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Books by Petra Tušlová

The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. The Pottery Studies., 2023

This is the second volume of the final studies related to the Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Projec... more This is the second volume of the final studies related to the Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project, which investigated a Roman rural settlement located along the middle stream of the Tundzha River, in south-eastern Bulgaria (the Roman province of Thrace). It is fully focused on the pottery material found during the excavation and surface survey, mostly dated to the Roman Imperial period.

Studia Hercynia, monographs 2, 2022

The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project investigated a Roman rural settlement located along the ... more The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project investigated a Roman rural settlement located along the middle stream of the Tundzha River, in south-eastern Bulgaria (Roman province of Thrace). The main objectives of the project were the determination of the habitation dynamics of the settlement, the investigation of its architectural appearance and general function, as well as its possible relation to the Roman military camp in Kabyle. This volume brings together studies on the settlement’s
investigation, including the excavation and surface survey, as well as individual articles dealing with different aspects of the settlement existence and material culture.

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SHERABAD OASIS Tracing Historical Landscape in Southern Uzbekistan, 2019

This work is the second volume of the series publishing the results of the Czech-Uzbek archaeolog... more This work is the second volume of the series publishing the results of the Czech-Uzbek archaeological expedition in southern Uzbekistan. While the first part was devoted to the excavations at the central site of the Sherabad Oasis called Jandavlattepa, the second volume analyses the development of the settlement throughout this oasis based on the new data gained by the expedition. The used methodology includes both extensive and intensive archaeological survey, revisions of published archaeological data, historical maps and satellite images. Apart from the dynamics of the settlement of the research area spreading from prehistoric to modern time, the development of the irrigation systems in the steppe lowlands was also assessed.

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This publication presents the activities and the results of the Czech-Uzbekistani archaeological ... more This publication presents the activities and the results of the Czech-Uzbekistani archaeological expedition in southern Uzbekistan, particularly on the site of Jandavlattepa. This collaboration originated in 2001 as a joint project of the
Archaeological Institute of Uzbekistan in Samarqand and the Institute for Classical Archaeology, Charles University in Prague. The pilot season took place the next year, 2002. From then untill 2006, a four to six-week-long excavation campaign was
organised every year under the direction of Kazim Abdullaev and Ladislav Stančo and a large amount of archaeological material and data were collected. The first volume of excavation reports has issued in 2011 (Jandvalttepa I), while two others are
in preparation. As a second stage in the mutual collaboration, the Czech-Uzbek team started with archaeological mapping of the Sherabad District – both irrigated plains and piedmont steppes – of South Uzbekistan in 2008. This time, the researchers from
the Charles University in Prague collaborated with a team from the Termez state University in Termez headed by prof. Sh. Shaydullaev. This project lasted till 2011 and resulted in a compilation of a detailed archaeological map of the region, publication of which is currently being prepared. As a part of the survey, a team of Czech students under the lead of P. Tušlová conducted a compelling project of an intensive surface survey in the Sherabad plain. This volume is intended not only to outline the scientific aims and results of the above mentioned projects, but also to illustrate the local conditions and difficulties
of everyday life and archaeological work in the Central Asia.

Papers by Petra Tušlová

From the Steppes to the Balkans Yamna Culture in Upper Thrace, 2024

In 2022, a small burial mound was excavated near the village of Mogila in Yambol District. The mo... more In 2022, a small burial mound was excavated near the village of Mogila in Yambol District. The mound contained twelve graves, of which six inhumation burials could be dated to the Early Bronze Age, five inhumation burials to the Late Bronze Age, and a cremation burial to the Late Iron Age. The mound was built in two phases, with the original structure piled up during the Early Bronze Age over the two primary graves, of a young woman and a four-year-old child, dug into the bedrock. Four more burials
were dug into the mound during the Early Bronze Age. After a long break of over a millennium, the mound was used again for burials during the Late Bronze Age, when a double grave of a man and a woman was dug into its centre and covered by a layer of soil. Another three burials were also deposited there around the same time. The last use of the mound for burial purposes is connected to a cremation in the centre of the mound in a very shallow pit, likely during the Late Iron Age.

Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology, 2024

Several Roman period surface scatters and a settlement located in the Yambol District, along the ... more Several Roman period surface scatters and a settlement located in the Yambol District, along the Tundzha River, have been investigated within the last few years. Surface surveys and geophysical prospection were combined with a thorough material evaluation, to allow a description of the possible dimensions and character of several sites, all likely located in the territory of ancient Kabyle. The investigation focused on several single features located in the Tundzha Municipality, such as the extensive settlement near Kozarevo village and a smaller installation, perhaps a villa, near the Roman settlement at Kabyle. Several scatters, already detected by the Tundzha Regional Archaeological Project, were re-surveyed in Elhovo Municipality, between the Dereorman and Gerenska rivers. The territory along the two rivers seems to have been densely populated during the 2 nd-4 th c. AD, with about 11 scatters dated to the Roman period, likely representing small rural settlements, distributed in regular intervals along the two rivers. One of the settlements on the Dereorman River, Yurta-Stroyno, surveyed and excavated in 2014-2016, provided a comparative base for the rest of the area. Evaluating the gathered data, the territory of Kabyle seems to have been quite self-sufficient during the Roman period. The rural settlements provide evidence of raw material processing, production of everyday items, as well as a preference for the locally available products, such as household pottery, limiting the number of pottery imports to a minimum.

Sherabad Oasis. Tracing Historical Landscape in Southern Uzbekistan. , 2019

Chapter 3. from the book Stančo - Tušlová 2019 (eds.): Sherabad Oasis. Tracing Historical Landsca... more Chapter 3. from the book Stančo - Tušlová 2019 (eds.): Sherabad Oasis. Tracing Historical Landscape in Southern Uzbekistan. Reports of Czech-Uzbekistani Archaeological Mission in southern Uzbekistan vol. 2. Prague.

Petra Tušlová – Barbora Weissová – Stefan Bakardzhiev (eds.): The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. Studies on the Roman Rural Settlement in Thrace. SH Mon 2, 2022

The last season of the Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project focused on a systematic surface surve... more The last season of the Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project focused on a systematic surface survey of the settlement. Thee survey was conducted on two levels, the first one including a thorough exploration of all the finds in selected areas using total pickups, and the second one, surveying the remaining overgrown areas aiming to detect architectural and material remains visible among the thick vegetation. e survey explored 1.64 ha within 41 polygons of 20×20 metres, the total pickups covered 0.32 ha within 32 squares of 10×10 metres. The explorations brought to light considerable amounts of material, which was quantified and evaluated in its spatial context and further processed within the individual material studies. The survey design applied at Yurta-Stroyno helped us to develop and adjust the methodology suitable for sites with surfaces heavily disturbed by treasure hunters.

Petra Tušlová – Barbora Weissová – Stefan Bakardzhiev (eds.): The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. Studies on the Roman Rural Settlement in Thrace, 2022. SH Mon 2, 2022

The three-year excavation of the settlement of Yurta-Stroyno focused on uncovering foundation wal... more The three-year excavation of the settlement of Yurta-Stroyno focused on uncovering foundation walls of a five-room house, located at the southwestern edge of the settlement. Thee house was placed near the Dereorman River and in recent history it was looted by treasure hunters. Both these elements influenced its current state of preservation, hindering its proper investigation and interpretation. Nevertheless, abundant information could still be obtained from the house foundations itself, from the anthropogenic material associated with it, as well as from the behaviour of the looters. is article brings together several already published excavation reports to offer a final interpretation of the uncovered structure and its approximate chronology.

Petra Tušlová – Barbora Weissová – Stefan Bakardzhiev (eds.): The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. Studies on the Roman Rural Settlement in Thrace. SH Mon 2, 2022

The rural settlement of Yurta-Stroyno, which is the main interest of this book, was founded in th... more The rural settlement of Yurta-Stroyno, which is the main interest of this book, was founded in the Roman province of race, along the middle stream of the Tundzha River. e first finds of Roman period imports in the area are assumed to be dated somewhere around the second half of the 1 st / at the turn of the 1 st and 2 nd c. AD and were identified in several burial mounds located in its hinterland. However, no settlement of such a date was so-far investigated, raising the question about the beginning of the Roman period habitation along the middle stream of the Tundzha River. e following article will shorty introduce the historical and topographical setting of the Roman province of race, and, especially, of the hinterland of the Yurta-Stroyno settlement, including the so far investigated pottery scatters, habitations, and burial mounds dated to the Roman and Late Antique periods. e recent history of the settlement will be introduced as well, including challenges caused by its state of preservation, as well as reasons for its investigation. Last but not least, this article aims to provide context to the settlement related studies presented in this volume.

