research aimed to compare different sources of botanical material obtained from the infill of Migration Period graves (Vinařice group, 5th century and the turn of 5th and 6th century AD) in Prague Zličín during 2005–2008. From a... more
This research aimed to compare different sources of botanical material obtained from the infill of Migration Period graves (Vinařice group, 5th century and the turn of 5th and 6th century AD) in Prague Zličín during 2005–2008. From a total number of 173 excavated graves with 176 burials, 74 were sampled for archaeobotanical analyses, and these are the subject of this contribution. All of the researched graves were robbed shortly after the time of burial. The archaeobotanical approach was
applied through three methods: macroremains analysis; anthracology – xylotomy; and pollen analysis. The samples had low densities of plant macroremains, and contained many residuals and contaminants
which had penetrated the graves’ infill. Only a fragment of the pollen samples was positive. Knowledge about the penetration of intact features by earlier and later plant remains was of major importance in
the development of the methodology used for this research in the graves.
applied through three methods: macroremains analysis; anthracology – xylotomy; and pollen analysis. The samples had low densities of plant macroremains, and contained many residuals and contaminants
which had penetrated the graves’ infill. Only a fragment of the pollen samples was positive. Knowledge about the penetration of intact features by earlier and later plant remains was of major importance in
the development of the methodology used for this research in the graves.
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Buccal dental microwear analysis was carried out on a sample of 46 individuals from the Prague-Zličín site, Czech Republic. The Prague-Zličín burial ground is dated to the Migration Period, 5th century AD. For each individual, molars or... more
Buccal dental microwear analysis was carried out on a sample of 46 individuals from the Prague-Zličín site, Czech Republic. The Prague-Zličín burial ground is dated to the Migration Period, 5th century AD. For each individual, molars or premolars were analyzed in secondary electrons of scanning electron microscope. The length, orientation and number of all observed striations were quantified using SigmaScan Pro 5.0, image analysis software. Subsequently, results obtained were compared with
published datasets acquired from studies of various modern hunter-gatherers, pastoral, and agricultural populations with different dietary habits (Lalueza et al. 1996). The analysis yielded a similar microwear
pattern within the Prague-Zličín population. The density and the length of microstriations showed no inter-group variability according to sex and age in adults; only an age-related variability, which might have resulted from different ratios of meat and vegetable intake, was observed between adults and subadults. The abrasiveness of food consumed in the Migration period was significantly higher than the other comparative Neolithic and Medieval samples in terms of striation density (NT) and length (XT). The observed amounts of abrasive particles in the diet might have originated from highly-abrasive food and/or food preparation technology. Migration period individuals were found to have a significantly higher number of vertical microwear features (NV), which were also found to be longer (XV) than other examined individuals from different periods. A possible high meat intake might be inferred in the
Prague-Zličín population using NH/NT and NV/NT ratios. When comparing social status with dietary habits, a softer diet was found in individuals with higher social status.
published datasets acquired from studies of various modern hunter-gatherers, pastoral, and agricultural populations with different dietary habits (Lalueza et al. 1996). The analysis yielded a similar microwear
pattern within the Prague-Zličín population. The density and the length of microstriations showed no inter-group variability according to sex and age in adults; only an age-related variability, which might have resulted from different ratios of meat and vegetable intake, was observed between adults and subadults. The abrasiveness of food consumed in the Migration period was significantly higher than the other comparative Neolithic and Medieval samples in terms of striation density (NT) and length (XT). The observed amounts of abrasive particles in the diet might have originated from highly-abrasive food and/or food preparation technology. Migration period individuals were found to have a significantly higher number of vertical microwear features (NV), which were also found to be longer (XV) than other examined individuals from different periods. A possible high meat intake might be inferred in the
Prague-Zličín population using NH/NT and NV/NT ratios. When comparing social status with dietary habits, a softer diet was found in individuals with higher social status.
