Books by Miroslav Dejmal
Veselí nad MoraVou středoVěký hrad V říční niVě Brno 2015 Miroslav Plaček Miroslav dejmal a kolek... more Veselí nad MoraVou středoVěký hrad V říční niVě Brno 2015 Miroslav Plaček Miroslav dejmal a kolektiv Vydáno s podporou grantového projektu Ga čr P405/11/1729 Veselí nad MoraVou středoVěký hrad V říční niVě Vydavatel: archaia Brno o. p. s. adresa redakce: Bezručova 15, 602 00 Brno odpovědný redaktor: Mgr. Miroslav dejmal, doc. ing. Phdr. Miroslav Plaček technická redakce: Bc. lucie černá, Mgr. lenka sedláčková recenzenti: prof. Phdr. Josef unger, Csc., doc. Phdr. Pavel Vařeka, Ph.d. Překlad anglického resumé: Mgr. Pavel košař Jazyková korektura: Bc. lucie černá, Mgr. dana Zapletalová, Mgr. irena Ženožičková sazba a grafická úprava: archaia Brno o. p. s. návrh obálky: černá a fialová s. r. o. obálka: Plán zámku a zámecké zahrady z roku 1748, sig. hVa38, uloženo v Městkém muzeu ve Veselí na Moravou. tisk: tiskárna didot, spol. s. r. o. náklad: 700 ks součástí publikace je datový nosič (dVd) Brno 2015 isBn: 978-80-905546-3-4 arChaia Brno o. p. s.
The exhibition catalogue is one of the most important ways of informing the public about the hist... more The exhibition catalogue is one of the most important ways of informing the public about the historical landscape of the Bohemian-Moravian Highland, the preservation of its monuments, the state of knowledge and the possibilities of their documentation. Good information increases the chances of preserving unique testimonies of our own past in the landscape. The landscape is an important witness to historical changes in the landscape. For prehistory, the landscape is even the only witness to the state of preservation of archaeological monuments. The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is one of the exceptional areas in this respect. As in the past, it is a marginal area that is not significantly affected by the ongoing destruction of the historical cultural landscape. The catalogue presents the following areas of research in chapters. It concludes with a catalogue of objects documenting the material culture of all the periods studied.
Thesis by Miroslav Dejmal
This dissertation thesis presents in details the form of the castle in Veselí nad Moravou using t... more This dissertation thesis presents in details the form of the castle in Veselí nad Moravou using the available resources mainly based on archaeological research from 2008-2010. By evaluating the local archeological situations and artifacts, combined with the environmental analysis, it is possible to compose an unusually complex image of the noble feudal settlement of the 13th century.
Papers by Miroslav Dejmal
Archaeologia historica, 2024
Minor archaeological research in the course of the construction of garages in the historical cent... more Minor archaeological research in the course of the construction of garages in the historical centre of
the town of Veselí nad Moravou yielded an iconographically unique collection of 30 fragmentarily preserved
tiles and one building element. They are base, extension and cornice tiles, rectangular and square, as well as
pot tiles. Some of the motifs feature unusual heraldic decoration supplemented by text on inscription bands
(the coat of arms of the Bishop of Nitra Anton of Šankovice, the papal coat of arms and the coat of arms of the
town of Uherské Hradiště), and the series also includes a relief rendering of the coat of arms of the Lords of
Kunštát, a motif known from the Prague milieu as the coat of arms of Kouřim, a pair of Marian flowers (roses
and lilies) and two variants of geometrical decoration. Six of the eight motifs have a direct analogy in finds
from Uherské Hradiště, and 3D analyses of the reliefs from both series show that they come from moulds made
from a single positive. This conclusion corresponds to the results of micropetrographic analysis. With part of
the collection, a connection with tiles from Nitra and Banská Bystrica should be pointed out.
Studia archaeologica Brunensia. 2023, vol. 28, iss. 2, pp. 23-44, 2023
Článek si klade za cíl zhodnotit pravěké a raně středověké nálezy, které byly učiněny v rámci zác... more Článek si klade za cíl zhodnotit pravěké a raně středověké nálezy, které byly učiněny v rámci záchranných archeologických výzkumů realizovaných na ploše Bartolomějského ostrova ve Veselí nad Moravou. Samotná plocha ostrova v řece Moravě byla osídlena již v době bronzové. Z této etapy byly zachyceny ojedinělé drobné zahloubené objekty a nálezy v druhotné poloze. V raném středověku se zde nacházelo sídliště doložené zejména několika stavbami pravděpodobně obytné funkce a jedním solitérním pohřbem. Obě sídliště jsou v rámci širšího okolí součástí poměrně intenzivního osídlení. Článek se snaží zkoumané lokality zasadit i do tohoto kontextu. Od 13. století zaujímala plochu ostrova osada, která se po polovině 14. století vyvinula v město. Právě plocha dnešního náměstí, bývalého tržiště, zakonzervovala starší situace.