Roman Amphora Contents: Reflecting on the Maritime Trade of Foodstuffs in Antiquity (In honour of Miguel Beltrán Lloris), 2021

The case study presented here concerns the analysis of organic residues in amphorae excavated at ... more The case study presented here concerns the analysis of organic residues in amphorae excavated at two rural Roman and Late Antique inland settlements located along the mid-stream of the Tundza River in the Yambol District (south-eastern Bulgaria). The first group of amphorae finds comes from Late Antique site of Dodoparon (1.5km northwest of the village of Golyam Manastir). The assemblage incorporates five containers belonging to the type Late Roman Amphorae 2 and two smaller amphorae of type Kuzmanov XIV sub-variant I. The second group of finds comes from Roman rural settlement known as Yurta (1.5km northeast of the village of Stroyno). During the campaign of 2014, two major types of amphorae were recognized: Kapitän II and Dressel 24 Family. The sampling of nine amphorae delivered preliminary results on the content of the considered amphorae types. Site taphonomy and recycling/reuse practices are also considered in the interpretation of the results.

Studia Hercynia XXIV , 2020

The present study aims to put together the archaeological data known up to date about the Minice ... more The present study aims to put together the archaeological data known up to date about the Minice hillfort and its immediate hinterland. Archaeological sites, pottery scatters and single objects found within a four-kilometre perimeter of the hillfort were collected and their approximate location marked on the GIS based map together with refined excavation plans from the 1970s and 1980s. The current knowledge of the site was further extended by a small-scale field survey and metal detector prospection on and around the hillfort, with the preliminary result of season 2015 and 2016 included in the text.

Studia Hercynia XXIII, 2019

The settlement area of the Ohrid region extends on the shores of a homonymous lake shared betwee... more The settlement area of the Ohrid region extends on the shores of a homonymous lake shared between the Republics of Northern Macedonia and Albania. Despite its mountainous framing, the geographical setting of the Ohrid region provides the broadest accessible link between the Aegean and the Adriatic regions in the southern Balkans and was, vice versa, an eminent pre-condition for the formation of supra -regional networks in the past. Placed on this communication route, which is embodied by the widely known Via Egnatia, the region represented an important hub in the cultural connectivity between the Aegean, the Adriatic see, and the Balkans. As a response to the lacking of systematic investigations, this paper presents a reconstruction of the pre- and protohistoric habitation in the region. Reviewing past archaeological discoveries and recent data collected during the first two field seasons conducted within the frame of the project Frontier Studies, this paper focuses on the settlement organization and traces its development as well as corresponding phenomena, such as connectivity and response to environmental changes, diachronically from the Neolithic down to Late Antiquity.

Studia Hercynia, 2019

The Frontier Studies is an international research project centred on the city of Ohrid and its en... more The Frontier Studies is an international research project centred on the city of Ohrid and its environs, located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake at the present frontier of Albania and the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Since its establishment in 2017, the project has been undertaken as a cooperative eﬀort between researchers from Charles University in Prague and the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia. The aim of the ﬁrst season was an extensive, trial ﬁeld survey to unlock the historical landscape and to evaluate the dynamics of the habitation paterns in the region diachronically.

The Tundzha Regional Archaeology Project: Surface Survey, Palaeoecology, and Associated Studies in Central and Southeast Bulgaria, 2009-2015 Final Report, 2018

Trial excavations at the Roman site of Stroyno-Yurta conducted by the Yambol History Museum durin... more Trial excavations at the Roman site of Stroyno-Yurta conducted by the Yambol History Museum during 2006 and 2007 identified it as a veteran settlement dating between the first and fourth centuries AD. In 2009, the Tundzha Regional Archaeology Project (TRAP) surveyed the accessible parts of the site, revealing extensive and ongoing looting.
Consequently, in 2014–2015 the Stroyno Archaeology Project (SAP), a cooperative effort involving the Yambol History Museum and the Institute of Classical Archaeology at Charles University in Prague, excavated to establish the site’s chronology and character before it was damaged further. This investigation revealed the foundations of a five-room structure, probably a house with a shop or workshop, occupied from ca. AD 225–300, which was part of a long-lived settlement founded in the mid-second century and abandoned sometime after the house was levelled.

The last field season of the Yurta ‑Stroyno Archaeological Project conducted in 2016 focused on f... more The last field season of the Yurta ‑Stroyno Archaeological Project conducted in 2016 focused on finishing the excavation of the five ‑room house previously discovered in the southern part of the Roman settlement. Si‑ multaneously with the excavations, a targeted field survey took place in selected areas of the rural settlement. Moreover, the material uncovered over the three years of the project is being gradually processed, some of the preliminary data of a rather statistical character are also presented here.