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The article brings results of analysis of buccal microwear patterns, carried out on Migration Period specimens from Prague-Zličín cemetry from the 5th century AD, concerning aspects of diet of the studied population.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Anthropology, Food and Nutrition, Physical Anthropology, Dental microwear, and 8 moreDental microwear analysis, Barbarians, Great Migration period, Microwear Analysis, Barbaricum, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Barbarians and Romans in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, and Migration Period Archaeology
The cemetery of the Vinařice Group in Prague-Zličín, Hrozenkovská St., belonging to the earlier phase of the Migration Period, represents with 173 documented inhumation graves the largest graveyard of this epoch in Bohemia and one of the... more
The cemetery of the Vinařice Group in Prague-Zličín, Hrozenkovská St., belonging to the earlier phase of the Migration Period, represents with 173 documented inhumation graves the largest graveyard of this epoch in Bohemia and one of the largest in Central Europe. Its dating into the 5th century AD is grounded on brooches, buckles, glass vessels, ceramics, different fittings and other metal objects. A belt buckle, a brooch and some other objects indicate an end around 500 AD. The character of the finds suggests a supra-regional importance of the cemetery and cultural relations to Gaul, the Rhineland and the regions along the Danube as well as to the North Sea. Nearly all graves show traces of secondary openings in the same period. A special benefit of the excavation lies in the documentation of niches with ceramic and glass vessels, which are counted as typical of the Vinařice group. The analysis of the considerable material has just begun and will probably take a longer time. The metallographic as well as anthropological-biological, dendrological and chronological analyses and the establishment of a GIS model of the whole cemetery are planned.
Das Gräberfeld der Vinařicer-Gruppe aus der älteren Phase der Völkerwanderungszeit in Prag-Zličín, Hrozenkovská Straße, ist mit 173 erfassten Körpergräbern das größte Gräberfeld dieser Epoche in Böhmen und eines der größten in Mitteleuropa. Die Datierung der Fundstelle in das 5. Jahrhundert n. Chr. wurde anhand von Fibeln, Schnallen, Glasbechern, Keramik, verschiedenen Beschlägen und weiteren Kleinfunden aus Metall vorgenommen. Eine Gürtelschnalle, eine Fibel und einige andere Gegenstände deuten auf ein Ende um 500 n. Chr. Der Charakter der Funde belegt eine überregionale Bedeutung des Gräberfeldes und deutet auf Kulturbeziehungen zu Gallien, dem Rhein- und Donaugebiet sowie zum Nordseeraum hin. Fast alle Gräber weisen Spuren sekundärer Graböffnung in derselben Periode auf. Ein besonderes Verdienst der Ausgrabung liegt in der Dokumentation von Nischen mit Keramik- und Glasgefäßen, die als ein wichtiges Merkmal der Vinařicer-Gruppe gelten. Die Bearbeitung des umfangreichen Fundmaterials steht erst am Anfang und wird vorraussichtlich längere Zeit in Anspruch nehmen. Die metallographischen und andere technologische Analysen wie anthropologisch-biologische, dendrologisch- und chronologischen Untersuchungen sowie die Erstellung eines GIS-Modells für das gesamte Gräberfeld sind in Planung.
Das Gräberfeld der Vinařicer-Gruppe aus der älteren Phase der Völkerwanderungszeit in Prag-Zličín, Hrozenkovská Straße, ist mit 173 erfassten Körpergräbern das größte Gräberfeld dieser Epoche in Böhmen und eines der größten in Mitteleuropa. Die Datierung der Fundstelle in das 5. Jahrhundert n. Chr. wurde anhand von Fibeln, Schnallen, Glasbechern, Keramik, verschiedenen Beschlägen und weiteren Kleinfunden aus Metall vorgenommen. Eine Gürtelschnalle, eine Fibel und einige andere Gegenstände deuten auf ein Ende um 500 n. Chr. Der Charakter der Funde belegt eine überregionale Bedeutung des Gräberfeldes und deutet auf Kulturbeziehungen zu Gallien, dem Rhein- und Donaugebiet sowie zum Nordseeraum hin. Fast alle Gräber weisen Spuren sekundärer Graböffnung in derselben Periode auf. Ein besonderes Verdienst der Ausgrabung liegt in der Dokumentation von Nischen mit Keramik- und Glasgefäßen, die als ein wichtiges Merkmal der Vinařicer-Gruppe gelten. Die Bearbeitung des umfangreichen Fundmaterials steht erst am Anfang und wird vorraussichtlich längere Zeit in Anspruch nehmen. Die metallographischen und andere technologische Analysen wie anthropologisch-biologische, dendrologisch- und chronologischen Untersuchungen sowie die Erstellung eines GIS-Modells für das gesamte Gräberfeld sind in Planung.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Funeral Practices, Death and Burial (Archaeology), and 21 moreGlass (Archaeology), Burial Practices (Archaeology), Mortuary archaeology, Bohemia, Mortuary studies, Ancient Glass, Roman Glass, Archaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period), Archaeology of burials, Funerary Practices, Great Migration period, Mortuary Practices, Archaeology of death and burial, Barbaricum, Burial Customs, Grave Robbing, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Barbarians and Romans in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, Migration Period Archaeology, Barbarians societies, Late Antiquity, Ethnogenesis, Funerary World, Goths, Vandals, Sueves, Alans, and Reopened graves (Archaeology)
