Petr Škrdla
Biographic Data
| ID | 170330 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petr Škrdla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petr |
| FAMILY NAME | Škrdla |
| SIGNATURE | ŠKRDLA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Brno |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4364-2594 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 194 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Engraved Limestone Block from Švédův stůl Cave, Czech Republic
Re-excavation of Discarded Deposits from Švédův stůl Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic) and their Archaeological Potential
Many caves worldwide, including those with significant archaeological deposits, have attracted excavators since the end of the 19th c. This has often resulted in caves being partially, or entirely, emptied of sediments. The ‘coarse’ methodology used during earlier excavations has resulted in many finds being missed, which usually resulted in their discard onto nearby spoil heaps along with the sediments. Švédův stůl Cave, in the southern part of …
Re-excavation of cultural deposits at Švédův stůl cave in the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic
An Emireh point at Ořechov IV–Kabáty Bohunician site (South Moravia, Czech Republic)
The Emireh point is a triangular point, which distinctive bulb of percussion was eliminated with bifacial thinning applied to proximal part of the artefact. This point is a characteristic tool for the Emiran industries and up to yet reported from Levantine sites only. Recently, an isolated Emireh point was excavated at Bohunician site Ořechov IV in South Moravia, ca 3,000 km as the crow flies from Levantine sites
Senorady/Mohelno – „Boleniska“: Strategická poloha v krajině s palimpsestem pravěkého osídlení
The landscapes of the Mohelno settlement microregion are mostly gently undulating, but also dissected by two deeply incised river valleys – the Oslava River valley in the north and the Jihlava River valley in the south. The western boundary is formed by Zelený kopec (491 m above sea level, while the eastern boundary is marked by Biskoupský kopec (397.3 m above sea level) and Vodanský kopec (397.5 m above sea level). This microregion was settled a…
Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician Industry and South Moravian Sites: A Homo sapiens Late Initial Upper Paleolithic with Bohunician Industrial Generic Roots in Europe
A 15,000-year history of Early Upper Paleolithic hunters moving through the Pustý Žleb valley – Artefacts and chronology of Pod Hradem Cave, Moravian Karst, Czech Republic
Archaeological evidence shows that Paleolithic hunters occasionally used the difficult-to-access Pod Hradem Cave for short-term visits. The small collection of artefacts spanning a c. 15,000-year period were made from a range of different raw materials collected from known sources in the surrounding regions up to 120 km away. In this paper, we interpret the sum of the archaeological evidence associated with artefacts from Pod Hradem Cave against …
Kramolín hillfort revisited. Archaeological potential of a site flooded for 45 years
The temporary lowering of the water level in Dalešice Reservoir for maintenance in the autumn of 2021 created an opportunity to conduct an archaeological investigation of the Kramolín hillfort – a site permanently flooded since the 1970s. A small group of archaeologists reached the shore of Kramolín island by boat and performed the survey with metal detectors and GPS hand held devices. This survey produced a large collection of lithic artefacts, …
Chipped Stone Industry From the Early LBK Hilltop Settlement at Spytihněv (Southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic)
The Aurignacian in the Carpathian Basin of Eastern Central Europe and its Proto-Aurignacian industry type
Articolul de față este primul dintr-o serie dedicată Aurignacianului, tipurilor de industrii și a posibilelor variații cronologice pe cuprinsul unei arii largi din Europa : Bazinul Carpatic și Europa Centrală și de Est. Studiul nostru propune definirea a patru tipuri de industrii aurignaciene : Proto-Aurignacian/ Aurignacian 0 ; Aurignacian timpuriu/ Aurignacian I ; Aurignacian Mijlociu/ Aurignacian II ; Aurignacian Evoluat cu microlite tip Góra …
Raw material as fossile directeur? A case study of the use of Stránská skála-type chert
The Stránská skála-type chert is a local Moravian chert of Jurassic age, which is available only within a limited area restricted to the Stránská skála rock outcrop and secondary sources in nearby gravels.As this raw material has been well-studied petrographically, its distribution is easy to trace.Its use and proportions within individual archaeological assemblages in particular vary over time -ranging from the dominant raw material during sever…