The Roman site of Yurta–Stroyno was for the first time described in year 1978, then later excavat... more The Roman site of Yurta–Stroyno was for the first time described in year 1978, then later excavated by a short period rescue excavation in 2006 and 2007. In 2014 a new cooperation on the archaeological excavation started between Regional Historical Museum in Yambol and doctoral students of the Institute of Classical Archaeology of the Charles University in Prague. The first season of the joined project enclosed foundations of a four-room structure and brought to light many findings including diverse pottery classes, different kinds of metals, glass, worked stones and bones and a spectacular marble head of a small statue.

The second year of the Yurta ‑Stroyno Archaeological Project continued in the excavation of the a... more The second year of the Yurta ‑Stroyno Archaeological Project continued in the excavation of the area selected the previous year. The stone foundations were further uncovered in their continuation both to the east and to the west of the investigated area. Disrupted soil from Rooms A and B, previously excavated by robbers, was cleaned to the sterile soil. The area of the settlement core was selectively walked while creating a geodetic site grid. During the random survey, several areas of outstanding surface concentrations were selected for future investigation. Further, documentation of the finds from the two years of the excavation progressed, with their selection given in this report.

ARCHAEOLOGIA BULGARICA, 2019

The excavation of a central part of the Late Antique settlement of Dodoparon revealed a one-room ... more The excavation of a central part of the Late Antique settlement of Dodoparon revealed a one-room house with a set of 57 ceramic containers, preserved in situ by the house destruction at the end of the 6th c. AD. The pottery was heavily affected by fire, but still, the majority of the vessels could be partly or fully reconstructed into complete profiles, and their capacity thus measured. The character of the table ware, cooking ware and storage vessels from the site is similar to other pottery assemblages known from inland settlements of the Diocese of Thrace, especially those from northern Bulgaria and Dobrudzha. Over 50% of the vessels feature the same morphological types as the finds from Sadovec near Pleven, and to a slightly less degree, as those from Gradishteto near Dichin. The imports at the site are represented by one Phocaean red slip dish of the late type Hayes 10; and by seven transport amphorae, five of the Late Roman 2 Amphorae and two of Kuzmanov XIV, sub-variant 1 / Opaiț B V.

The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. The Pottery Studies., 2023

Studia Hercynia, monographs 2, 2022

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SHERABAD OASIS Tracing Historical Landscape in Southern Uzbekistan, 2019

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From the Steppes to the Balkans Yamna Culture in Upper Thrace, 2024

Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology, 2024

Sherabad Oasis. Tracing Historical Landscape in Southern Uzbekistan. , 2019

Petra Tušlová – Barbora Weissová – Stefan Bakardzhiev (eds.): The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. Studies on the Roman Rural Settlement in Thrace. SH Mon 2, 2022

Petra Tušlová – Barbora Weissová – Stefan Bakardzhiev (eds.): The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. Studies on the Roman Rural Settlement in Thrace, 2022. SH Mon 2, 2022

Petra Tušlová – Barbora Weissová – Stefan Bakardzhiev (eds.): The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. Studies on the Roman Rural Settlement in Thrace. SH Mon 2, 2022

Roman Amphora Contents: Reflecting on the Maritime Trade of Foodstuffs in Antiquity (In honour of Miguel Beltrán Lloris), 2021

Studia Hercynia XXIV , 2020

Studia Hercynia XXIII, 2019

Studia Hercynia, 2019

The Tundzha Regional Archaeology Project: Surface Survey, Palaeoecology, and Associated Studies in Central and Southeast Bulgaria, 2009-2015 Final Report, 2018

ARCHAEOLOGIA BULGARICA, 2019

The Tundzha Regional Archaeology Project: Surface Survey, Palaeoecology, and Associated Studies in Central and Southeast Bulgaria, 2009-2015 Final Report, 2018

Fragments of transport amphorae dating to the Classical and Hellenistic periods from the Aegean a... more Fragments of transport amphorae dating to the Classical and Hellenistic periods from the Aegean and Black Sea regions were retrieved during Tundzha Regional Archaeology Project (TRAP) field survey in the Yambol province. Despite poor preservation, 13 diagnostic sherds from Chios, Heraclea Pontica, Thasos, and Lesbos were identified. Another 20 sherds can be ascribed to unidentified production centres located on the southern coast of the Black Sea and the northern Aegean. The presence of imported amphorae indicates that regional trade routes reached inland Thrace between the late sixth and late third centuries BC.

