Selected Archaeological Research on Sites Associated With the Hussite Wars in North-Eastern Bohemia (Balance of Research Options and Limitations)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26806/hisape.n51.3

Keywords:

Archaeology, Hussite wars, militaria, fortifications, siege

Abstract

Selected Archaeological Research on Sites Associated With the Hussite Wars in North-Eastern Bohemia (Balance of Research Options and Limitations)
The text of the study presents a summary of archaeological research on sites associated with the Hussite wars in north-eastern Bohemia. It presents the possibilities of researching the area of field battles, field camps, and extinct church complexes. Among the better known sites are situations connected with the siege of fortified settlements. The possibility of their research is linked to the relics of siege works and especially to the detection of artefacts associated with the conquest of fortifications. Spatial analysis of the distribution of militaria can show the progress of the invaders and the direction of the attack on the fortified settlement. A fruitful topic for refining the dating of groups of archaeological finds is the investigation of situations with a known date of extinction, usually associated with the conquest and non-recovery of the site.

Author Biography

Pavel Drnovský, Department of Archaeology, Philosophical Faculty, University of Hradec Králové

Katedra archeologie | Department of Archaeology
Filozofická fakulta | Philosophical Faculty
Univerzita Hradec Králové | University of Hradec Králové

Mgr. Pavel Drnovský, Ph.D. (* 1986), působí na Katedře archeologie FF UHK. Odborně se věnuje tématům spojeným s obdobím středověku a raného novověku. Zaměřuje se na problematiku výzkumu opevněných středověkých sídel, studium proměny kulturní krajiny středověku a novověku, dále pak na poznání hmotné kultury a každodenního života ve středověku a novověku.

pavel.drnovsky@uhk.cz

Published

2024-11-29

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Studies