The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic
Epiaurignacian industry with Sagaidak-Muralovka-type microliths industry in the south of Eastern Europe and Eastern Central Europe and its lithic artefact fossil types
In the article, Eastern and Central European Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) specific Epiaurignacian industry with Sagaidak-Muralovka-type microliths (EASMM) is discussed in terms of its lithic artefact fossil types.The proposed fossil types are carinated atypical endscraper-cores and Sagaidak-Muralovkatype microliths.These two lithic artefact types with some other techno-typological features of the considering EASMM industry type make it distinct wit…
Radiocarbon Dating the Initial Upper Paleolithic on the East European Plain at Kulychivka (Western Ukraine)
Kamenná struktura E v Mohelně-Plevovcích: Nová výzva pro metodiku výzkumu
A salvage excavation was conducted in harsh conditions to recover stone structure E (KSE). In spite of a very short time window available for digging, an area of 20 m2 was completely excavated and the entire structure (KSE) was carefully documented. Spatial distribution of artifacts closely follows the boundary of the paved area. The raw material spectrum is characterized by prevailing rock crystal, supplemented by quartz, plasma, erratic flint, …
Preliminary report of the 2019 excavation at Švédův Stůl Cave in the Moravian Karst
Švédův Stůl Cave in the Moravian Karst has been excavated several times since Martin Kříž started the first excavation in 1886. Two parts of the site were re-excavated in 2019. The primary aim was to conduct classical as well as innovative and experimental sedimentological and geoarchaeological investigations of sediments from the discarded spoil heap outside the cave entrance (trench C–D). Intact sediments with a small number of lithic artefacts…
Initial Upper Paleolithic bladelet production: Bladelets in Moravian Bohunician
Bladelets are a common Upper Palaeolithic technological category, often described as a proxy for the Early Upper Palaeolithic. However, bladelet production has already been documented within preceding Initial Upper Palaeolithic techno-complexes, e.g. at Boker Tachtit (Negev Desert, Israel) and Kara-Bom (Altai Republic, Russian Federation). Only isolated bladelets have been reported from the Central European Bohunician. However, a recently discove…
Settlement strategies in Eastern Central Europe during the maximum extent of the last glacial ice sheet
Mining and processing of the Stránská skála-type chert during the Late Neolithic and Early Eneolithic periods
Stránská skála represents an important geological and archaeological site. It is also known for its rich deposits of Jurassic cherts that were utilized in various ways during different stages of Moravian prehistory. The substantial Early Upper Paleolithic occupation events are of great significance and have been subject to several international research projects. Archaeological excavations targeting mining and workshop areas were resumed in the l…
New Evidence from Ořechov IV (Czech Republic) for the Production of Microblades During the Bohunician
Ořechov IV: Nová stratifikovaná lokalita bohunicienu mimo brněnskou kotlinu
Ořechov IV je lokalita bohunicienu ležící v Bobravské vrchovině, přibližně 7 km jihozápadně od Bohunic, tedy již mimo vlastní brněnskou kotlinu. Po mnoho let (od objevu na počátku 20. století) byla známá jako povrchová lokalita, v průběhu několika posledních let na ní však byla objevena dvě místa s intaktními situacemi. Poloha byla zřejmě opakovaně osídlována na počátku mladého paleolitu, a představuje tak palimpsest. Předběžné analýzy naznačují …
Bifacial technology at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic in Moravia
PICTURE AT | L I T I K U M . H U -including leaf points supplemented by different varieties of side scrapers, points, and end scrapers. Bifacial thinning flakes (BTFs) which represent characteristic byproducts of bifacial thinning (Fig. 2) (krdla et al. 2014) present additional evidence for bifacial reduction
A method for finding stratified sites: Early Upper Palaeolithic sites in southern Moravia
There are several hundred recorded Early Upper Palaeolithic sites in Moravia, most of which are surface sites. The majority were exposed by agricultural plowing and subsequently discovered by pedestrian surveys whereas most of the stratified sites were found accidentally. Numerous unsystematic attempts in the past to find stratified remnants of sites disturbed by plowing have been unsuccessful. Here we present a methodology for locating stratifie…
Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in Moravia: New sites, new dates, new ideas