Full citation:
TUŠLOVÁ, P. – WEISSOVÁ, B. 2018: Greek and Black Sea Provenience Transport Amphorae Found During the Field Survey in Yambol Region, Bulgaria. In: S. ROSS – A. SOBOTKOVA – G. NEHRIZOV – J. TZVETKOVA – S.E. CONNOR (eds.): Tundzha Regional Archaeological Project, Surface Survey, Palaeoecology, and related Studies (2009-2011) Final Report. Oxbow, 212–216.

Dixneuf, D. (ed.) 2017: LRCW 5/2. Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean. Archaeology and Archaeometry. Études Alexandrines 43. Alexandrie, 671–681, 2017

The article discusses an assemblage of late Roman amphorae of type LR2 and Kuzmanov XIV sub-varia... more The article discusses an assemblage of late Roman amphorae of type LR2 and Kuzmanov XIV sub-variant I found on the hilltop fortified settlement of Dodoparon in Yambol Region, Bulgaria.

BAR, 2014

The article presents the primary morphological forms and characteristics of cooking pots and amph... more The article presents the primary morphological forms and characteristics of cooking pots and amphorae found during the rescue excavation in Plovdiv at 27 Metropolit Panaret Street. Plovdiv, Roman Trimontium, was a major city in the province of Thracia, located on the Via Diagonalis, an important road going through the empire. The rich history of the Roman city is represented by the abundance of the material retrieved from the site. From the coarse and storage wares, two principal types of cooking pots and one major type of amphora referring to Dressel 24 (aka Dyczek 25a) are described.

Studia Hercynia, 2017

With this volume of Studia Hercynia, we would like to continue the tradition of the annotated bib... more With this volume of Studia Hercynia, we would like to continue the tradition of the annotated bibliography on Black Sea and Balkan Archaeology started by Jan Bouzek back in 2002 and published intermittently over the years in the journal Eirene. As both of the journals undergo editorial changes, it has been decided to include this type of information in the journal Studia Hercynia, but more importantly, to continue with it also in the future. As with the previous edition of the bibliography, prof. Bouzek was joined by his younger colleagues, who will carry on the tradition. The overall structure of the report remains the same as in the journal Eirene: Conferences and workshops (usually based on the personal experience of the referent), followed by a selection of the latest publications – monographs and edited volumes – dealing with the archaeology and history of the Black Sea and the eastern Balkans. The Studies will be published every two years to sum up the latest progress in the field.