The article presents basic results of the anthropological evaluation of human skeletal remains from the burial ground from the Migration Period in Prague-Zličín, Hrozenkovská St. The site is dated to the 5th century A.D. and represents... more
The article presents basic results of the anthropological evaluation of human skeletal remains from the burial ground from the Migration Period in Prague-Zličín, Hrozenkovská St. The site is dated to the 5th century A.D. and represents the largest population sample of the Vinařice Group in the Czech Republic. In spite of the fact that most of the graves were secondarily reopened, a high number of grave goods and jewellery (ceramic and glass vessels, silver and gold fibulae, amber, glass and metal beads, finger ring, torque, buckles, bone combs etc.) was discovered. Due to the fact that human skeletal remains were preserved mostly in a fragmentary state, total sample of 113 individuals (18 infants <15 yrs, 5 juvenils, 29 subadults 19 + yrs, 28 adult males, and 33 females) from 173 graves were possible to examine. Body stature was calculated for 9 males and 15 females. The mean value of body stature of males was 175.2 cm, of females was 167.3 cm.
Research Interests: Early Medieval Archaeology, Physical Anthropology, Mortuary archaeology, History of Archaeology, Archaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period), and 4 moreGreat Migration period, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Migration Period Archaeology, and Early Byzantine Archaeology
One of the earliest applications of MALDI -TOF mass spectrometry on the identification of proteinaceous matters coming from archaeological findings is shown in this paper. Two pieces of organic residues were detected in ceramic vessels... more
One of the earliest applications of MALDI -TOF mass spectrometry on the identification of proteinaceous matters coming from archaeological findings is shown in this paper. Two pieces of organic residues were detected in ceramic vessels deposited in an inhumation burial from the 5th century AD (Vinařice Group, Migration Period) and in a cremation burial of the Bylany culture from the early Iron Age. The collagenous proteins in both residues probably come from the meat that could be put into the graves as an offertory.
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The article is a summary of excavation of a burial ground of the so-called Vinařice Group in Prague-Zličín (Hrozenkovská Street, Prague, Czech republic) that took place in 2005 to 2008. The article contains preliminary results of the... more
The article is a summary of excavation of a burial ground of the so-called Vinařice Group in Prague-Zličín (Hrozenkovská Street, Prague, Czech republic) that took place in 2005 to 2008. The article contains preliminary results of the excavation. The cemetery is dated back to the earlier stage of the Migration Period (5th century A.D.) and it revealed 177 inhumation burials in 174 graves. It is the largest burial site of that period in the Czech republic and one of the largest within central Europe. The rescue excavation of the site was supervised by the Museum of the City of Prague in 2005–06 (Milan Kuchařík), and by the non-profiting organization Labrys, o.p.s. in 2007–08 (Jiří Vávra). The graves can be dated back to the 5th century A.D. on the basis of metallic artefacts like silver fibulae, belt and shoe buckles, and also ceramic and glass vessels. The collection of finds contains also more than thousand glass beads, eight amber beads, a silver torque, a silver gilded pin, silver plaques and dozens of other small silver objects, a ceramic bowl of the late Terra Sigillata, bone combs etc.
Eighteen golden artefacts were unearthed in three graves: five spiral beads, five drops, two shoe buckles, a ring, four fibulae and a Roman solidus, having been coined at the beginning of the fifth century during the reign of the Roman Emperor Honorius. The coin was secondarily redesigned to a fibula by adding a pin to it. The two pairs of the golden fibulae turned out to be pieces of a yet unknown type and they were named after the place of their first occurrence as the type Zličín. The spectrum of imported artefacts shows a wide range of cultural contacts to such regions like the North Sea coast, Apennine peninsula, Rhine and central Danube rivers regions. Those many artefacts were preserved in the graves despite of the fact that almost all burials were secondarily disturbed or looted already in the past. Only several graves remained undisturbed. The robbing left clear traces in the layer structure within the fill of graves. The grave pits had an oblong shape oriented in the west-east direction and walls with elevated side stairs in most of them. Thirty graves contained niches with ceramic and mainly glass vessels in the western walls of grave pits. The niches were situated above heads of the buried ones. The skeletal remains were usually preserved in a bad state of conditions.
