Identifying the Urnfield Culture Vessels from Dobřenice in the Old Collection of the Institute for Archaeology (Charles University, Prague) Cover Image

Nálezy z Dobřenic v pražské fakultní sbírce a jejich identifikace
Identifying the Urnfield Culture Vessels from Dobřenice in the Old Collection of the Institute for Archaeology (Charles University, Prague)

Author(s): Zuzana Bláhová-Sklenářová
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Eastern Bohemia; Platěnice Culture; Dobřenice; history of archaeology; history of Charles University; Ludvík Domečka; Lubor Niederle;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a story of ceramic vessels in the archaeological collection of the Institute for Archaeology (Charles University, Prague) alleged to be excavated on the Urnfield culture cemetery at Dobřenice, Eastern Bohemia, in 1907. The excavation was carried out by the town museum of Hradec Králové and some amateur archaeologists. Five ceramic vessels dating to the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age were donated from the Museum to the Institute shortly afterwards. Regrettably, it became apparent that a mistake occured during the accessioning. The author attempts to identify the original assemblage from Dobřenice and to reconstruct the circumstances of its discovery.

  • Issue Year: 33/2017
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 61-69
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Czech