Přehled výzkumů, 2022
This study focuses on the discovery of iron components of a wheellock pistol found to the south o... more This study focuses on the discovery of iron components of a wheellock pistol found to the south of Hradec nad Moravicí on the route of a former historical road that linked Opava with Moravia. The find consists of an octagonalsection barrel with a lead projectile and a lock plate with an almost complete lock mechanism. The keys to dating the find and determining its provenance are not only the shape of the barrel, but primarily the design of the wheellock mechanism and the shapes of several of its components. Based on the shape of the dog, the manner in which the lock plate was fixed into the wooden body of the pistol, and particularly the existence of an internal dog leaf spring, the pistol can with a high degree of probability be identified as a product of one of the gunsmiths' workshops in the German towns of Braunschweig or Goslar during the 1570s or 1580s. The find from Hradec nad Moravicí adds to the group of archaeological discoveries of European and North American firearms with wheellock mechanisms, and the study provides a selective overview of this group.
Pravěk NŘ, 2021
Představena je skupina osmi výšinných lokalit s různě dochovanými relikty ohrazení či opevnění, n... more Představena je skupina osmi výšinných lokalit s různě dochovanými relikty ohrazení či opevnění, na
nichž byly identifikovány aktivity z pozdní doby bronzové, doby halštatské a raného středověku. Ve
všech případech jde o lokality nově zjištěné, nebo takové, u nichž došlo k významnému informačnímu
posunu díky získání nových, jasně datovatelných nálezů. Až na jedinou zastavěnou polohu se všechny
nacházejí v lesním prostředí a jejich evidence je nezbytná především s ohledem na budoucí ochranu
často jen nevýrazných terénních reliktů náchylných k poškození těžkou lesní technikou.
Archeologia technica, 2021
Charcoal burning represents one of the most significant forest crafts, with the early modern peri... more Charcoal burning represents one of the most significant forest crafts, with the early modern period in particular seeing the activity developing significantly with the spread of blast furnaces. To the present day, artificial charcoal burning platforms are evidence of the activity. Our woodland contains a large number of these platforms, but until recently they were little investigated from an archaeological perspective. In our study, we endeavour to summarise some results and observations related to the research of charcoal burning platforms which we have obtained in work on an interdisciplinary project focused on charcoal burning platforms and their influence on the landscape.
Archaeologia historica, 2021
The remains of a defunct medieval fishpond were discovered in the basin of the Bukovský potok str... more The remains of a defunct medieval fishpond were discovered in the basin of the Bukovský potok stream, between the villages of Střítež and Habří, during a geological survey in the 1990s. Subsequent research in 2015 and 2016 provided details not only about the previously unknown medieval pond but also, thanks to the well-preserved environmental record, about the settlement process and the development of the wider landscape from prehistory to the modern age. This paper seeks to summarize the results of the field survey and to set them in the historical context of the emergence of the local high-medieval settlement.
Hrady mnou spatřené. Sborník příspěvků k životnímu jubileu Radima Vrly, 2021
PRO PANA profesora Libora JANA k životnímu jubileu, red. B. Chocholáč, J. Malíř, L. Reitinger, M. Wihoda, 2020, 2020
This paper aims to present the meat and plant diet of the inhabitants of an aristocratic residenc... more This paper aims to present the meat and plant diet of the inhabitants of an aristocratic residence, based on archaeological finds at the castle at Veselí nad Moravou. Two groups of findings are presented – one from the second half of the 13th century, the second from the start of the 17th century. The two groups allow for a view of the diet and foodstuffs of an aristocratic residence, and it is possible to observe the food and dietary habits associated with the upper social classes.
Studia Archaeologica Brunensia, 2020
The finds of ceramic signal horns are well known from the vast territory of Western Europe and ar... more The finds of ceramic signal horns are well known from the vast territory of Western Europe and are traditionally connected with pilgrimages to the Rhineland. From our country we currently know only four artefacts of this type. The article pays attention to a new find, which was acquired during a 2018 archaeological rescue excavation in the Židlochovice Chateau.
