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A disturbed Late Hallstatt period princely grave with a two-wheeled chariot and bronze vessels in Sedlina Forest near Rovná in South Bohemia: a preliminary report

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    SYSNO ASEP0478176
    Document TypeC - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.)
    R&D Document TypeConference Paper
    TitleA disturbed Late Hallstatt period princely grave with a two-wheeled chariot and bronze vessels in Sedlina Forest near Rovná in South Bohemia: a preliminary report
    Author(s) Chytráček, Miloslav (ARU-G) RID, SAI
    Chvojka, O. (CZ)
    Egg, M. (DE)
    John, J. (CZ)
    Kozáková, Radka (ARU-G) RID, SAI, ORCID
    Křivánek, Roman (ARU-G) RID, SAI, ORCID
    Kyselý, René (ARU-G) RID, SAI, ORCID
    Michálek, J. (CZ)
    Stránská, Petra (ARU-G) RID, SAI
    Number of authors9
    Source TitleArchaeological sites in forests. Strategies for their protection. - München : Volk Verlag, 2017 / Irlinger W. ; Suhr G. - ISBN 978-3-86222-226-1
    Pagess. 83-90
    Number of pages8 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    ActionAnnual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists /19./
    Event date04.09.2013-08.09.2013
    VEvent locationPlzeň
    CountryCZ - Czech Republic
    Event typeEUR
    Languageeng - English
    CountryDE - Germany
    KeywordsLate Hallstatt period ; princely grave ; bronze vessels ; forest ; South Bohemia ; tumulus graves ; disturbances
    Subject RIVAC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology
    OECD categoryArchaeology
    Institutional supportARU-G - RVO:67985912
    AnnotationDisturbances of prehistoric tumulus graves and other archaeological sites are commonly registered today in the forested areas of Southern Bohemia. A Late Hallstatt period princely burial mound in Sedlina Forest near Rovná (dist. Strakonice) with a diameter of at least 25 m was illegally damaged in 2009 by unknown treasure hunters. They dug out a unique assemblage of five bronze vessels, later obtained by the Southern Bohemian Museum in České Budějovice. The paper focuses on preliminary results of a rescue and preventive excavation project, supported by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic based on collaboration with the Southern Bohemian Museum, the University of Southern Bohemia and with Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz. The complete archaeological excavation in the years 2012 and 2013 enabled the documentation of the grave good distribution within the rectangular grave chamber and produced valuable information about the context of the bronze vessels. Modern archaeological techniques involving a number of natural scientific fields (geophysical survey, petrographic study, photogrammetric documentation, pollen analysis, chemical analysis of food remains, phosphate analysis, osteological and anthropological analysis, radiocarbon dating) enabled a remarkable reconstruction of the magnificent grave furnishings spread over the burial chamber. The question of how to limit further loss and secure similarly important archaeological monuments remains unanswered. There are many archaeological sites that are still hidden in forests and are currently exposed to thoughtless damage. Unfortunately, current legislation does not represent an effective means of defence against treasure hunters equipped with metal detectors. Preventive rescue excavation of endangered sites cannot be considered the optimal solution for the situation, however, at present this is often the only effective method for preventing further destruction of selected sites in forest environments.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Archaeology (Prague)
    ContactLada Šlesingerová, slesingerova@arup.cas.cz, Tel.: 257 014 412
    Year of Publishing2018
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