From the Danube Valley to the Oder River catchment area: Neolithisation of Moravia

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

From the Danube Valley to the Oder River catchment area: Neolithisation of Moravia

Original language description

The Moravian river valley network is located between the Bohemian Masiff in the west and the Western Carpathians in the east. It represents a naturally predetermined route connecting Danube valley from the south with the North European plains to the north. This route was frequently in use by hunters following animal herds and importing raw materials from glacial moraines towards south. This movement of raw material began during the Paleolithic, but decreased with the onset of the Holocene. The Mesolithic economy focused on the utilization of local raw materials, often poorer quality, while long distance imports were rare items. In contrast to the Mesolithic, the earliest Linear Bandkeramik culture (LBK) was a different world with extended networks characterized by long distance imports from all directions. The recently described site Spytihněv-Na vrších was excavated using up to date techniques and currently represents a key site for the early Neolithic in Moravia. The site was discovered during surface surveys aimed at discovering new Paleolithic sites. In contrast to other early LBK sites, Spytihněv is located on an elevated strategic point in the landscape with a thin poorer quality soil which is more characteristic for hunter camps rather than farmers. The first excavation was realized by Z. Schenk (Schenk et alii, 2008). The subsequent geomagnetic survey indicated site size exceeding 4.5 hectares. J. Bartík continued the excavation in 2016 and the site is promising for future projects. The site is radiocarbon dated to the earliest LBK (Ia) in the region (5500-5300 BCE) and the small number of ceramic finds corroborate this antiquity. The collection of lithics exceeds 700 items which make it richest in the region (only a small portion of the site has been 53 excavated). The site is strategically positioned above the Napajedla Gate – a narrow natural corridor connecting Lower and Upper Morava River valleys. It represents a regional centre controlling a major trade route (known as the Amber route in later periods).

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60102 - Archaeology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů