Spony typu Langton Down ve středoevropském barbariku. – The Langton Down type Fibulae in the Central European Barbaricum. Archeologie ve středních Čechách 26/2, 2022, 347–354. (original) (raw)

Antrakologická analýza raně středověkých objektů z lokality Turnov-Maškovy zahrady Anthracological analysis of early medieval features from the site of Turnov-Maškovy zahrady

Anthracological analysis of samples originating from early medieval features at the settlement, which is located in the floodplain of a former branch of the Jizera River (for more details see Profantová – Prostředník 2014), established the presence of 13 tree species. Oak was represented most frequently, followed by Scots pine, common hornbeam, maple, beech and ash. The analyzed assemblage is characterized by three different types of samples/features. The first type of feature is remarkable by an abundant representation of charcoal and a relatively rich species composition. The second type is characterized by a limited species composition and a small amount of charcoal. The third type of sample contained very little charcoal or even no charcoal at all, but some kind of porous material resembling slag was represented there as well. The species-rich samples most probably represent non-selectively gathered firewood. Such firewood more or less points to the presence of oak-hornbeam fore...

Střednopleistocenní sesuv na svazích Drahanské vrchoviny u Viničných Šumic

Geologické výzkumy na Moravě a ve Slezsku

In 2018 an excavation of 20 × 20 m large and up to 5 m thick calcareous clays of the Langhian age was found. Rich and diversified assemblages of foraminifers with species Orbulina suturalis Brön. and Martinotiella karreri (Cush.) indicate early Badenian (in sense of the Central Paratethys regional stratigraphy) age of the sediments, zone M5b sensu Berggren et al. (1995). Variously deformed lenses and layers of fine-grained sand with several blocks of white calcareous silts and with two layers of clayey sediments with pebbles were found. The identified outcrop is part of a large landslide situated at the western margin of the Carpathian Foredeep. Samples determining the age of the landslide movements were taken from Badenian clays and from slope sediments with pebbles for study of palynomorphs. Very rich and diversified fauna was described mainly from the fine-grained sand creating layers in calcareous clays. The assemblage contained tests of foraminifers, spines of the echinoids, fr...

Strnad obecný - pták roku 2011 /

Yellowhammer – Bird of the Year 2011 The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a common bunting species that can easily be recognized by the varying amount of yellow coloration on the head and underparts, streaked warm brown upperparts, bright white outer tail feathers and redbrown rump. The intensity of yellow coloration increases with age and reflects the male quality. The simple, yet pleasant song often transcribed as “Little bit of bread and no cheese” can be heard up to late summer. A typical song consists of an initial part, which is inherited, and a closing drawn-out part that is learned. Across Europe, there is a remarkable mosaic of yellowhammer dialects which differ in the relative pitch of the elements in the closing phrase, resulting in distinct melodies at the end of the song. Yellowhammers feed on invertebrates, but from September to April, plant diet predominates, especially grains of grasses and cereals as well as weed seeds. Nestling food comprises mainly of arthrop...

Dva „vikinské“ náramky z Nového Knína, okr. Příbram. Jejich původ, prvkové složení a technologie výroby / Two “Viking” bracelets from Nový Knín in Central Bohemia. Their origin, chemical composition and production technology

Archeologické rozhledy

The subject of the investigation is a pair of bracelets from Nový Knín in the Příbram district, the first of which appeared in 1965, the second in 2014. In the past, the first bracelet was characterised as silver, with analogies in Scandinavian ring ornaments of the 10th–11th century AD. But when this bracelet was subjected to an elemental analysis XRF in 2008, it was found to be composed of an alloy of brass with an admixture of silver. Following the surprising discovery of the second bracelet, a series of scientific and archaeological-culturally anthropological analyses were conducted, the results of which led to a chronological and material re-evaluation of previously published data, including their ‘find’ contexts. The analyses indicate that the two ornaments are virtually identical and also reveal that they cannot be regarded as early medieval artefacts but rather as Modern to recent products that were likely made outside of Europe (Africa?), probably of a tourist souvenir.