Effects of social and climatic factors on building activity in the Czech lands between 1450 and 1950: a dendrochronological analysis

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652079%3A_____%2F22%3A00551769" target="_blank" >RIV/86652079:_____/22:00551769 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00119321 RIV/67985939:_____/22:00551769 RIV/62156489:43410/22:43920350

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.3381" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.3381</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3381" target="_blank" >10.1002/jqs.3381</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Effects of social and climatic factors on building activity in the Czech lands between 1450 and 1950: a dendrochronological analysis

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The development of settlement and building activity is the result of socioeconomic, political and demographic changes in the past. However, accurate information on temporal variation in building activity is rather limited. Dendrochronological databases containing dated historical wooden constructions provide an important resource. We used 6514 tree-felling dates to reconstruct building activity in the Czech lands for the period 1450-1950. Comparing felling dates with historical events demonstrated that building activity was negatively associated with intense wars, particularly during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). After the Peace of Westphalia (1648), socioeconomic renewal and demographic growth were reflected in an upsurge of building activity, especially ecclesiastical buildings. While the construction of ecclesiastical and noble buildings culminated around the 1720s, rural buildings peaked in the 1780s and the 1820s. Although no direct effect of climate was demonstrated, adverse climatic conditions leading to harvest failures and subsequent famines (e.g. the 'Hunger Years' 1770-1772) significantly contributed to declines in building activity. In contrast, a higher number of felling dates were detected when strong and/or frequent windstorms occurred. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of building activity in Central Europe and advocates the use of dendrochronological databases for the investigation of human activities in history.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Effects of social and climatic factors on building activity in the Czech lands between 1450 and 1950: a dendrochronological analysis

Popis výsledku anglicky

The development of settlement and building activity is the result of socioeconomic, political and demographic changes in the past. However, accurate information on temporal variation in building activity is rather limited. Dendrochronological databases containing dated historical wooden constructions provide an important resource. We used 6514 tree-felling dates to reconstruct building activity in the Czech lands for the period 1450-1950. Comparing felling dates with historical events demonstrated that building activity was negatively associated with intense wars, particularly during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). After the Peace of Westphalia (1648), socioeconomic renewal and demographic growth were reflected in an upsurge of building activity, especially ecclesiastical buildings. While the construction of ecclesiastical and noble buildings culminated around the 1720s, rural buildings peaked in the 1780s and the 1820s. Although no direct effect of climate was demonstrated, adverse climatic conditions leading to harvest failures and subsequent famines (e.g. the 'Hunger Years' 1770-1772) significantly contributed to declines in building activity. In contrast, a higher number of felling dates were detected when strong and/or frequent windstorms occurred. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of building activity in Central Europe and advocates the use of dendrochronological databases for the investigation of human activities in history.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Journal of Quaternary Science

ISSN

0267-8179

e-ISSN

1099-1417

Svazek periodika

37

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

123-132

Kód UT WoS článku

000703586100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85116395610