Archeologický výzkum plužin a zemědělských teras jako fenoménu historické krajiny České republiky

Šitnerová, Ivana; Beneš, Jaromír; Kottová, Blanka; Bumerl, Jiří; Majerovičová, Tereza; Janečková, Kritina

doi:10.5817/ah2020-1-6

Archaeologia Historica

2020

DOI: 10.5817/ah2020-1-6

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Archeologický výzkum plužin a zemědělských teras jako fenoménu historické krajiny České republiky

Ivana Šitnerová¹,

Jaromír Beneš²,

Blanka Kottová³

et al.

Abstract: Plužina, historický pojem a v přeneseném slova smyslu výrazný krajinný prvek nejen v České republice, ale i v celé střední Evropě, byla do nedávna z pohledu archeologie opomíjenou součástí historické kulturní krajiny. Zájem archeologů se upínal především na intravilán zaniklých vsí. Až díky pronikání metod environmentální archeologie do terénního výzkumu sledujeme v posledním desetiletí soustředění na hospodářské zázemí vesnic reprezentované plužinou. Jde nejen o soudobé metody dálkového průzkumu Země, ale pře… Show more

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Ecological and historical factors behind the spatial structure of the historical field patterns in the Czech Republic

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Beneš²,

Zouhar

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Historical field systems are an essential part of the traditional cultural landscape of societies with primarily agricultural subsistence. They embody many functions and values, as they affect the productional, ecological and hydrological functioning of the landscape, its cultural values, the way people perceive the landscape, and their impact on present-day farming. As an aspect of the historical landscape, field systems are a topic investigated in landscape archaeology, environmental studies, historical geography, landscape ecology, and related disciplines. Historical field systems can form many complex spatial structures, shapes and patterns. This paper focuses on identifying environmental and historical/cultural driving forces during the formation and the historical development of various field pattern types. We worked with 523 settlements established in the medieval to the early modern period (approx. 900–1600 AD) in the present-day Czech Republic. We have determined the proportions of different field pattern types in the examined cadastres and have statistically compared them with a variety of environmental and geographical predictors. Our results indicate a strong influence of environmental predictors (terrain undulation, cadastre size), the impact of specific historical events and associated social changes (e.g. land confiscations by the state in the seventeenth century), and a significant relationship between field pattern types and settlement layout types. Furthermore, we have observed the different adaptations of field pattern types to similar environmental conditions, as well as the impact of social and political factors on the processes of landscape formation. Our paper provides the first detailed analysis of the geographical distribution of traditional field systems on the scale of an entire modern state, and emphasizes the importance of transdisciplinary research on cultural landscapes.

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Ecological and historical factors behind the spatial structure of the historical field patterns in the Czech Republic

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Historical Agricultural Landforms—Central European Bio-Cultural Heritage Worthy of Attention

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Riezner

Elznicová

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Knowledge about past agricultural land management can bring solutions for future needs. One undervalued historical type of historical rural landscape in temperate Europe is termed plužiny. It consists of individual historical agricultural landforms framed by linear woody vegetation. Our multidisciplinary research quantified the distribution of plužiny in Czechia, utilizing archive materials, geographic information systems, and field surveys for verification. Several case studies give merit to the societal relevance of plužiny and justification for their protection and inclusion in landscape planning. We have assessed the contribution of plužiny to secondary geodiversity by describing the landforms morphometrically, using geophysical imaging of their inner structure, and assessing the possible downslope erosive segregation of soil particles. The results of these analyses prove the positive effect of these landscape features on secondary geodiversity and biodiversity at the species level through the process of induced landscape diversification. The results also document management changes during the last 170 years and provide a basis for assessing their present-day endangerment. Although plužiny are less known compared to bocage landscapes of Western Europe, they are similarly valuable. Landscape managers should better recognize the ecological, cultural, and aesthetic values of plužiny as historical agricultural landforms and protect them as a bio-cultural heritage.

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Archeologický výzkum plužin a zemědělských teras jako fenoménu historické krajiny České republiky

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Ecological and historical factors behind the spatial structure of the historical field patterns in the Czech Republic

Ecological and historical factors behind the spatial structure of the historical field patterns in the Czech Republic

Historical Agricultural Landforms—Central European Bio-Cultural Heritage Worthy of Attention

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