Nálezy keramických signálních rohů jsou dobře známy z rozsáhlé oblasti západní Evropy a již tradičně jsou spojovány s poutěmi do Porýní. Z našeho území jsou prozatím evidovány pouze čtyři nálezy tohoto typu. Příspěvek je věnován nově objevenému exempláři, který byl získán při záchranném archeologickém výzkumu na zámku v Židlochovicích v roce 2018.
Archaeologia historica 44/1, 2019
The joint botanical-archaeological project of Masaryk University, Brno focused on the impact of
p... more The joint botanical-archaeological project of Masaryk University, Brno focused on the impact of
prehistoric settlement on the origination and sustenance of meadows in the Carpathians, where systems of
elevated line formations interpreted as the remains of balks, field systems of unknown age, were identified
in the Čertoryje Nature Reserve, through the analysis of data of the digital altimetry of the Czech Republic.
The geophysical survey was conducted on the site of the deserted medieval village of Vojšice, once situated
in close proximity of these systems. The survey revealed a concentration of anomalies which were interpreted as the remains of several homesteads. Their location correlates both with the newly disclosed balks
and the plot division captured by historical maps.
FORUM URBES MEDII AEVI, 2015
Spits and their parts belong to artifacts that were an integral part of many medieval kitchens. W... more Spits and their parts belong to artifacts that were an integral part of many medieval kitchens. We know them from many archeological, iconographical and writtensources. They mainly comprise metal turnspits and various kinds of metal stands anddevices for turning the prepared food.To specific finds belong the brick spit‑supports. They represent a special kind of building ceramics that is not very common. These supports were a fixed part of raised kitchen furnaces and served for holding a metal turnspit above the fire. To characteristic features of these artifacts belong holes or troughs for placing of individual turnspit sand often rich stamped and engraved decoration.The paper is going to present a collection of these artifacts, which were foundduring a rescue archeological research in the locality Palác Národní in the New Town of Prague. During this research, several of these artifacts were found in the area of the original civic parcels. Older known finds from the Czech region have been mostly incorrectly interpreted, unlike the finds in Poland and Western Europe.
Přehled výzkumů, 2017
The archaeological excavation conducted in Prague – New Town in 2013 at the intersection of today... more The archaeological excavation conducted in Prague – New Town in 2013 at the intersection of today’s Národní třída – Mikulandská streets, i.e. in the medieval New Town, yielded, among other things, the unique find of a late medieval long sword. The sword was found in an oval feature of an unknown function (definitely not a cesspit), whose demise dates to the turn of the 16th century. The sword, which can be classified as an Oakeshott type XVIIIb, T14, 12a, can be dated to the period between the second half of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. These and other findings come from an analysis of the find situation, from metallographic examination, and mainly from detailed typo-chronological analysis of the weapon and marks, by which the sword was signed.
Article is presenting results and possibilities of visualisation of the castle Holoubek in the Ar... more Article is presenting results and possibilities of visualisation of the castle Holoubek in the ArcGIS environment. Results of geodetical survey and 3D photogrammetry are presented. Article is the result of project NAKI.
Studia Archaeologica Brunensia, 2016
Článek pojednává o dosud v odborné literatuře nekonkretizované lokalitě, která se nachází 2,6 km ... more Článek pojednává o dosud v odborné literatuře nekonkretizované lokalitě, která se nachází 2,6 km severně od středu Ledče nad Sázavou. Opevnění se nachází na konci ostrožny nad soutokem Vrbenského a Olešenského potoka nad osadou Hamry dnes na katastru obce Hradec u Ledče nad Sázavou. Objekt byl objeven pracovníky Muzea Vysočiny Havlíčkův Brod a v rámci projektu NAKI byl celý areál zaměřen, částečně geofyzikálně zkoumán a podroben prospekci pomocí detektorů kovů. /
The article is dealing with a locality still unspecified in professional literature, which is situated 2.6 km north of the centre of Ledeč nad Sázavou. The fortification is located at the end of a spur above the confluence of Vrbenský and Olešenský streams above the Hamry hamlet, today in cadastral district of the Hradec village near Ledeč nad Sázavou. The feature was discovered by employees of the Museum of Vysočina Region in Havlíčkův Brod. Within a NAKI project, the whole area was geodetically measured and partly surveyed by geophysical methods and with metal detectors.
This contribution sets out to uncover, on the basis of written and archaeological sources, the or... more This contribution sets out to uncover, on the basis of written and archaeological sources, the origin of a settlement in Veselí nad Moravou from the high Middle Ages and its transformation into a town. Archaeological research has confirmed that the settlement probably came into existence in connection with the establishment of the local castle, around the mid‑13th century. It did not become a town until the late 14th century, despite the fact that some evidence indicates that the transformation might have occurred earlier. When studying the transformation of the Veselí settlement into a town, it is necessary to deal with the fragmentary nature of written sources, and to take into consideration the specific evolution of the settlement on the Morava River and its location in the border region.