During the summer 2022 a burial mound was excavated in the area of Mogila village, Yambol distric... more During the summer 2022 a burial mound was excavated in the area of Mogila village, Yambol district. The excavation was undertaken within an international scientific project carried out in the cooperation of the Regional historical museum in Yambol and the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (UKFFS/0878/2021).
The burial mound was situated in an area of Golemiya kajryak, 3 km northwest from the center of Mogilla village. The mound was up to 1.5 m high, with an oval base, of approximate dimension 15.0 x 20.0 m.
The mound belongs to a necropolis of altogether six burial mounds, and it carries № 3 according to the inner numbering system of the necropolis. More mounds of the necropolis were previously excavated. In 2004 – mound № 1, dated to the Early Bronze Age, in 2018 – mounds № 4 and № 5, both dated to the Roman Imperial period (2nd – 3rd c. AD). Finally, in 2022, burial mound № 3 was excavated.
The mound was covering two primary graves (structure № 11 and № 12) which were dug in natural bedrock. Over the ground, both burial pits were surrounded by extra 1-2 layers of stones, which raised up them about 15 cm over the prehistoric ground level. The pits were covered by wooden planks. In structure № 11 was buried young woman, about 16-19 years old. One silver hair-ring was found inside the grave, there was no ochre. The bottom, under the body, was covered with a thin layer of organic mat. Small flint tool was put over the grave. In structure № 12 a child was buried, there were no grave goods.
The two primary graves, dated to the Early Bronze Age, related to the Yamnaya culture. At the end of the 4th millennium BC the communities of the Yamnaya culture crossed Stara planina Mountain and reached the valley of the Tundzha River.
Over the two primary graves, which were laid simultaneously, small burial mound of soil with brown color and white inclusions was piled up. In it were dug 7 secondary graves (structures № 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10).
In structure № 5 was buried woman in supine position with flexed legs. The upper part of the body and the skull were destroyed by treasure-hunter pit. In structure № 6 was buried man in supine position with flexed legs. Both graves are without any grave goods, but the position of the body permits to date them to the Early Bronze age and connect them with the Yamnaya culture, too.
In structure № 1 was buried man in hocker position without any grave goods. The body, hands and lover part of the skull was destroyed by treasure-hunter pit. In structure № 3 was buried woman, also in hocker position, with a ceramic jug without a handle as a grave good. Structure № 8 was places right underneath it. It was man, placed in hocker position, without any grave goods. In structure № 9, a child was buried, also without grave goods. In structure № 10, a woman was buried, in hocker position. As a grave good, there was one ceramic cup with two handles.
These five graves might be dated to the Middle Bronze Age.
Likely, another layer of brown soil was piled up over the double burial – structures № 3 and № 8, which were found almost in the center of the mound. The northern part of the mound was surrounded by small and middle size stones to support the soil from falling of the mound, as the northern part is in steeper slope.
During the Roman period the last grave was dug in the center of the mound (structure № 4). It was cremation, put into a pile of ceramic shards.
During the excavation, another two structures (№ 2 and № 7) were found, likely connected to mortuary practice of the ancient people. The structure № 2 included human bones and a base of ceramic vessel. Structure № 7 was compound of animal bones. Separately, single ceramic cup was found over the ground level.
After the archaeological excavation the mound was restored.
The results from the archaeological excavation of the burial mound near Mogila village enrich our knowledge about mortuary practices and traditions of the Early and Middle Bronze Ages people.

Non-destructive geophysical prospection of a Roman period settlement near the village of Kozarevo... more Non-destructive geophysical prospection of a Roman period settlement near the village of Kozarevo, Yambol District, was conducted on July 25th and October 27th. The investigation was carries out in a frame of an international project “Non-destructive archaeological and interdisciplinary research on settlements along the middle stream of the Tundzha River” running in cooperation of the Regional historical museum in Yambol and the Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (UKFFS/0878/2021).
The investigated area of the archaeological site is situated immediately south-west of the village of Kozarevo, on both banks of the Kozarevsko Dere, a left tributary of the Tundzha River.
The geophysical prospection, specifically geomagnetic, was conducted with fluxgate magnetometer LEA MAX in ATV mode. The total prospected area was 12.2 ha. During the prospection were identified 100 magnetically positive features – sunken features (pits) – scattered over the whole prospected area. In the eastern part of the investigated area were located few bipolar anomalies, probably connected with production, most likely furnaces. In the western part, close to the river, was detected one strong magnetic dipole anomaly, likely remains of a house foundations. In the south-eastern part of the area were detected two rounded magnetic features with a diameter of 7.0 m each (the interpretation of these anomalies is not clear).
The geophysical team emphasized that the actual number of archaeological objects might be higher. Geomagnetic prospection identified and subsequently interpreted only anomalies with a sufficiently magnetically significant fill and characteristic shape. There might be other smaller and less pronounced objects near the identified ones.
The main objective of the geomagnetic prospection was a non-destructive survey of selected fields and identification of possible archaeological features and their connection with surface material scatter. The geomagnetic prospection is an important part of the archaeological project.

On 24th of July was conducted non-destructive geophysical prospection of villa suburbana dated to... more On 24th of July was conducted non-destructive geophysical prospection of villa suburbana dated to the Roman period and located near the village of Kabile, Yambol District. The investigation was carried out in a frame of an international project “Non-destructive archaeological and interdisciplinary research on settlements along the middle stream of the Tundzha River” running in cooperation of the Regional historical museum in Yambol and the Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (UKFFS/0878/2021).
The archaeological site is situated 3.1 km north-east of the Kabile village and 0.5 m east of the fortress wall of the ancient town of Kabyle. It is located along both banks of a modern water channel which empties in the Tundzha River.
The geophysical prospection, specifically geomagnetic, was conducted with fluxgate magnetometer LEA MAX in ATV mode. The total prospected area was 2.5 ha. During the prospection were identified at least 347 magnetically positive features – sunken features (pits) located mainly in the eastern part of the prospected area. In the middle of the northern field one bipolar anomaly was located, most probably remains of an architecture – collapsed parts of a building. A similar structure is located on the southern field. There were also detected another eight strong bipolar anomalies which could relate to production. If this interpretation is correct, they might be furnaces.
The geophysical team emphasized that the actual number of archaeological objects might be higher. Geomagnetic prospection identified and subsequently interpreted only anomalies with a sufficiently magnetically significant fill and characteristic shape. There might be other smaller and less pronounced objects near the identified ones.
The main objective of the geomagnetic prospection was a non-destructive survey of selected fields and identification of possible archaeological sites. The geomagnetic prospection is an important part of the archaeological project.

