Papers by Hana Lafková
Pravěk Nová řada 30, 2021
The article presents the results of archaeological rescue excavation, which was situated in the n... more The article presents the results of archaeological rescue excavation, which was situated in the northtern
part of historic center of Mohelnice, on Svobody Square no. 931/22, on the back of plot no. 34. This
location is near the presumed bishop’s residence on the eastern edge of Church Square (in written sources
mentioned as a house or castle). The Slavic settlement named Mogilnici can be found in written sources as
early as 1141, but the town was founded here sometime before 1273 perhaps before the first half of the 13th
century. During archaeological excavation in 2014, situations of the colonization horizon were probably
found. There were discovered substantial parts of two wooden-clay basements. Their destructive backfills
contained pottery dating to after the middle of the 13th century. One of the basement was disturbed by
younger waste pits, whose backfills contained representative sets of ceramics, dated approximately to the
turn of 13/14th century, no later than the first half of the 14th century. Another four pits and several
sunken objects, which can be dated to the course of the 14th century, were also captured in the excavated
area. This is evidenced by the change in the organization of urban plots (plot?) in the last quarter of the
13th century, when the originally residential part became a sanitary and production part, as the defunct
houses were soon replaced by the waste pits. This change is probably related to the reorganization of the
primary functioning of the original location plots in the city in general, for example in connection with
the transformation of the pre-location settlement connected to the bishop’s district into an institutional
city, which took place during the second half of the 13th century. Alternatively, it may reflect the decline in
the importance of the bishop’s residence at the beginning of the 14th century, when at least part of it came
into use by the town bailiff.
The dagger from Vražné represents an important find for understanding the distribution of flint d... more The dagger from Vražné represents an important find for understanding the distribution of flint daggers in Central Europe, and at the same time, it provides us with important information related to the significance of the Moravian Gate as a major communication corridor in prehistory. These daggers are typical artifacts from the late Eneolithic and early Bronze Age periods. Their study provides valuable information on the technological skills, social structures of prehistoric communities, trade contacts, and communication routes. In Northern and Central Europe, these daggers are significant indicators of cultural contacts and technological capabilities of prehistoric people. This article aims to present and analyze the flint lancet-shaped dagger from Vražné, its technological, typological, and petrographic aspects, and place it within a broader cultural and historical context. The research focuses on a detailed description of the find, the technological and typological characteristics of the dagger, and a comparative analysis with other similar finds from the region and beyond. Special attention is given to the questions of production, distribution, and cultural significance of flint daggers in the late Eneolithic and early Bronze Age periods in the Moravian Gate and its immediate surroundings. KEY WORDS: late Eneolithic, early Bronze Age, Moravian Gate, flint dagger, chance find. Obr. 1. Mapa s přesnou lokací nálezu. Vražné u Oder. Podkladová mapa 1:10 000: Zdroj geografická databáze ArcČR® 500, volně dostupná na stránkách Server/WMSServer. Sestavila A. Hořínková. Obr. 2. Fotografická dokumentace výkopových prací hospodářské budovy. Foto J. Ziegel.
The dagger from Vražné represents an important find for understanding the distribution of flint d... more The dagger from Vražné represents an important find for understanding the distribution of flint daggers in Central Europe, and at the same time, it provides us with important information related to the significance of the Moravian Gate as a major communication corridor in prehistory. These daggers are typical artifacts from the late Eneolithic and early Bronze Age periods. Their study provides valuable information on the technological skills, social structures of prehistoric communities, trade contacts, and communication routes. In Northern and Central Europe, these daggers are significant indicators of cultural contacts and technological capabilities of prehistoric people. This article aims to present and analyze the flint lancet-shaped dagger from Vražné, its technological, typological, and petrographic aspects, and place it within a broader cultural and historical context. The research focuses on a detailed description of the find, the technological and typological characteristics of the dagger, and a comparative analysis with other similar finds from the region and beyond. Special attention is given to the questions of production, distribution, and cultural significance of flint daggers in the late Eneolithic and early Bronze Age periods in the Moravian Gate and its immediate surroundings.
The first part of the article touches on the important personality of Lumír Jisl, his great contr... more The first part of the article touches on the important personality of Lumír Jisl, his great contributions to the post war restoration of Silesian archaeology and opinions on its new role. Above all, his numerous articles in the Journal of the Silesian Museum (ČSZM) are evidence of his unceasing diligence in the restoration of the museum's archaeological site destroyed by the war, and their concept as well as specific focus point to the final goal -to grasp the Czech part of the upper Odra River Catchment (of Czech Silesia), from the archaeology perspective, as a unified area ("Silesia") with uniformly organized research. The first practical step towards this, and together with the recapitulation input, should be a synthesis of the prehistory of this (Silesian) area. The second part of the article attempts to describe the nature and role of contributions with a predominantly archaeological topic, published in the ČSZM since its foundation in 1951. On this basis, the magazine's existence up to now is to be evaluated and the authors' opinion on the direction its strategy should take in the future is to be specified. A list of relevant papers is attached.