Eighteen golden artefacts were unearthed in three graves: five spiral beads, five drops, two shoe buckles, a ring, four fibulae and a Roman solidus, having been coined at the beginning of the fifth century during the reign of the Roman Emperor Honorius. The coin was secondarily redesigned to a fibula by adding a pin to it. The two pairs of the golden fibulae turned out to be pieces of a yet unknown type and they were named after the place of their first occurrence as the type Zličín. The spectrum of imported artefacts shows a wide range of cultural contacts to such regions like the North Sea coast, Apennine peninsula, Rhine and central Danube rivers regions. Those many artefacts were preserved in the graves despite of the fact that almost all burials were secondarily disturbed or looted already in the past. Only several graves remained undisturbed. The robbing left clear traces in the layer structure within the fill of graves. The grave pits had an oblong shape oriented in the west-east direction and walls with elevated side stairs in most of them. Thirty graves contained niches with ceramic and mainly glass vessels in the western walls of grave pits. The niches were situated above heads of the buried ones. The skeletal remains were usually preserved in a bad state of conditions.
Research Interests: Early Medieval Archaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Funeral Practices, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Glass (Archaeology), and 15 moreBurial Practices (Archaeology), Mortuary archaeology, Ancient Glass, History of Archaeology, Archaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period), Archaeology of burials, Archaeology of Germanic tribes, Great Migration period, Migration period, Mortuary Practices, Grave Robbing, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Migration Period Archaeology, Early Byzantine Archaeology, and Reopened graves (Archaeology)
Zpráva o průběžných výsledcích druhé etapy terénního výzkumu pohřebiště z doby stěhování národů v Praze-Zličíně v roce 2007. Preliminary report on results of the running second stage of the field excavation of a Migration Period... more
Zpráva o průběžných výsledcích druhé etapy terénního výzkumu pohřebiště z doby stěhování národů v Praze-Zličíně v roce 2007.
Preliminary report on results of the running second stage of the field excavation of a Migration Period cemetery in Prague-Zličín in 2007.
Preliminary report on results of the running second stage of the field excavation of a Migration Period cemetery in Prague-Zličín in 2007.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Funeral Practices, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Burial Practices (Archaeology), and 19 moreArchaeological Fieldwork, Mortuary archaeology, Ancient Glass, Field Archaeology, Archaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period), Barbarians, Archaeology of burials, Funerary Practices, Great Migration period, Funeral Archaeology, Migration period, Mortuary Practices, Archaeology of death and burial, Barbaricum, Burial Customs, Grave Robbing, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Migration Period Archaeology, and Reopened graves (Archaeology)
První průběžná zpráva o první etapě probíhajícího terénního archeologického výzkumu kostrového pohřebiště z doby stěhovní národů v Praze-Zličíně v roce 2006. The first report on the first stage of running field excavation of a... more
První průběžná zpráva o první etapě probíhajícího terénního archeologického výzkumu kostrového pohřebiště z doby stěhovní národů v Praze-Zličíně v roce 2006.
The first report on the first stage of running field excavation of a Migration period cemetery in Prague-Zličín in 2006.
The first report on the first stage of running field excavation of a Migration period cemetery in Prague-Zličín in 2006.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Funeral Practices, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Burial Practices (Archaeology), and 18 moreArchaeological Fieldwork, Mortuary archaeology, Field Archaeology, Barbarians, Archaeology of burials, Funerary Practices, Great Migration period, Funeral Archaeology, Migration period, Mortuary Practices, Archaeology of death and burial, Barbaricum, Burial Customs, Grave Robbing, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Migration Period Archaeology, Reopened graves (Archaeology), and Late Roman Archaeology, Great Migration Period
V souvislosti s výstavou vydalo Muzeum hl. města Prahy výpravnou a informacemi nabitou knihu “Hroby barbarů v Praze Zličíně. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” autorů Jaroslava Jiříka, Jiřího Vávry, Miroslavy Šmolíkové a Milana... more
V souvislosti s výstavou vydalo Muzeum hl. města Prahy výpravnou a informacemi nabitou knihu “Hroby barbarů v Praze Zličíně. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” autorů Jaroslava Jiříka, Jiřího Vávry, Miroslavy Šmolíkové a Milana Kuchaříka. Vedle nich svými texty přispěla řada dalších autorů: Karel Sklenář, Stanislav Doležal, Jiří Militký, Wilhelm Heizmann (Mnichov), Dieter Quast (Mohuč), Susanne Greiff (Mohuč), Kristýna Urbanová, Marcela Horáková, Ivana Jarošová.