Mohelno – A terminal Last Glacial Maximum industry with microlithic tools made on carenoidal blanks
New radiometric ages for the Early Upper Palaeolithic type locality of Brno-Bohunice (Czech Republic): Comparison of OSL, IRSL, TL and 14C dating results
New Chronological Evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic Transition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: New Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating Results
We report new optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates from the Central European sites of Kůlna, Stránská skála, Bohunice, Vedrovice V, Vedrovice Ia, Moravský Krumlov IV and Dzeravá skala, which date to the Middle–Upper Palaeolithic transition period. There are important unresolved questions surrounding the timing of archaeological events during this crucial period in European prehistory. Archaeological layers from this time period are at th…
Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in Moravia: New sites, new dates, new ideas
The Bohunician in Moravia and Adjoining Regions
The Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in the Middle Danube area is characterized by the presence of two transitional technocomplexes, the Bohunician and the Szeletian, together with the early appearance of the Aurignacian. The Bohunician lacks a local predecessor and seems to be intrusive to the area. Both the Bohunician typology and technology combine Middle and the Upper Paleolithic components. Although the Bohunician sites are mostly conc…
Bohunician technology and thermoluminescence dating of the type locality of Brno-Bohunice (Czech Republic)
Initial Upper Paleolithic bladelet production: Bladelets in Moravian Bohunician
Bladelets are a common Upper Palaeolithic technological category, often described as a proxy for the Early Upper Palaeolithic. However, bladelet production has already been documented within preceding Initial Upper Palaeolithic techno-complexes, e.g. at Boker Tachtit (Negev Desert, Israel) and Kara-Bom (Altai Republic, Russian Federation). Only isolated bladelets have been reported from the Central European Bohunician. However, a recently discove…
Mohelno – A terminal Last Glacial Maximum industry with microlithic tools made on carenoidal blanks
Předmostí after 110 Years
The Middle and Upper Paleolithic site of Předmosí (Czech Republic) is located at the southern entrance of the Moravian Gate, which is an important communication route in Central Europe. During 110 years of investigation, this site has yielded an immense number of artifacts, paleontological materials, human fossils, and art. Important parts of the archaeological and anthropological material were destroyed in 1945, but the illustrations are publish…
The role of abiotic factors in ecological strategies of Gravettian hunter–gatherers within Moravia, Czech Republic
Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician Industry and South Moravian Sites: A Homo sapiens Late Initial Upper Paleolithic with Bohunician Industrial Generic Roots in Europe
Radiocarbon Dating the Initial Upper Paleolithic on the East European Plain at Kulychivka (Western Ukraine)
Settlement strategies in Eastern Central Europe during the maximum extent of the last glacial ice sheet
A method for finding stratified sites: Early Upper Palaeolithic sites in southern Moravia
There are several hundred recorded Early Upper Palaeolithic sites in Moravia, most of which are surface sites. The majority were exposed by agricultural plowing and subsequently discovered by pedestrian surveys whereas most of the stratified sites were found accidentally. Numerous unsystematic attempts in the past to find stratified remnants of sites disturbed by plowing have been unsuccessful. Here we present a methodology for locating stratifie…
The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic
Epiaurignacian industry with Sagaidak-Muralovka-type microliths industry in the south of Eastern Europe and Eastern Central Europe and its lithic artefact fossil types
In the article, Eastern and Central European Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) specific Epiaurignacian industry with Sagaidak-Muralovka-type microliths (EASMM) is discussed in terms of its lithic artefact fossil types.The proposed fossil types are carinated atypical endscraper-cores and Sagaidak-Muralovkatype microliths.These two lithic artefact types with some other techno-typological features of the considering EASMM industry type make it distinct wit…
Preliminary report of the 2019 excavation at Švédův Stůl Cave in the Moravian Karst