Úvod do studia kožených nálezů na severní Moravě a ve Slezsku. LAFKOVÁ Hana, 2024
The paper follows on from the theme of the conference Archaeological Research in Czech Silesia, t... more The paper follows on from the theme of the conference Archaeological Research in Czech Silesia, thus presenting
a summary of the methods and history of research on medieval and modern leather artefacts, especially in the
Czech part of Silesia, and, in order to understand the entire issue, it also outlines the basic European literature,
without which the principles of research cannot be properly grasped. The article is not about a synthesis of the finds
published so far, but about presenting the entire issue based on them. Selected finds from Ostrava – Masaryk Square
(Masarykovo náměstí) – are listed below; these finds were covered by the author in her Master’s thesis, and, only
now, representative samples of the finds will be published.
JANÁK, Vratislav, Andrea HOŘÍNKOVÁ, Hana LAFKOVÁ a Kateřina PAPÁKOVÁ. Archeologie v Časopise Slezského zemského muzea (1951–2023). Pokus o zhodnocení sedmdesáti let a výhledy do budoucna. Časopis Slezského zemského muzea série B - vědy historické. Opava: Slezské zemské muzeum Opava, 2024, LVIII, ..., 2024
První část článku se dotýká významné osobnosti Lumíra Jisla, jeho velkých poválečných příspěvků o... more První část článku se dotýká významné osobnosti Lumíra Jisla, jeho velkých poválečných příspěvků obnova slezské archeologie a názory na její novou roli. Především jeho četné články v Journal of the Slezské zemské muzeum (ČSZM) jsou dokladem jeho neutuchající píle při obnově archeologického muzea. válkou zničená místa a jejich koncepce i konkrétní zaměření směřuje ke konečnému cíli – uchopit českou část povodí horní Odry (českého Slezska) z archeologického hlediska jako jednotná oblast („Slezsko“) s jednotně organizovaným výzkumem. Prvním praktickým krokem k tomu a spolu s rekapitulačním vstupem by měla být syntézou prehistorie této (slezské) oblasti. Druhá část článku se pokouší popsat charakter a úloha příspěvků s převážně archeologickou tematikou, publikovaných v ČSZM od r. založení v roce 1951. Na základě toho je třeba zhodnotit dosavadní existenci časopisu a názor autorů na je třeba upřesnit směr, kterým by se měla její strategie v budoucnu ubírat. Seznam relevantních dokumentů je přiložen.
Přehled výzkumů 57, 2016
Technická redakce, sazba Barbora Tesařová Executive Editors, Typography Software Adobe InDesign C... more Technická redakce, sazba Barbora Tesařová Executive Editors, Typography Software Adobe InDesign CC Software Fotografie na obálce Medailon z hrobu 914/803 z kostela sv. Kříže v Javorníku (obr. 22, str. 191). Cover Photography Medallion from grave Nr. 914/803 in the St. Cross Churche in Javorník (Fig. 22, Pg. Nr. 191).
The paper summarizes current knowledge about the use of wood in medieval Ostrava based on archeol... more The paper summarizes current knowledge about the use of wood in medieval Ostrava based on archeological research. Very detail deals with dendrochronology and history of this method in the Czech Republic. It also recalls the use of dendrochronology to some important Moravian and Czech locations (Mikulcice, Prague Castle, Bridge). It also deals with natural conditions of Ostrava and its history. It touches also the issue of the beginnings of archaeological research in Ostrava and great attention to creating an inventory of archaeological excavations in Ostrava.
Post-Medieval Archaeology by Hana Lafková
Shoes in History, 2024
During a rescue archeological survey conducted by
the Department Jihlava of Archaia Brno, z.ú.,... more During a rescue archeological survey conducted by
the Department Jihlava of Archaia Brno, z.ú., at Čer
vená Řečice Castle (the district of Pelhřimov, Vysočina
Region), a medieval well was discovered. By the end of
the 17th century, it had been repurposed as a waste pit.
The well yielded a collection of archaeological finds,
including whole ceramic vessels or their fragments and
plates, wooden artifacts of various functions, and com
ponents and fragments of shoes from the early 17th
century. Among the collection are components of chil
dren’s shoes and adult shoes.
The shoes found in the well in Červená Řečice
contribute to completing the picture of material cul
ture in the environment of the rural residence of the
Prague archbishops. In the case of the two half-pairs
of adult shoes, we must consider that the analogies for
these shapes found so far date back to the 16th century,
the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Most of the finds
in the well are dated to the late 17th century. The leather
finds were made in the lowest excavated layers at the
interface between the operational layers of the well and
layers that already belong to the horizon when the well
was used as a waste pit.