Tématicky zaměřené a vzájemně provázané kapitoly mapují z různých úhlů pohledu dobu stěhování národů a zasazují tak do širšího kontextu kostrové pohřebiště z 5. století v Praze-Zličíně. Podstatnou součástí knihy jsou informace o zličínském výzkumu, druhotném narušování hrobů a jednotlivých skupinách nálezů, jejich výrobě, distribuci a vzájemných souvislostech. Knihu doprovází množství krásných a názorných fotografií, výtvarných rekonstrukcí Libora Baláka a jiného obrazového materiálu.
A new book "Barbarian Graves in Prague Zličín. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" was published together with the exhibition "Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" in the City of Prague Museum. The main authors are: Jaroslav Jiřík, Jiří Vávra, Miroslava Šmolíková, Milan Kuchařík. There are other authors who contributed: Karel Sklenář (Prague), Stanislav Doležal (České Budějovice), Jiří Militký (Prague), Wilhelm Heizmann (Munich), Dieter Quast, Susanne Greiff (both Mainz), Kristýna Urbanová, Marcela Horáková, Ivana Jarošová (all Prague).
The mutually interconnected chapters relate to the Great Migration Period from different points of view (history of archaeology of this period in Prague, archaeology of this period in Bohemia and Europe, Roman coins and minting, historical background, the structure of society, kinship, iconography of gold bracteates and Germanic religion. The second half of the book deals with the burial site in Prague-Zličín and many of its aspects (the excavation, secondary reopenings of graves and grave robbery from the point of view of Mediterranean historical sources and of archaeological record in Prague-Zličín, evaluation of metal, ceramic, glass and bone artefacts, technology of glass vessels, evidence of textile remnants and human bones).
Tématicky zaměřené a vzájemně provázané kapitoly mapují z různých úhlů pohledu dobu stěhování národů a zasazují tak do širšího kontextu kostrové pohřebiště z 5. století v Praze-Zličíně. Podstatnou součástí knihy jsou informace o zličínském výzkumu, druhotném narušování hrobů a jednotlivých skupinách nálezů, jejich výrobě, distribuci a vzájemných souvislostech. Knihu doprovází množství krásných a názorných fotografií, výtvarných rekonstrukcí Libora Baláka a jiného obrazového materiálu.
A new book "Barbarian Graves in Prague Zličín. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" was published together with the exhibition "Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period" in the City of Prague Museum. The main authors are: Jaroslav Jiřík, Jiří Vávra, Miroslava Šmolíková, Milan Kuchařík. There are other authors who contributed: Karel Sklenář (Prague), Stanislav Doležal (České Budějovice), Jiří Militký (Prague), Wilhelm Heizmann (Munich), Dieter Quast, Susanne Greiff (both Mainz), Kristýna Urbanová, Marcela Horáková, Ivana Jarošová (all Prague).
The mutually interconnected chapters relate to the Great Migration Period from different points of view (history of archaeology of this period in Prague, archaeology of this period in Bohemia and Europe, Roman coins and minting, historical background, the structure of society, kinship, iconography of gold bracteates and Germanic religion. The second half of the book deals with the burial site in Prague-Zličín and many of its aspects (the excavation, secondary reopenings of graves and grave robbery from the point of view of Mediterranean historical sources and of archaeological record in Prague-Zličín, evaluation of metal, ceramic, glass and bone artefacts, technology of glass vessels, evidence of textile remnants and human bones).