Švédův Stůl Cave in the Moravian Karst has been excavated several times since Martin Kříž started the first excavation in 1886. Two parts of the site were re-excavated in 2019. The primary aim was to conduct classical as well as innovative and experimental sedimentological and geoarchaeological investigations of sediments from the discarded spoil heap outside the cave entrance (trench C–D). Intact sediments with a small number of lithic artefacts…
Bifacial technology at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic in Moravia
PICTURE AT | L I T I K U M . H U -including leaf points supplemented by different varieties of side scrapers, points, and end scrapers. Bifacial thinning flakes (BTFs) which represent characteristic byproducts of bifacial thinning (Fig. 2) (krdla et al. 2014) present additional evidence for bifacial reduction
Predmosti after 110 Years
Predmosti after 110 Years
Předmostí after 110 Years
The Middle and Upper Paleolithic site of Předmosí (Czech Republic) is located at the southern entrance of the Moravian Gate, which is an important communication route in Central Europe. During 110 years of investigation, this site has yielded an immense number of artifacts, paleontological materials, human fossils, and art. Important parts of the archaeological and anthropological material were destroyed in 1945, but the illustrations are publish…
Comparison of Boker Tachtit and Stránská skála MP/UP Transitional Industries
PETR ŠKRDLA, פטר סקרדלה, השוואה בין תעשיות המעבר של בוקר תחתית ושל סטרנסקה סקאלה / Comparison of Boker Tachtit and Stránská skála MP/UP Transitional Industries, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן, כרך ל"ג (תשס"ד, 2003), pp. 37-73
New radiometric ages for the Early Upper Palaeolithic type locality of Brno-Bohunice (Czech Republic): Comparison of OSL, IRSL, TL and 14C dating results
Bohunician technology and thermoluminescence dating of the type locality of Brno-Bohunice (Czech Republic)
Lithic raw material procurement in the Moravian Neolithic: The search for extra-regional networks
The study of lithic raw material procurement can contribute to the study of ancient networks. Petrographic analysis combined with systematic mapping of raw material outcrops has been conducted in Moravia and adjacent territories by A. Přichystal over a period of more than three decades. Combined with well excavated (including wet-screening) and 14C (radiometric) dated sites,allows us to study changes in the distribution networks of raw materials …
New Chronological Evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic Transition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: New Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating Results
We report new optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates from the Central European sites of Kůlna, Stránská skála, Bohunice, Vedrovice V, Vedrovice Ia, Moravský Krumlov IV and Dzeravá skala, which date to the Middle–Upper Palaeolithic transition period. There are important unresolved questions surrounding the timing of archaeological events during this crucial period in European prehistory. Archaeological layers from this time period are at th…
The role of abiotic factors in ecological strategies of Gravettian hunter–gatherers within Moravia, Czech Republic
The Bohunician in Moravia and Adjoining Regions
The Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in the Middle Danube area is characterized by the presence of two transitional technocomplexes, the Bohunician and the Szeletian, together with the early appearance of the Aurignacian. The Bohunician lacks a local predecessor and seems to be intrusive to the area. Both the Bohunician typology and technology combine Middle and the Upper Paleolithic components. Although the Bohunician sites are mostly conc…
Mohelno – A terminal Last Glacial Maximum industry with microlithic tools made on carenoidal blanks
Bifacial technology at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic in Moravia
PICTURE AT | L I T I K U M . H U -including leaf points supplemented by different varieties of side scrapers, points, and end scrapers. Bifacial thinning flakes (BTFs) which represent characteristic byproducts of bifacial thinning (Fig. 2) (krdla et al. 2014) present additional evidence for bifacial reduction
A method for finding stratified sites: Early Upper Palaeolithic sites in southern Moravia
There are several hundred recorded Early Upper Palaeolithic sites in Moravia, most of which are surface sites. The majority were exposed by agricultural plowing and subsequently discovered by pedestrian surveys whereas most of the stratified sites were found accidentally. Numerous unsystematic attempts in the past to find stratified remnants of sites disturbed by plowing have been unsuccessful. Here we present a methodology for locating stratifie…
Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in Moravia: New sites, new dates, new ideas
Ořechov IV: Nová stratifikovaná lokalita bohunicienu mimo brněnskou kotlinu