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Papers by Hana Lafková
part of historic center of Mohelnice, on Svobody Square no. 931/22, on the back of plot no. 34. This
location is near the presumed bishop’s residence on the eastern edge of Church Square (in written sources
mentioned as a house or castle). The Slavic settlement named Mogilnici can be found in written sources as
early as 1141, but the town was founded here sometime before 1273 perhaps before the first half of the 13th
century. During archaeological excavation in 2014, situations of the colonization horizon were probably
found. There were discovered substantial parts of two wooden-clay basements. Their destructive backfills
contained pottery dating to after the middle of the 13th century. One of the basement was disturbed by
younger waste pits, whose backfills contained representative sets of ceramics, dated approximately to the
turn of 13/14th century, no later than the first half of the 14th century. Another four pits and several
sunken objects, which can be dated to the course of the 14th century, were also captured in the excavated
area. This is evidenced by the change in the organization of urban plots (plot?) in the last quarter of the
13th century, when the originally residential part became a sanitary and production part, as the defunct
houses were soon replaced by the waste pits. This change is probably related to the reorganization of the
primary functioning of the original location plots in the city in general, for example in connection with
the transformation of the pre-location settlement connected to the bishop’s district into an institutional
city, which took place during the second half of the 13th century. Alternatively, it may reflect the decline in
the importance of the bishop’s residence at the beginning of the 14th century, when at least part of it came
into use by the town bailiff.
a summary of the methods and history of research on medieval and modern leather artefacts, especially in the
Czech part of Silesia, and, in order to understand the entire issue, it also outlines the basic European literature,
without which the principles of research cannot be properly grasped. The article is not about a synthesis of the finds
published so far, but about presenting the entire issue based on them. Selected finds from Ostrava – Masaryk Square
(Masarykovo náměstí) – are listed below; these finds were covered by the author in her Master’s thesis, and, only
now, representative samples of the finds will be published.
Post-Medieval Archaeology by Hana Lafková
the Department Jihlava of Archaia Brno, z.ú., at Čer
vená Řečice Castle (the district of Pelhřimov, Vysočina
Region), a medieval well was discovered. By the end of
the 17th century, it had been repurposed as a waste pit.
The well yielded a collection of archaeological finds,
including whole ceramic vessels or their fragments and
plates, wooden artifacts of various functions, and com
ponents and fragments of shoes from the early 17th
century. Among the collection are components of chil
dren’s shoes and adult shoes.
The shoes found in the well in Červená Řečice
contribute to completing the picture of material cul
ture in the environment of the rural residence of the
Prague archbishops. In the case of the two half-pairs
of adult shoes, we must consider that the analogies for
these shapes found so far date back to the 16th century,
the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Most of the finds
in the well are dated to the late 17th century. The leather
finds were made in the lowest excavated layers at the
interface between the operational layers of the well and
layers that already belong to the horizon when the well
was used as a waste pit.
part of historic center of Mohelnice, on Svobody Square no. 931/22, on the back of plot no. 34. This
location is near the presumed bishop’s residence on the eastern edge of Church Square (in written sources
mentioned as a house or castle). The Slavic settlement named Mogilnici can be found in written sources as
early as 1141, but the town was founded here sometime before 1273 perhaps before the first half of the 13th
century. During archaeological excavation in 2014, situations of the colonization horizon were probably
found. There were discovered substantial parts of two wooden-clay basements. Their destructive backfills
contained pottery dating to after the middle of the 13th century. One of the basement was disturbed by
younger waste pits, whose backfills contained representative sets of ceramics, dated approximately to the
turn of 13/14th century, no later than the first half of the 14th century. Another four pits and several
sunken objects, which can be dated to the course of the 14th century, were also captured in the excavated
area. This is evidenced by the change in the organization of urban plots (plot?) in the last quarter of the
13th century, when the originally residential part became a sanitary and production part, as the defunct
houses were soon replaced by the waste pits. This change is probably related to the reorganization of the
primary functioning of the original location plots in the city in general, for example in connection with
the transformation of the pre-location settlement connected to the bishop’s district into an institutional
city, which took place during the second half of the 13th century. Alternatively, it may reflect the decline in
the importance of the bishop’s residence at the beginning of the 14th century, when at least part of it came
into use by the town bailiff.
a summary of the methods and history of research on medieval and modern leather artefacts, especially in the
Czech part of Silesia, and, in order to understand the entire issue, it also outlines the basic European literature,
without which the principles of research cannot be properly grasped. The article is not about a synthesis of the finds
published so far, but about presenting the entire issue based on them. Selected finds from Ostrava – Masaryk Square
(Masarykovo náměstí) – are listed below; these finds were covered by the author in her Master’s thesis, and, only
now, representative samples of the finds will be published.
the Department Jihlava of Archaia Brno, z.ú., at Čer
vená Řečice Castle (the district of Pelhřimov, Vysočina
Region), a medieval well was discovered. By the end of
the 17th century, it had been repurposed as a waste pit.
The well yielded a collection of archaeological finds,
including whole ceramic vessels or their fragments and
plates, wooden artifacts of various functions, and com
ponents and fragments of shoes from the early 17th
century. Among the collection are components of chil
dren’s shoes and adult shoes.
The shoes found in the well in Červená Řečice
contribute to completing the picture of material cul
ture in the environment of the rural residence of the
Prague archbishops. In the case of the two half-pairs
of adult shoes, we must consider that the analogies for
these shapes found so far date back to the 16th century,
the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Most of the finds
in the well are dated to the late 17th century. The leather
finds were made in the lowest excavated layers at the
interface between the operational layers of the well and
layers that already belong to the horizon when the well
was used as a waste pit.