Ivo Světlík

Biographic Data

ID3636716
NAMEIvo Světlík
GIVEN NAMESIvo
FAMILY NAMESvětlík
SIGNATURESVETLIK I
AFFILIATIONSCzech Academy of Sciences, Nuclear Physics Institute
ORCID0000-0001-6432-6825
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS39
TOTAL CITATIONS31
AUTHOR COUNT39
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4

  • An Early Bronze Age, Orontid and High Medieval site in the Arpa River Basin

    Open AccessRoberto Dan, Artur Petrosyan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2026

  • Hallstatt Period Habrůvka ‒ “Býčí skála”. The Burial Constructions Reconsidered in the Light of Daub Analyses

    Open AccessDavid Hons, Martin Golec et al.ARTICLEInterdisciplinaria Archaeologica…2026

    This article deals with the information value of daub from burial constructions from the 6th century BC obtained in the Entrance Hall of the Habrůvka – “Býčí skála” Cave in the years 2020–2021. The untypical discovery of daub, as a surface treatment of stone-wooden structures, allows for an innovative solution as to how the Hallstatt burial constructions/chambers were made. The set of daub samples was divided into two parts, giving two sets of da…

  • Chronology of the construction phases of St. Peter and Paul Rotunda at Budeč based on characterization and radiocarbon analysis of mortars

    Open AccessJan Válek, Pavla Tomanová et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2026References: 37

    This work aims to clarify the absolute chronology of the construction phases of the St. Peter and Paul Rotunda at Budeč, focusing on the erection of the rotunda and the tower. Fifteen mortar samples were taken from various structural parts, two of which also contained remnants of charcoal. The mortar samples were mechanically treated to extract a purified calcitic binder that was dated by radiocarbon analysis. The effectiveness of the sample pret…

  • A water reservoir from the 3rd to 5th century AD as a possible key for understanding the subsistence strategies and environment at the margin of the Fergana basin in Southern Kyrgyzstan

    Open AccessPetr Kočár, Zdeňka Sůvová et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2026References: 62

  • Radiocarbon dating of the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch in Kopčany (Slovakia)

    Open AccessPavel P Povinec, I Kontuľ et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2025

    An international consortium of radiocarbon laboratories has established the origin of the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch in Kopčany (Slovakia), because its age was not well known from previous investigations. In total, 13 samples of charcoal, wood, mortar, and plaster were analyzed. The 14 C results obtained from the different laboratories, as well as between the different sample types, were in good agreement. Resulting the final 14 C calibrat…

  • What does the waste say about the medieval town of Banská Bystrica (Central Slovakia) and its environment

    Open AccessMartin Miňo, Barbora Styková et al.ARTICLEArcheologické rozhledy2025

    The historical town hall of Banská Bystrica was rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century from a medieval town mansion that had traditionally been owned by the town’s high-ranking citizens. As the building was an important structure, there is an extraordinary record of written sources depicting its history. However, there is almost no information before the year 1500 due to the fire that destroyed the town archives. Just as the fire oblitera…

  • Multidisciplinary Analysis of the Engraved Pebble From the Magdalenian Horizon of the Open-Air Site Hošťálkovice II – Hladový vrch (Czech Republic)

    Open AccessP Neruda, Z Nerudová et al.ARTICLEJournal of Paleolithic Archaeology2025

  • The first discovery of a vanilla pod in Europe

    Open AccessJitka Irmišová, Jan Frolík et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2025References: 35

  • Bayesian modeling of a medieval plague and famine mass graves from Sedlec-Kutná Hora, Czech Republic

    Open AccessJ Šneberger, Kateřina Pachnerová Brabcová et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2025

    Plague and famine are two of the worst killers in human history. Both struck the Czech lands in the Middle Ages not long after each other (the famine of 1318 CE and the plague of 1348–1350 CE). The aim of our study was to try to relate the mass graves found in the vicinity of the Chapel of All Saints with an ossuary in the Kutná Hora–Sedlec site to these two specific events. For this purpose, we used stratigraphic and archaeological data, radioca…