The Hillfort at Minice was partially excavated in 1 970–1 989 under the National Museum of Prague... more The Hillfort at Minice was partially excavated in 1 970–1 989 under the National Museum of Prague (Slabina 1981). The excavations revealed several unique finds with supra regional importance bringing new ideas of the interregional contacts with the Carpathian basin and the Mediterranean area.

The study is focused on micro-regional analysis of habitation patterns in the hinterland of Yurta... more The study is focused on micro-regional analysis of habitation patterns in the hinterland of Yurta (Yambol District, Bulgaria), Roman rural settlement recently excavated by the authors (Tuslova, Weissova, Bakardzhiev 2014). Based on combination of all the available data sources, the presented paper brings to light reconstruction of the landscape contemporary with Yurta. In particular, the time span targets Hellenistic and Roman period. Although the latest excavations did not confirm the Hellenistic phase in Yurta, single finds suggest the broader chronological time span; namely two coins from Thasos and Maroneia dated between 73 and 71 BC as well as coin of Filip II of Macedon.

Until recently, the early history of the ancient Macedonia before the unification by the Argead d... more Until recently, the early history of the ancient Macedonia before the unification by the Argead dynastie (7th–4th ct. BC) had been studied mainly based on the literary evidence. Only few archaeological findings supplemented the information passed to us by Herodotus or Thucydides. However, the situation has changed dramatically in the last two decades. The intense excavations around the Thermaic Gulf unearthed several necropolises and settlements, which shed light on the socio-cultural development, economic and environmental fundaments or ideological beliefs.

Distinctive data found in the necropolis around Thessaloniki are also attested at some iron age burial sites to the west of the gulf, reaching up to the lake Ohrid, with that at Trebenište or Ohrid (Gorna Porta) being the best known. The graves contained rich grave-goods, gold lozenge-shaped sheets which covered the mouth of the deceased, jewellery of the type “Macedonian bronzes”, imported weapons and pottery from Greece. Bearing the advance of the proto-state structures in the southern Macedonia in mind, the question arises how should one interpret this comparability of the burial goods, albeit there are some local nuances? Different explanations have been postulated in the past: expansion of the Argead dynastie, Hellenization etc. However, these assumptions were mainly constructed on a later historical evidence and a lack of verifiable archaeological data. This poster will introduce an ongoing survey project in the region of the lake Ohrid, a hub on a superregional connection between the Adriatic and Aegean Sea, later known as Via Egnatia. The project would first allow a detailed reconstruction of the historical landscape and – on this basis – the complex socio-cultural environment, in which the identity of the elites in this part of the ancient Macedonia was constructed in the early history.

The presented results are embedded in the broader cooperation between the Charles University in Prague and the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia.

Within the framework of the research project "Archaeological and Scientific Proxies for the Study... more Within the framework of the research project "Archaeological and Scientific Proxies for the Study of Roman Economy" conducted at the Institute of Classical Archaeology of the Freie Univ. Berlin, focusing on Roman consumption and Late Antique economic change, the analysis of the contents of the amphorae aims at generating new proxies for the study of food stuffs distribution and consumption patterns. The project includes several case studies from different Eastern and Western Mediterranean areas, regional topographic settings and settlement typologies/ hierarchies.
This poster presents the first results of the analyses carried on the transport amphorae from two Roman sites - Stroyno and Dodoparon, Yambol District, Bulgaria.

Poster briefly presents results of two years excavation of Roman settlement Yurta in Yambol Regio... more Poster briefly presents results of two years excavation of Roman settlement Yurta in Yambol Region, South-Eastern Bulgaria.

Poster presentation of archaeological sites excavated in cooperation with the Institute of Classi... more Poster presentation of archaeological sites excavated in cooperation with the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the Charles University in Prague, presented on conference 'Malá velká umění' held in honour of doc. PhDr. Iva Ondřejová, CSc. in Prague, Czech Republic.