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Výstava “Poklady barbarů. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” se koná v Moravském zemském muzeu v Brně od 1.6. do 31.12.2016. Výstava je pokračováním úspěšné výstavy Muzea hlavního města Prahy „Hroby barbarů. Svět živých a... more
Výstava “Poklady barbarů. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” se koná v Moravském zemském muzeu v Brně od 1.6. do 31.12.2016. Výstava je pokračováním úspěšné výstavy Muzea hlavního města Prahy „Hroby barbarů. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů“ z roku 2015 a komplexním způsobem se zabývá dobou stěhování národů. Jádro výstavy tvoří bohatý soubor nálezů z největšího kostrového pohřebiště z 5. století v Čechách z Prahy-Zličína, doplněného o nejdůležitější nálezy tohoto období z Čech a Moravy. Autory výstavy jsou Jana Čižmářová z Moravského zemského muzea v Brně, Miroslava Šmolíková z Muzea hl. m. Prahy a Jaroslav Jiřík a Jiří Vávra ze společnosti Labrys, o.p.s.
The exhibition “Treasures of the Barbarians. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period” is on display in the Moravian Museum in Brno since 1 June till 31 December 2016. It is based on the successful exhibition “Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period”, which took place in the City of Prague Museum in 2015. The exhibition examines full complexity of the Migration Period in Bohemia and Moravia (today Czech republic). The core of the exhibition is formed by a rich collection of artefacts from the largest yet known skeleton burial ground from the 5th century AD in Bohemia from Prague-Zličín. In addition, the most important artefacts of this period from Bohemia and Moravia are exhibited. The exhibition has been organised by Jana Čižmářová (Moravian Museum), Miroslava Šmolíková (City of Prague Museum), Jaroslav Jiřík and Jiří Vávra (Labrys, o.p.s.).
The exhibition “Treasures of the Barbarians. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period” is on display in the Moravian Museum in Brno since 1 June till 31 December 2016. It is based on the successful exhibition “Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period”, which took place in the City of Prague Museum in 2015. The exhibition examines full complexity of the Migration Period in Bohemia and Moravia (today Czech republic). The core of the exhibition is formed by a rich collection of artefacts from the largest yet known skeleton burial ground from the 5th century AD in Bohemia from Prague-Zličín. In addition, the most important artefacts of this period from Bohemia and Moravia are exhibited. The exhibition has been organised by Jana Čižmářová (Moravian Museum), Miroslava Šmolíková (City of Prague Museum), Jaroslav Jiřík and Jiří Vávra (Labrys, o.p.s.).
Research Interests: Archaeology, Late Antique Archaeology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Glass, Funerary Archaeology, and 22 moreLate Antiquity, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Glass (Archaeology), Burial Practices (Archaeology), Mortuary archaeology, Ancient Glass, Roman Glass, Archaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period), Barbarians, Funerary Practices, Barbarian societies, Great Migration period, Exhibitions, Glass Beads, Mortuary Practices, Late Roman Glass, Barbaricum, Grave Robbing, Archaeology Of The Migration Period And The Early Middle Ages, Barbarians and Romans in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, Migration Period Archaeology, and Reopened graves (Archaeology)
“Hroby barbarů. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” je první významnou výstavou v České republice, která se komplexně zabývá dobou stěhování národů – málo známým, ale důležitým obdobím, kdy se pozdní antika měnila v raný... more
“Hroby barbarů. Svět živých a mrtvých doby stěhování národů” je první významnou výstavou v České republice, která se komplexně zabývá dobou stěhování národů – málo známým, ale důležitým obdobím, kdy se pozdní antika měnila v raný středověk. Tématika migrací navíc silně rezonuje se současnými událostmi v Evropě. Jádro výstavy tvoří bohatý soubor nálezů z největšího kostrového pohřebiště z 5. století v Čechách, prozkoumaného v letech 2005-2008 v Praze-Zličíně. To doplňují poprvé společně vystavené nejdůležitější nálezy tohoto období z Čech a Moravy. Výstava se koná v Muzeu hlavního města Prahy od 27. května 2015 do 14. února 2016 a jejími autory jsou Miroslava Šmolíková z Muzea hl. m. Prahy a Jaroslav Jiřík a Jiří Vávra ze společnosti Labrys, o.p.s.
Návštěvníka uvítá makrokosmos pozdně antické Římské říše, vpádů, migrací a kontaktů se světem „barbarů“, jako jsou Hunové, Gótové, Vandalové a další. Rozkvět elitních vrstev v evropském barbariku je ilustrovaný na příkladu královských hrobů z moravských lokalit Blučina, Smolín a Žuráň, a bohatých hrobů v Čechách, jako jsou Měcholupy, Bříza a Úherce. Svět živých je poté doplněn o mikrokosmos života v běžné usedlosti v odloučené části středoevropského barbarika. Staré i nejnovější hrobové a sídlištní nálezy z Prahy a středních Čech (Praha-Podbaba, Praha-Kobylisy, Praha-Libeň, Praha-Radotín, Litovice, Zbuzany, Vlíněves, Závist u Prahy) spolu s řemeslnou dílnou a videoukázkou dokumentují každodenní život, zručnost i vzdálené kontakty obyvatel Čech v 5. století.