Forum Urbes Medii Aevi, 2013
Riding hall at Lednice Chateau – an archaeological rescue excavation
The paper is dealing with ... more Riding hall at Lednice Chateau – an archaeological rescue excavation
The paper is dealing with an extensive archaeological rescue excavation in a national cultural monument and an UNESCO World Heritage site – the riding hall at Lednice. The methods of non‑destructive archaeology using a ground‑penetrating radar are explained on a particular example. The article also presents how the rescue excavation was held and evaluated and which results it has brought.
Archaeologia historica 39/1, 2014
The article discusses wooden artefacts unearthed in the bailey of Veselí nad Moravou Castle. The ... more The article discusses wooden artefacts unearthed in the bailey of Veselí nad Moravou Castle. The castle is situated in the alluvial plain of the River Morava, and these rare artefacts have survived due to the high level of ground water. The series includes items of everyday life such as handles and grips, washtubs, pitchforks and wickerwork products, as well as parts of furniture, doors, beams, latches, windows, shingles, wainscoting and others. Although the series is relatively small, it is considerably varied and exceptional owing to the location. It is dated to the period between the second half of the 13th century and the early 14th century.
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the town of Veselí nad Moravou yielded an iconographically unique collection of 30 fragmentarily preserved
tiles and one building element. They are base, extension and cornice tiles, rectangular and square, as well as
pot tiles. Some of the motifs feature unusual heraldic decoration supplemented by text on inscription bands
(the coat of arms of the Bishop of Nitra Anton of Šankovice, the papal coat of arms and the coat of arms of the
town of Uherské Hradiště), and the series also includes a relief rendering of the coat of arms of the Lords of
Kunštát, a motif known from the Prague milieu as the coat of arms of Kouřim, a pair of Marian flowers (roses
and lilies) and two variants of geometrical decoration. Six of the eight motifs have a direct analogy in finds
from Uherské Hradiště, and 3D analyses of the reliefs from both series show that they come from moulds made
from a single positive. This conclusion corresponds to the results of micropetrographic analysis. With part of
the collection, a connection with tiles from Nitra and Banská Bystrica should be pointed out.
nichž byly identifikovány aktivity z pozdní doby bronzové, doby halštatské a raného středověku. Ve
všech případech jde o lokality nově zjištěné, nebo takové, u nichž došlo k významnému informačnímu
posunu díky získání nových, jasně datovatelných nálezů. Až na jedinou zastavěnou polohu se všechny
nacházejí v lesním prostředí a jejich evidence je nezbytná především s ohledem na budoucí ochranu
často jen nevýrazných terénních reliktů náchylných k poškození těžkou lesní technikou.
Nálezy keramických signálních rohů jsou dobře známy z rozsáhlé oblasti západní Evropy a již tradičně jsou spojovány s poutěmi do Porýní. Z našeho území jsou prozatím evidovány pouze čtyři nálezy tohoto typu. Příspěvek je věnován nově objevenému exempláři, který byl získán při záchranném archeologickém výzkumu na zámku v Židlochovicích v roce 2018.
prehistoric settlement on the origination and sustenance of meadows in the Carpathians, where systems of
elevated line formations interpreted as the remains of balks, field systems of unknown age, were identified
in the Čertoryje Nature Reserve, through the analysis of data of the digital altimetry of the Czech Republic.
The geophysical survey was conducted on the site of the deserted medieval village of Vojšice, once situated
in close proximity of these systems. The survey revealed a concentration of anomalies which were interpreted as the remains of several homesteads. Their location correlates both with the newly disclosed balks
and the plot division captured by historical maps.
The article is dealing with a locality still unspecified in professional literature, which is situated 2.6 km north of the centre of Ledeč nad Sázavou. The fortification is located at the end of a spur above the confluence of Vrbenský and Olešenský streams above the Hamry hamlet, today in cadastral district of the Hradec village near Ledeč nad Sázavou. The feature was discovered by employees of the Museum of Vysočina Region in Havlíčkův Brod. Within a NAKI project, the whole area was geodetically measured and partly surveyed by geophysical methods and with metal detectors.