The site of Dodoparon lies within the Yambol Region of south-eastern Bulgaria. It is situated on ... more The site of Dodoparon lies within the Yambol Region of south-eastern Bulgaria. It is situated on the Manastirski Highlands about 20 km from the River Tundzha. The site was occupied during three distinct periods, from the 8th c. BC until 6th c. AD. In the central part of the settlement a single house was excavated (Bakardzhiev, 2011). This house was destroyed between years 574 and 587 AD, most likely by the Avars attacking the South Eastern Balkan peninsula (Velkov, 1983) In the destruction layer about 50 vessels were found, including amphorae of type Kuzmanov XIX (also known as Late Roman Amphorae 2, LR 2) and containers of Kuzmanov XIV (Kuzmanov, 1985, Tušlová, forthcoming).

Czech Scholars & The Beginnings of Bulgarian Historical Research Varna 12-14 June 2020. MOVED TO ... more Czech Scholars & The Beginnings of Bulgarian Historical Research
Varna 12-14 June 2020. MOVED TO 2022 - papers still accepted!

Studia Hercynia, 2018

OPEN ACCESS: https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/en/magazin/2018-2/ I. Peer -reviewed studies ... more OPEN ACCESS:
https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/en/magazin/2018-2/

I. Peer -reviewed studies
The Sacral Knot and Its Iconographic Use
Monika Matoušková — 9

Late Bronze Age Settlement History of Emporio on Chios Reconsidered
Kristina Jarošová — 32

‘A Marriage of the Aegean and the Orient’. Bronzes of the Siana Group Reconsidered
Miloš Roháček — 52

Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution
Rositsa Hristova — 83

II. Reports
Kyzyl Gul – e Relicts of an Abandoned Village in Kugitang Piedmont (South Uzbekistan)
Anna Augustinová – Petr Mach – Petra Cejnarová — 121

Kurgans of the Eastern Kugitang Piedmonts. Preliminary Report for Season 2018
Jakub Havlík – Hana Havlíková – Ladislav Stančo — 147

Studia Hercynia, 2018

OPEN ACCESS: https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/en/magazin/2018-1/ I. Peer‑reviewed studies S... more OPEN ACCESS:
https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/en/magazin/2018-1/

I. Peer‑reviewed studies
Something Old, Something New and Something Borrowed – Appropriating Foreign Material Culture in the Late Bronze Age Aegean
Filip Franković — 7

Strategies of Pottery Acquisition in the Mycenaean Palace at Pylos
Piotr Zeman — 31

Protection of Children? A Case Study from the Early Iron Age Cemetery of Quattro Fontanili, Veii
Katarína Hladíková — 56

Late Iron Age Ceramic Manufacturing along the Maritsa River in the Northwestern Rhodope Mountains. A Characterization from Emporion Pistiros
Ashlee B. Hart — 77

II. Reports
The Frontier Studies. Survey of the Northern Part of the Lake Ohrid Basin, Preliminary Report on the Season 2017
Barbora Weissová – Petra Tušlová – Pero Ardjanliev – Marek Verčík — 99

Preliminary Report for the Archaeological Survey in the Baysun District (South Uzbekistan), Season 2017
Ladislav Stančo – Shapulat Shaydullaev – Anna Augustinová – Jakub Havlík –
Tomáš Smělý – Alisher Shaydullaev – Odiljon Khamidov – Vlastimil Novák — 134

Preliminary Reports on the Excavations at Burgut Kurgan and Bobolangar in 2017
Jan Kysela – Anna Augustinová – Rebecca Kinaston — 158

Kurgans of the Eastern Kugitang Piedmonts.
Preliminary Report on Excavations in Seasons 2015–2017

Jakub Havlík – Ladislav Stančo – Jan Kysela – Petra Cejnarová – Hana Havlíková –
Tatiana Votroubeková — 183

Activities of the Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University, 2017 — 207

The following thesis summarizes two years investigation conducted in Sherabad District in South U... more The following thesis summarizes two years investigation conducted in Sherabad District in South Uzbekistan. The research was focused on systematic field survey in immediate vicinity of tepas, artificial mounds created by centuries of a human inhabitation. Five different areas were examined in order to follow the settlement extant and chronology. The work was conducted by using satellite imageries in combination with topographical maps. The information collected on the fields were marked in PDA running GIS application and evaluated in computer. The results of the field prospection were verified by using complementary methods of the test pits and of the total pickups.