  • Dynamics of sediment formation in barová cave (Moravian Karst) during the last glacial cycle

    Open AccessLenka Lisá, Martina Roblíčková et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2025

  • In the Footsteps of the Silk Road

    Open AccessLenka Lisá, Pavel Vařeka et al.ARTICLEInterdisciplinaria Archaeologica…2024Cited by: 4References: 2

    Kyrgyzstan can be represented, geomorphologically-speaking, by a transect between the Fergana lowlands and the Tien Shan highlands and is an outstanding area for the study of paleoclimatic conditions relating to climatic changes. These changes have been crucial for the behaviour of past cultures in this area, especially due to the presence of the Silk Road. A Czech environmental team, covering geology, geomorphology, pedology, paleoecology, archa…

  • Time Travel with Radiocarbon Dating

    Open AccessKateřina Pachnerová Brabcová, Veronika Brychová et al.ARTICLEInterdisciplinaria Archaeologica…2024

    Radiocarbon dating is a critical tool in archaeology and Quaternary Earth science, providing absolute age estimates. Established in 2004, the Czech Radiocarbon Laboratory (CRL) has advanced from radiometric methods requiring large sample sizes to using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, which allows for the dating of microsamples. Since 2018, CRL has undergone significant upgrades, including the acquisition of the MILEA AMS system, enhancing its capa…

  • Extensive Survey on Radiocarbon Dating of Organic Inclusions in Medieval Mortars in the Czech Republic

    Open AccessKateřina Pachnerová Brabcová, Pavel Kundrát et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024Cited by: 3References: 22

    Dating organic inclusions in mortars such as charcoals is a useful alternative or complementary method to dating mortars themselves, helping to estimate the building age. To assess the limitations of this dating approach, organic inclusions were searched for in surface mortar layers of six early to late medieval buildings in the Czech Republic with relatively well-known age. Altogether, 123 samples were found. About 80% were successfully radiocar…

  • Radiocarbon Dating of Multiple Materials for Clarifying the Formation of the Medieval Settlement on the Outskirts of Prague Castle (Czech Republic)

    Open AccessPavla Tomanová, Ivo Světlík et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024References: 8

    An archaeological excavation conducted on U Kasáren St. in the Prague Castle area (Czech Republic) in 2020 revealed the remains of a medieval settlement consisting of houses of different constructions (pit dwelling, masonry construction), pyrotechnical (possibly metallurgical) features and unspecified pits. The excavation also revealed evidence of fire events and traces of viniculture on the outskirts of the Prague Castle area. Archaeological dat…

  • Assessment of Residual Geogenic Carbon in Mortars Concerning Radiocarbon Dating

    Open AccessJan Válek, Petr Kozlovcev et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024Cited by: 1References: 30

    Quicklime samples were collected from six vertical layers (L1–L6) of a feedstock calcined in a traditional single-batch wood-fired kiln and assessed. Three samples were well-burned and three under-burned. The quicklime was slaked in an excess of water and the presence of unburned particles was investigated after settling it into putty. The putty was assessed as bulk and also at three depth levels. Thermal analysis determined the CO 2 residua in t…

  • Radiocarbon Variations in Annual Tree Rings With 11-Year Solar Cycles During 1800–1950

    Open AccessPavel P Povinec, I Kontuľ et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024References: 56

    The results of radiocarbon variation studies observed in annual tree rings from the NW Pacific (USA Northwest) (Stuiver and Braziunas 1993) and Europe (England, Brehm et al. 2021; Slovakia, Povinec 1977, 1987) are reviewed with the aim of better understanding the 11-year radiocarbon cycle and possible impacts of solar proton events on 14 C levels in the atmosphere and biosphere. The average Δ 14 C amplitude in tree rings for the period of 1798–19…

  • The First Radiocarbon Data From the Settlement Nitra-Lupka

    Open AccessLucia Nezvalová, Eva Fottová et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024References: 8