Úzký průchod přivede návštěvníka do zásvětí, do prostoru na prahu mezi světem živých a mrtvých, světem současnosti a minulosti, světem empirie a úsudku. Uprostřed rekonstruovaného pohřebiště je zobrazen jak způsob pohřbívání, tak metodika jeho archeologického výzkumu, důsledky vykrádání hrobů i poklady z Prahy-Zličína, které vykradačům unikly. K nim patří nejpočetnější soubor importovaných skleněných nádob z České republiky, šperky z drahých kovů, importované i domácí keramické nádoby, předměty denní potřeby a výběr z více než 12 000 nalezených skleněných, jantarových a kovových korálků. Kdo a kdy hroby vykrádal? Proč jen někdo měl v hrobě tajemný výklenek s nádobou? Byla každá domácnost v Čechách té doby vybavena skleněnými a keramickými nádobami z římských provincií?
Na konci cesty návštěvníka mezi sebe přijmou oživlí obyvatelé Čech doby stěhování národů a také řada odborníků, kteří se podíleli na vyhodnocení různých aspektů zličínského pohřebiště. Při celém putování si každý na vlastní kůži může prožít svého druhu přechodový rituál a odejít obohacen o zajímavé zážitky. Alespoň v to jako autoři doufáme.
“Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period” is the first major exhibition in the Czech Republic to examine full complexity of the Migration Period in Bohemia – a widely not well known, yet important transition period between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Moreover, the subject of migrations strongly resonates with current events in Europe. The core of the exhibition is formed by a rich collection of artefacts from the largest yet known skeleton burial ground from the 5th century AD in Bohemia, which was excavated in 2005-2008 in Prague-Zličín. In addition, the most important artefacts of this period from Bohemia and Moravia are firstly exhibited together. The exhibition has been organised by Miroslava Šmolíková (City of Prague Museum), Jaroslav Jiřík and Jiří Vávra (Labrys, o.p.s.), and will be on display in the City of Prague Museum until the 14 February 2016 (see location here: http://www.mapy.cz/s/i6TX).
The visitor enters the macrocosm of the late Roman Empire, invasions, migrations and contacts with the world of “barbarians”, such as the Huns, Goths, Vandals, etc. Thriving elite groups of the society in European barbaricum are presented by finds from royal tombs in Blučina, Smolín and Žuráň in Moravia, and rich graves in Měcholupy, Bříza and Úherce in Bohemia. The World of the Living covers also the microcosm of a common homestead in a remote area of Central European barbaricum. Both early and recently discovered finds from burial and settlement sites from Prague and Central Bohemia together with a craftsman workshop and video demonstration explore everyday life, skills and long distance contacts of inhabitants of Bohemia in the 5th century AD.
A narrow passage leads into a space at a threshold between the world of the living and the dead, the present and the past, the empiricism and the reasoning. Amidst of a reconstructed cemetery, ancient burial practices and today’s methods of archaeological excavation, consequences of grave robbery and treasures omitted by looters in Prague-Zličín are shown. It includes the largest collection of imported fine glassware within the Czech Republic, precious metal jewellery, both imported and local ceramic vessels, tools, a selection of more than 12.000 pieces of glass, amber and metal beads, and other finds. Who robbed the graves? When? Why only some of the graves contained a mysterious niche with a vessel? Was every household in Bohemia of that period equipped with fine glass and ceramic vessels from the Roman provinces?
At the end of the voyage the visitor is received by revived ancient inhabitants of Bohemia and also by experts who have elaborated various aspects of the cemetery in Prague-Zličín. During the entire journey everyone can pass a kind of a rite of passage and afterwards emerge enriched by an interesting experience. At least we hope so.
