Vlastimil Vrtal

Biographic Data

ID4044663
NAMEVlastimil Vrtal
GIVEN NAMESVlastimil
FAMILY NAMEVrtal
SIGNATUREVRTAL V
AFFILIATIONSNational Museum
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS16
TOTAL CITATIONS46
AUTHOR COUNT16
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX4

  • Ceramic Finds from Stratified Archaeological Contexts Reflecting Complex Building Activity at Kom H at Wad Ben Naga. Part I

    Open AccessJiří Honzl, Vlastimil VrtalARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2024

    The present paper focuses on the pottery corpus recovered from strata attributed to pre-Natakamani horizon in the area of kom H and kom A (Typhonium, WBN 200) at Wad Ben Naga. The first part of the paper describes the stratigraphic contexts from which the pottery came and establishes distinction between features related to the construction of structure WBN 700, others linked to its subsequent adjustments and/or later disturbed and finally, contex…

  • Mounds on Labels and Finds Omitted – Some Miscellanea from the Eastern Temple at Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessVlastimil VrtalARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2023References: 1

    This paper presents a small collection of artefacts uncovered in the area of the Eastern Temple at Wad Ben Naga during the excavations by the Sudanese mission in 1958–1959. The attribution of these unpublished finds to the spatial context of the temple relied on object labels preserved on their cases in the Sudan National Museum. The collection supplements the record of finds identified previously by other means. In addition, two statuettes from …

  • Preliminary Report on the Twenty-First Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil VrtalARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2022Cited by: 1References: 9

    The twenty-first excavation season focused on the continued exploration of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300) and chapel WBN 1100. In the temple, the area of the northern corridor, the northern vestibule, and the southern sanctuary were primarily examined, confirming its assumed internal distribution. Numerous fragments of the temple’s iconographic and epigraphic program were retrieved. Furthermore, the southern sanctuary was uncovered and parts…

  • Preliminary Report on the Twentieth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil VrtalARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2022Cited by: 2References: 5

    The twentieth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga primarily focused on the continued excavations of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300). The excavation focused on the area in the rear of the temple explored by the Royal Prussian Expedition in 1844. Altogether ten rooms were revealed which allowed the assessment of the whole complex inner disposition of the temple. During the excavation, various pieces of the origina…

  • Preliminary Report on the Nineteenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2021Cited by: 4References: 9

    The nineteenth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga primarily focused on the continued excavations of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300). The main aim was to confirm the assumptions that could have been made about the dimensions and disposition of the temple based on the results of previous excavation seasons. The second, southern, tower of the temple’s pylon was uncovered. Similar to the northern one, it included a…

  • Preliminary Report on the Eighteenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2021Cited by: 4References: 6

    The eighteenth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on the continued excavations of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300; more specifically on the frontal part of the proper temple), the continued excavations of structure WBN 250, and the continued excavations of cemetery WBN C260

  • Preliminary Report on the Seventeenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2019Cited by: 6

    The seventeenth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on the continued exploration of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300), the Palace of Queen Amanishakheto (WBN 100), and cemetery WBN C260

  • Preliminary Report on the Sixteenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2019Cited by: 3References: 2

    During its seventeenth excavation season, the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga continued with the exploration of the so-called Palace of Queen Amanishakheto at Wad Ben Naga (WBN 100), as well as with the excavation and protection of the kom located behind the rail track. During the season, the complex of the so-called Isis Temple at Wad Ben Naga (WBN 300) began to be explored. Based on the previous magnetometric survey, a Meroitic kiosk …

  • Preliminary Report on the Fifteenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2018Cited by: 5

    The fifteenth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on the archaeological exploration of the Palace of Queen Amanishakheto (WBN 100) and rescue excavation of a kom located in the exclave of the archaeological site west of the railway (WBN 1000 and WBN C220

  • Preliminary Report on the Fourteenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2018Cited by: 6

    The fourteenth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on archaeological exploration of the Typhonium (WBN 200) and its immediate surroundings, exploration of cemetery WBN C200 and on conservation of structures located in Central Wad Ben Naga

  • Preliminary Report on the Geophysical Survey of Central Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessBurkart Ullrich, Pavel Onderka et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2018Cited by: 4References: 1

    Within the framework of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga, a non-invasive, geophysical survey was conducted at the archaeological site of Wad Ben Naga, Sudan, in the course of the mission’s fifteenth season. The objective of the survey was to explore selected parts of Central Wad Ben Naga, to map surface and subsurface structures. Almost 500 distinct anomalies were detected using a ten-sensor gradiometer array LEA MAX and interpreted …

  • Preliminary Report on the Twelfth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2017Cited by: 4

    The twelfth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on archaeological exploration of the Typhonium (WBN 200) and the Palace of Queen Amanishakheto (WBN 100), and on conservation of structures located in Central Wad Ben Naga

  • A Collection of African Red Slip Ware in the Náprstek Museum

    Open AccessVlastimil VrtalARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2017

    A group of six specimens of Late Roman pottery from the region of North Africa forms part of collections of the Náprstek Museum. The group comprises of vessels from several different functional types, forming a representative sample of the pottery production of the region. The paper discusses the setting of the individual vessels in the North African ceramic production, their dating, and provenance

  • Preliminary Report on the Thirteenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2017Cited by: 2References: 2

    The thirteenth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on archaeological exploration of the Typhonium (WBN 200) and the nearby cemetery WBN C200, as well as on conservation of structures located in Central Wad Ben Naga

  • Preliminary Report on the Eleventh Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil VrtalARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2016Cited by: 1

    The eleventh excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on the rescue excavations around the rail track intersecting the western part of the archaeological site, excavations around the so-called Circular Building (WBN 50), conservation of the Palace of Queen Amanishakheto (WBN 100) and other minor projects

  • Preliminary Report on the Tenth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

    Open AccessPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the Náprstek Museum2016Cited by: 4

    The tenth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on the rescue excavations around the rail track intersecting the archaeological site, in the course of which the kom H (of Frederic Cailliaud) was explored. Another task of the season was the partial re-excavation of the Eastern Temple (WBN 500) focused on the earliest occupation of the location. Furthermore, another part of the cemetery WBN C200 was explored