    Nitra-Lupka is an important site from the Great Moravian period in Slovakia. A fortified hillfort which was supposed to be from this period, a battery of pottery kilns, and an Early Medieval cemetery were found on the site and researched during 1959–1975. Further, a few small-range excavations took place on the site at the beginning of the 21st century. At the same time, the dating of the hillfort to the Early Medieval period has begun to be ques…

  • Ams, Historical, and Archaeological Dating of Oponice Castle

    Open AccessBarbora Styková, Matej Styk et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024References: 15

    The fifth season of excavations of Oponice Castle in 2020 was located in the lower castle’s courtyard. The research led to discovery of an original clay floor being heavily burned with charred plank and a rectangular stone-brick construction. The construction has collapsed upper part with a fallen low brick arch. The whole area was covered with numerous stove tiles and one clay mold for the production of stove tiles. The construction was identifi…

  • Radiocarbon dating of illegal ivory confirmed by Milos Forman’s Hair

    Open AccessJitka Kufnerová, Helena Heroldová et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024

    Illegal poaching brought elephant species to the brink of extinction; therefore, international trade in ivory has become regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). However, the trade is still allowed for antique items, standing for ivory from a period before 1947 within the European Union. This could serve as a loophole for the laundering of modern ivory. In the described case of the Happy…

  • Možnosti a limity radiouhlíkového datování se zaměřením na netypické archeologické vzorky

    Open AccessJarmila Bíšková, Veronika Brychová et al.ARTICLEArcheologické rozhledy2023

    Radiouhlíkové datování je etablovanou metodou, která pomáhá určit absolutní stáří archeologických nálezů. Tento tematický přehled prezentuje základní principy radiouhlíkové metody, předpoklady pro výběr vzorků z archeologických situací, způsob zacházení se vzorky před zasláním do radiouhlíkové laboratoře, laboratorní postupy úpravy vzorků, průběh AMS měření a kalibraci výsledků. Dále jsou vysvětleny faktory, které omezují výsledky radiouhlíkového…

  • Radiocarbon Dating of Mortar Charcoals From Medieval Rýzmburk Castle, Northwestern Bohemia

    Open AccessKateřina Pachnerová Brabcová, Pavel Kundrát et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2023Cited by: 1References: 27

    Rýzmburk Castle is one of the largest and most important medieval castles in Bohemia, documented since 1250 AD. Its North tower is assumed to be built in 1260–1300 AD. To test this assumption, the surface layers of mortar were inspected for the presence of charcoals suitable for radiocarbon dating, and 10 charcoals were found. The charcoals probably originated from wood used for lime burning. The results of radiocarbon dating using accelerator ma…

  • A little luxury doesn’t hurt

    Open AccessPetr Pokorný, P Šída et al.ARTICLEVegetation History and…2022References: 7

  • Tree Rings as Archives of Atmospheric Pollution by Fossil Carbon Dioxide in Bratislava

    Open AccessI Kontuľ, P P Povinec et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2022Cited by: 2

    Results of radiocarbon ( 14 C) analysis of a tree-ring series from Bratislava, Slovakia, covering the period from 1970 to 2004 are presented. For a part of this time period, monthly 14 C measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide from Bratislava sampling station are compared with the tree-ring results. The effects of fossil CO 2 emissions on 14 C levels in the environment are emphasized by comparison with atmospheric clean air reference values (S…

  • Are ivory antiques actually antique

    Open AccessJitka Kufnerová, Kateřina Pachnerová Brabcová et al.ARTICLECrime Law and Social Change2021

  • Radiocarbon Dating of St. George’s Rotunda in Nitrianska Blatnica (Slovakia)

    Open AccessPavel P Povinec, Alexander Cherkinsky et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2021

    An international consortium of radiocarbon ( 14 C) laboratories was established to date the origin of the St. George’s Rotunda in Nitrianska Blatnica (Slovakia), because its age was not well established in previous investigations. Altogether, 20 samples of wood, charcoal, mortar and plaster were analyzed. The 14 C results obtained from the different laboratories as well as between the different sample types were in good agreement, resulting in a …