Ořechov IV je lokalita bohunicienu ležící v Bobravské vrchovině, přibližně 7 km jihozápadně od Bohunic, tedy již mimo vlastní brněnskou kotlinu. Po mnoho let (od objevu na počátku 20. století) byla známá jako povrchová lokalita, v průběhu několika posledních let na ní však byla objevena dvě místa s intaktními situacemi. Poloha byla zřejmě opakovaně osídlována na počátku mladého paleolitu, a představuje tak palimpsest. Předběžné analýzy naznačují …
Mining and processing of the Stránská skála-type chert during the Late Neolithic and Early Eneolithic periods
Stránská skála represents an important geological and archaeological site. It is also known for its rich deposits of Jurassic cherts that were utilized in various ways during different stages of Moravian prehistory. The substantial Early Upper Paleolithic occupation events are of great significance and have been subject to several international research projects. Archaeological excavations targeting mining and workshop areas were resumed in the l…
New Evidence from Ořechov IV (Czech Republic) for the Production of Microblades During the Bohunician
Kamenná struktura E v Mohelně-Plevovcích: Nová výzva pro metodiku výzkumu
A salvage excavation was conducted in harsh conditions to recover stone structure E (KSE). In spite of a very short time window available for digging, an area of 20 m2 was completely excavated and the entire structure (KSE) was carefully documented. Spatial distribution of artifacts closely follows the boundary of the paved area. The raw material spectrum is characterized by prevailing rock crystal, supplemented by quartz, plasma, erratic flint, …
Preliminary report of the 2019 excavation at Švédův Stůl Cave in the Moravian Karst
Švédův Stůl Cave in the Moravian Karst has been excavated several times since Martin Kříž started the first excavation in 1886. Two parts of the site were re-excavated in 2019. The primary aim was to conduct classical as well as innovative and experimental sedimentological and geoarchaeological investigations of sediments from the discarded spoil heap outside the cave entrance (trench C–D). Intact sediments with a small number of lithic artefacts…
Initial Upper Paleolithic bladelet production: Bladelets in Moravian Bohunician
Bladelets are a common Upper Palaeolithic technological category, often described as a proxy for the Early Upper Palaeolithic. However, bladelet production has already been documented within preceding Initial Upper Palaeolithic techno-complexes, e.g. at Boker Tachtit (Negev Desert, Israel) and Kara-Bom (Altai Republic, Russian Federation). Only isolated bladelets have been reported from the Central European Bohunician. However, a recently discove…
Settlement strategies in Eastern Central Europe during the maximum extent of the last glacial ice sheet
The Aurignacian in the Carpathian Basin of Eastern Central Europe and its Proto-Aurignacian industry type
Articolul de față este primul dintr-o serie dedicată Aurignacianului, tipurilor de industrii și a posibilelor variații cronologice pe cuprinsul unei arii largi din Europa : Bazinul Carpatic și Europa Centrală și de Est. Studiul nostru propune definirea a patru tipuri de industrii aurignaciene : Proto-Aurignacian/ Aurignacian 0 ; Aurignacian timpuriu/ Aurignacian I ; Aurignacian Mijlociu/ Aurignacian II ; Aurignacian Evoluat cu microlite tip Góra …
Raw material as fossile directeur? A case study of the use of Stránská skála-type chert
The Stránská skála-type chert is a local Moravian chert of Jurassic age, which is available only within a limited area restricted to the Stránská skála rock outcrop and secondary sources in nearby gravels.As this raw material has been well-studied petrographically, its distribution is easy to trace.Its use and proportions within individual archaeological assemblages in particular vary over time -ranging from the dominant raw material during sever…
The archaeology of overburden: Method within the madness at Švédův Stůl, Czech Republic
Epiaurignacian industry with Sagaidak-Muralovka-type microliths industry in the south of Eastern Europe and Eastern Central Europe and its lithic artefact fossil types
In the article, Eastern and Central European Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) specific Epiaurignacian industry with Sagaidak-Muralovka-type microliths (EASMM) is discussed in terms of its lithic artefact fossil types.The proposed fossil types are carinated atypical endscraper-cores and Sagaidak-Muralovkatype microliths.These two lithic artefact types with some other techno-typological features of the considering EASMM industry type make it distinct wit…
Radiocarbon Dating the Initial Upper Paleolithic on the East European Plain at Kulychivka (Western Ukraine)
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