STAVEBNÍ VÝVOJ HOSPODÁŘSKÝCH STAVEB STŘEDOVĚKÉ VESNICE NA MORAVĚ

• Authors: Rostislav Nekuda

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Development of farm constructions in the medieval Moravian village

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

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This work focuses on the medieval homestead by analysing finds acquired by systematic archaeological surveys on sites of deserted medieval villages. These surveys have proved that the most significant change both in the structure of settlements and in the development of particular villages occurred in the course of the 13the century. This work focuses on resolving the question of the origin and development of the homestead and its internal integration of residential as well as auxiliary buildings. Archaeological research has shown that the basic layout of the three-part house does in fact vary to some extent, as was determined by excavations in the deserted villages of Konůvky and Bystřec. Excavations in Bystřec have delimited several alterations of the layout including single-chamber houses and two-part houses. Research to date has shown that it is not possible to generalize the house types according to findings in one locality. On the contrary, research has shown that regional peculiarities did indeed exist. Within Moravia there is a difference between the south-western and central parts of the region. Changes in the agricultural system also played an important role. The change in the layout of the house took place simultaneously with the development of the yard, where all the auxiliary buildings were located. The yard was eventually filled with stables, granaries, barns, haylofts and sheds. The village of Mstěnice was best equipped with the above-mentioned types of structures. A rising production of grain meant that more buildings were necessary for storage: barns could serve as storage rooms for some time, as the threshing only took place during the winter months.

Keywords

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AUXILIARY BUILDINGS; CELLAR; COWSHED; BARN; GRANARY; HAYLOFT; MILL; HOMESTEAD; MORAVIA

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Študijné zvesti
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 43
• Pages: 95 - 121

Contributors

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Rostislav Nekuda

• Moravské zemské muzeum, Zelený trh 6, 659 37 Brno, Czech Republic