Výsledky archeologického výzkumu Palackého náměstí v Počátkách (okres Pelhřimov)

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Title in English Results of archaeological research into Palackého náměstí square in Počátky (Pelhřimov district)
Authors

TĚSNOHLÍDEK Jakub DUFFEK Petr TĚSNOHLÍDKOVÁ Kateřina PRACHAŘOVÁ Marie SKOŘEPOVÁ Markéta JANOUŠEK Tomáš STANČÍKOVÁ Michaela

Year of publication 2017
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Archaeologia historica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/AH2017-2-14
Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords middle ages; modern history; cemetery; pottery; anthropology
Description This article seeks to assess rescue research in Palackého náměstí Square in Počátky conducted by the Jihlava branch of the Archaia Brno company. The Počátky region is among those that have yet to be studied in depth, which is why a revision of historical sources was carried out in parallel with archaeological research. The earliest investigated contexts were related to the establishment of the town in the 13th century, while further contexts were associated with several devastating fires in the years 1653–1821. The most recent contexts dated from the beginning of the 19th century when the earlier ones in the town square were closed by stone paving. The research focused on the unearthing of a former cemetery by the Church of St. John the Baptist that ceased to exist in the early 19th century. The excavations yielded skeletons of 228 individuals some of which were subjected to anthropological analysis. Research in close proximity of the church centred on its earliest building phases. The results of the research significantly contributed to the overall picture of the town's history.
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