Daniel Pilař
Biographic Data
| ID | 4623434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Pilař |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Pilař |
| SIGNATURE | PILAŘ D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Prague |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2419-0139 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Borderlands of the Linear Pottery culture landscape
The research focuses on the peripheries of the Elbe Lowlands in the east of Central Bohemia during the Early Neolithic, examining colonisation dynamics and the character of settlements in marginal areas. The recently discovered Linear Pottery culture (LBK; 5500–4950 BC) settlement at Dobřeň provides new insights into this issue. A rescue excavation conducted in 2024 uncovered a loosely arranged settlement consisting of four longhouses. Based on r…
Archaeology of forced labour in 1950s Prague
Excavations on Letná Hill uncovered a forgotten 1950s labour camp linked to Prague’s Stalin Monument. Preserved architecture and artefacts reveal the daily life of workers, driven less by physical violence than by ideological pressure and social consequences, shedding new light on forced labour and material culture in communist Czechoslovakia
What does the Šárka stage mean? And did it ever actually exist
Šárka style is a term that has been used for over a century to describe a distinctive final Linear Pottery Culture (LBK) pottery style in Central Europe. However, its definition and the general perception of a related Šárka stage vary significantly among scholars, impacting significantly the chronology and understanding of the end of the Early Neolithic. This article examines the concept using the Statenice settlement as a case study, which has b…
Shifting foodways in Central Anatolia
Kalai Hissor - Medieval site in Baysuntau piedmonts. Stratigraphic analysis
Waste Around Longhouses
The research investigates the waste management and taphonomy of a Linear Pottery Culture (c. 5600–4900 BC) settlements. Waste deposition significantly shaped the archaeological record of the Early Neolithic in Central Europe and its reconstruction fundamentally influences our perception of the settlement space and the daily life of Neolithic people. Traditionally, it has been assumed that individual households discarded waste near their longhouse…
House unit of the Linear Pottery culture
The aim of the article is to critically evaluate the existing approach toward the Linear Pottery culture (LBK) settlement space in terms of the character of the pits, their fill and pottery decoration style. It is traditionally and implicitly assumed that the pits in the vicinity of a house (so-called house unit) are of the same period of formation, filling, and demise, so their testimony is usually considered comparable. However, research into t…
Rhyolite grinding-milling tools in focus
Past societies have used various raw materials for making grinding-milling tools (GMT). These included rhyolite, a hard volcanic rock with a porphyritic texture and pores, which is suitable for grinding. Thus far, no experiments have been carried out involving use-wear analysis on rhyolite grinding stones, and more specifically on Neolithic GMTs made of this raw material. Therefore, in this paper, we present an experimental program designed to in…
The Rediscovery of a Labour Camp on the Construction Site of the Stalin Monument in Prague
The rediscovery of a labour camp on the construction site of the Stalin Monument in Prague in spring 2021 was the result of a construction project of the Municipality of Prague. Until then, the existence of this specific site had not been reflected neither in the historical memory of the place nor in the literature devoted to the monstrous monument (dismantled in 1962), which was both a superb work of art and engineering and the most significant …
Rhyolite grinding-milling tools in focus
Past societies have used various raw materials for making grinding-milling tools (GMT). These included rhyolite, a hard volcanic rock with a porphyritic texture and pores, which is suitable for grinding. Thus far, no experiments have been carried out involving use-wear analysis on rhyolite grinding stones, and more specifically on Neolithic GMTs made of this raw material. Therefore, in this paper, we present an experimental program designed to in…
The Rediscovery of a Labour Camp on the Construction Site of the Stalin Monument in Prague
The rediscovery of a labour camp on the construction site of the Stalin Monument in Prague in spring 2021 was the result of a construction project of the Municipality of Prague. Until then, the existence of this specific site had not been reflected neither in the historical memory of the place nor in the literature devoted to the monstrous monument (dismantled in 1962), which was both a superb work of art and engineering and the most significant …
House unit of the Linear Pottery culture
The aim of the article is to critically evaluate the existing approach toward the Linear Pottery culture (LBK) settlement space in terms of the character of the pits, their fill and pottery decoration style. It is traditionally and implicitly assumed that the pits in the vicinity of a house (so-called house unit) are of the same period of formation, filling, and demise, so their testimony is usually considered comparable. However, research into t…
Rhyolite grinding-milling tools in focus
Past societies have used various raw materials for making grinding-milling tools (GMT). These included rhyolite, a hard volcanic rock with a porphyritic texture and pores, which is suitable for grinding. Thus far, no experiments have been carried out involving use-wear analysis on rhyolite grinding stones, and more specifically on Neolithic GMTs made of this raw material. Therefore, in this paper, we present an experimental program designed to in…
Kalai Hissor - Medieval site in Baysuntau piedmonts. Stratigraphic analysis
Waste Around Longhouses
The research investigates the waste management and taphonomy of a Linear Pottery Culture (c. 5600–4900 BC) settlements. Waste deposition significantly shaped the archaeological record of the Early Neolithic in Central Europe and its reconstruction fundamentally influences our perception of the settlement space and the daily life of Neolithic people. Traditionally, it has been assumed that individual households discarded waste near their longhouse…
Borderlands of the Linear Pottery culture landscape
The research focuses on the peripheries of the Elbe Lowlands in the east of Central Bohemia during the Early Neolithic, examining colonisation dynamics and the character of settlements in marginal areas. The recently discovered Linear Pottery culture (LBK; 5500–4950 BC) settlement at Dobřeň provides new insights into this issue. A rescue excavation conducted in 2024 uncovered a loosely arranged settlement consisting of four longhouses. Based on r…
Archaeology of forced labour in 1950s Prague
Excavations on Letná Hill uncovered a forgotten 1950s labour camp linked to Prague’s Stalin Monument. Preserved architecture and artefacts reveal the daily life of workers, driven less by physical violence than by ideological pressure and social consequences, shedding new light on forced labour and material culture in communist Czechoslovakia
What does the Šárka stage mean? And did it ever actually exist
Šárka style is a term that has been used for over a century to describe a distinctive final Linear Pottery Culture (LBK) pottery style in Central Europe. However, its definition and the general perception of a related Šárka stage vary significantly among scholars, impacting significantly the chronology and understanding of the end of the Early Neolithic. This article examines the concept using the Statenice settlement as a case study, which has b…
Shifting foodways in Central Anatolia
Archaeology (4 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Chronology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction (2 works) · Paleontology (2 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (2 works)