Návštěvníka uvítá makrokosmos pozdně antické Římské říše, vpádů, migrací a kontaktů se světem „barbarů“, jako jsou Hunové, Gótové, Vandalové a další. Rozkvět elitních vrstev v evropském barbariku je ilustrovaný na příkladu královských hrobů z moravských lokalit Blučina, Smolín a Žuráň, a bohatých hrobů v Čechách, jako jsou Měcholupy, Bříza a Úherce. Svět živých je poté doplněn o mikrokosmos života v běžné usedlosti v odloučené části středoevropského barbarika. Staré i nejnovější hrobové a sídlištní nálezy z Prahy a středních Čech (Praha-Podbaba, Praha-Kobylisy, Praha-Libeň, Praha-Radotín, Litovice, Zbuzany, Vlíněves, Závist u Prahy) spolu s řemeslnou dílnou a videoukázkou dokumentují každodenní život, zručnost i vzdálené kontakty obyvatel Čech v 5. století.
Úzký průchod přivede návštěvníka do zásvětí, do prostoru na prahu mezi světem živých a mrtvých, světem současnosti a minulosti, světem empirie a úsudku. Uprostřed rekonstruovaného pohřebiště je zobrazen jak způsob pohřbívání, tak metodika jeho archeologického výzkumu, důsledky vykrádání hrobů i poklady z Prahy-Zličína, které vykradačům unikly. K nim patří nejpočetnější soubor importovaných skleněných nádob z České republiky, šperky z drahých kovů, importované i domácí keramické nádoby, předměty denní potřeby a výběr z více než 12 000 nalezených skleněných, jantarových a kovových korálků. Kdo a kdy hroby vykrádal? Proč jen někdo měl v hrobě tajemný výklenek s nádobou? Byla každá domácnost v Čechách té doby vybavena skleněnými a keramickými nádobami z římských provincií?
Na konci cesty návštěvníka mezi sebe přijmou oživlí obyvatelé Čech doby stěhování národů a také řada odborníků, kteří se podíleli na vyhodnocení různých aspektů zličínského pohřebiště. Při celém putování si každý na vlastní kůži může prožít svého druhu přechodový rituál a odejít obohacen o zajímavé zážitky. Alespoň v to jako autoři doufáme.
“Barbarian Graves. The World of the Living and the Dead of the Migration Period” is the first major exhibition in the Czech Republic to examine full complexity of the Migration Period in Bohemia – a widely not well known, yet important transition period between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Moreover, the subject of migrations strongly resonates with current events in Europe. The core of the exhibition is formed by a rich collection of artefacts from the largest yet known skeleton burial ground from the 5th century AD in Bohemia, which was excavated in 2005-2008 in Prague-Zličín. In addition, the most important artefacts of this period from Bohemia and Moravia are firstly exhibited together. The exhibition has been organised by Miroslava Šmolíková (City of Prague Museum), Jaroslav Jiřík and Jiří Vávra (Labrys, o.p.s.), and will be on display in the City of Prague Museum until the 14 February 2016 (see location here: http://www.mapy.cz/s/i6TX).
The visitor enters the macrocosm of the late Roman Empire, invasions, migrations and contacts with the world of “barbarians”, such as the Huns, Goths, Vandals, etc. Thriving elite groups of the society in European barbaricum are presented by finds from royal tombs in Blučina, Smolín and Žuráň in Moravia, and rich graves in Měcholupy, Bříza and Úherce in Bohemia. The World of the Living covers also the microcosm of a common homestead in a remote area of Central European barbaricum. Both early and recently discovered finds from burial and settlement sites from Prague and Central Bohemia together with a craftsman workshop and video demonstration explore everyday life, skills and long distance contacts of inhabitants of Bohemia in the 5th century AD.
A narrow passage leads into a space at a threshold between the world of the living and the dead, the present and the past, the empiricism and the reasoning. Amidst of a reconstructed cemetery, ancient burial practices and today’s methods of archaeological excavation, consequences of grave robbery and treasures omitted by looters in Prague-Zličín are shown. It includes the largest collection of imported fine glassware within the Czech Republic, precious metal jewellery, both imported and local ceramic vessels, tools, a selection of more than 12.000 pieces of glass, amber and metal beads, and other finds. Who robbed the graves? When? Why only some of the graves contained a mysterious niche with a vessel? Was every household in Bohemia of that period equipped with fine glass and ceramic vessels from the Roman provinces?
At the end of the voyage the visitor is received by revived ancient inhabitants of Bohemia and also by experts who have elaborated various aspects of the cemetery in Prague-Zličín. During the entire journey everyone can pass a kind of a rite of passage and afterwards emerge enriched by an interesting experience. At least we hope so.