The paper is dealing with an extensive archaeological rescue excavation in a national cultural monument and an UNESCO World Heritage site – the riding hall at Lednice. The methods of non‑destructive archaeology using a ground‑penetrating radar are explained on a particular example. The article also presents how the rescue excavation was held and evaluated and which results it has brought.
the town of Veselí nad Moravou yielded an iconographically unique collection of 30 fragmentarily preserved
tiles and one building element. They are base, extension and cornice tiles, rectangular and square, as well as
pot tiles. Some of the motifs feature unusual heraldic decoration supplemented by text on inscription bands
(the coat of arms of the Bishop of Nitra Anton of Šankovice, the papal coat of arms and the coat of arms of the
town of Uherské Hradiště), and the series also includes a relief rendering of the coat of arms of the Lords of
Kunštát, a motif known from the Prague milieu as the coat of arms of Kouřim, a pair of Marian flowers (roses
and lilies) and two variants of geometrical decoration. Six of the eight motifs have a direct analogy in finds
from Uherské Hradiště, and 3D analyses of the reliefs from both series show that they come from moulds made
from a single positive. This conclusion corresponds to the results of micropetrographic analysis. With part of
the collection, a connection with tiles from Nitra and Banská Bystrica should be pointed out.
nichž byly identifikovány aktivity z pozdní doby bronzové, doby halštatské a raného středověku. Ve
všech případech jde o lokality nově zjištěné, nebo takové, u nichž došlo k významnému informačnímu
posunu díky získání nových, jasně datovatelných nálezů. Až na jedinou zastavěnou polohu se všechny
nacházejí v lesním prostředí a jejich evidence je nezbytná především s ohledem na budoucí ochranu
často jen nevýrazných terénních reliktů náchylných k poškození těžkou lesní technikou.
Nálezy keramických signálních rohů jsou dobře známy z rozsáhlé oblasti západní Evropy a již tradičně jsou spojovány s poutěmi do Porýní. Z našeho území jsou prozatím evidovány pouze čtyři nálezy tohoto typu. Příspěvek je věnován nově objevenému exempláři, který byl získán při záchranném archeologickém výzkumu na zámku v Židlochovicích v roce 2018.
prehistoric settlement on the origination and sustenance of meadows in the Carpathians, where systems of
elevated line formations interpreted as the remains of balks, field systems of unknown age, were identified
in the Čertoryje Nature Reserve, through the analysis of data of the digital altimetry of the Czech Republic.
The geophysical survey was conducted on the site of the deserted medieval village of Vojšice, once situated
in close proximity of these systems. The survey revealed a concentration of anomalies which were interpreted as the remains of several homesteads. Their location correlates both with the newly disclosed balks
and the plot division captured by historical maps.
The article is dealing with a locality still unspecified in professional literature, which is situated 2.6 km north of the centre of Ledeč nad Sázavou. The fortification is located at the end of a spur above the confluence of Vrbenský and Olešenský streams above the Hamry hamlet, today in cadastral district of the Hradec village near Ledeč nad Sázavou. The feature was discovered by employees of the Museum of Vysočina Region in Havlíčkův Brod. Within a NAKI project, the whole area was geodetically measured and partly surveyed by geophysical methods and with metal detectors.
The paper is dealing with an extensive archaeological rescue excavation in a national cultural monument and an UNESCO World Heritage site – the riding hall at Lednice. The methods of non‑destructive archaeology using a ground‑penetrating radar are explained on a particular example. The article also presents how the rescue excavation was held and evaluated and which results it has brought.
This paper aims to evaluate the use of non-destructive methods, namely Ground penetrating radar (GPR), used upon the systematic archaeological research in Upper stronghold in Kestřany (distr. Písek). Archaeological excavations in Kestřany was caused by ground works accompanying the gradual reconstruction. In parallel with the ongoing reconstraction we focused on architectualhistorical survey. Since excavations are restricted only to areas threatened by ground works, in 2012 we decided to examine other important areas by GPR. Our main goal was to broaden our knowledge about the stronghold developoment. The following paper presents the conclusion we reached by combining the results of archaeological excavations and the ground penetrating radar method."
To specific finds belong the brick spit-supports. They represent a special kind of building ceramics that is not very common. These supports were a fixed part of raised kitchen furnaces and served for holding a metal turnspit above the fire. To characteristic features of these artifacts belong holes or troughs for placing of individual turnspits and often rich stamped and engraved decoration.
The contribution is going to present a collection of these artifacts, which were found during a rescue archeological research in the locality Palác Národní in Prague New Town. During this research, several of these artifacts were found in the area of the original civic parcels. Older known finds from the Czech region have been mostly incorrectly interpreted, unlike the finds in Poland and Western Europe.