Marek Vlach
@arub.cz
Research Centre for the Roman and Migration Period
Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Archeology, Multidisciplinary, Computer Science Applications, Anthropology
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Scopus Publications
Petr Škrdla, Marek Vlach, Ladislav Nejman, Jaroslav Bartík, Yuri E. Demidenko, and Tereza Rychtaříková
Elsevier BV
Zuzana Lenďáková, Ondřej Bábek, Balázs Komoróczy, Marek Vlach, Claus‐Michael Hüssen, and Ján Rajtár
Wiley
AbstractThe infilling of defense structures (ditches) of the Roman temporary camps in South Moravia (Czech Republic) were studied quantitatively to characterize the ditch‐filling processes, role of pedogenesis, and the effect of geological setting. Samples of soil and sediment were taken from ditch profiles at three sites in South Moravia, Czech Republic (Pasohlávky, Přibice, and Charvátská Nová Ves) and three shallow control cores located in close vicinity to the ditches. Physical and chemical parameters (grain size analysis, magnetic susceptibility, element geochemistry, and sediment color analysis) were measured in combination with lithological descriptions. The primary infilling processes were colluviation and pedogenesis, largely controlled by the nature of the geologic substrate in which the ditches are excavated. The dependence of the magnetic susceptibility to iron ratio on grain size are highlighted as a useful proxy of detecting depositional processes within the ditches. High values of the Fe‐normalized magnetic susceptibility together with the frequency‐dependent magnetic susceptibility indicate a strong magnetic enhancement of the upper parts of the ditch filling, particularly in the top soil. This study demonstrates the potential for specific chemical and physical proxies to characterize the depositional history of Roman ditches when limited to coring.
Petra Goláňová, Balázs Komoróczy, Matěj Kmošek, Eva Kolníková, Marek Vlach, and Michaela Zelíková
Archeologicky ustav AV CR, Brno, v. v. i.
The ‘Celts Beneath the Pálava Hills’ exhibition was installed at the end of the summer of 2020 at the Regional Museum in Mikulov. The museum prepared the exhibition in cooperation with the Moravian Museum and the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno. Along with other unique exhibits, an assemblage of 70 metal artefacts stored in Dolní Dunajovice in the study collection of the Research Centre for the Roman and Great Migration periods of the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, was chosen to be displayed for this event. The article presents 47 small artefacts made of copper alloys, 18 coins and five glass artefacts from 17 cadastral units, which enriched the exhibition with a variety of characteristic LT C and D1 finds. They do not form a complete collection, as their common denominator is that they were found in 2011–2017 solely by metal detectorists working together with the archaeologists from the workplace where the finds are stored. These never-before-published artefacts and the qualities of each deserve to be presented both to the public and the professional community. These artefacts include finds which, in the context of the Late Iron Age of south Moravia, are unique objects (including two bronze figurines) that are significant contributions to the clarification and differentiation of the topography of the La Tene settlement structure in the studied region.
Balázs Komoróczy, Marek Vlach, Claus-Michael Hüssen, and Ján Rajtár
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
ABSTRACTThe Roman-barbarian interactions along the riverine borderline of the Middle Danube Limes exhibit a wide range of forms, from peaceful contacts and trading activities to full-scale military conflicts. The direct evidence of the latter type of events represents a specific source of archaeological information—generally referred to as temporary camps. The regions of Moravia, SW Slovakia and Lower Austria currently encompass more than 30 verified Roman military field installations. The specifics of these archaeological contexts and the present unsatisfactory state of knowledge have raised the necessity of approaching the given questions with advanced techniques, not least with respect to their chronological position. Along with multiple methods and analytical procedures of relevant natural sciences (geophysics and geochemistry, archaeobotany, microstratigraphy, etc.), radiocarbon (14C) dating has also been involved in order to further establish the chronological position of temporary camps because the archaeological data provide limited possibilities in this respect. In multiple cases, the method has augmented traditional dating techniques and allowed more precise and secure establishment of the chronological position of the field camps of the Roman army.
Jiří Zubalík, Balázs Komoróczy, Miroslav Lukáš, and Marek Vlach
Masaryk University Press
Při výzkumech u obce Pasohlavky (okr. Brno-venkov) a pod Hradiskem u Musova se podařilo odkrýt take pozůstatky polniho opevněni ze zavěru druhe světove valky. Bylo soucasti delsiho fortifikacniho systemu, který vybudovala německa armada na konci dubna 1945. Sovětska armada dosahla německých pozic 23. dubna, pote zapocaly dlouhe boje, ktere se na lokalitě protahly až do 7. května. Přispěvek se zaměřuje na předběžne vyhodnoceni funkce 86 zahloubených objektů, ktere je možno dle tvarových a rozměrových charakteristik rozdělit do několika kategorii. S pomoci dobových pisemných pramenů (ženijnich přirucek) lze objekty dale interpretovat. Nejběžnějsim typem byly okopy pro dva stojici střelce, dokumentovan byl take kryt pro spojaře ci okopy pro ležici nebo klecici střelce, okopy pro družstvo, kulomet nebo minomet.
L. Lisá, B. Komoróczy, M. Vlach, D. Válek, A. Bajer, J. Kovárník, J. Rajtár, C.M. Hüssen, and R. Šumberová
Elsevier BV