Ready for the Future: Understanding the Long-Term Resilience of Human Culture
(RES-HUM)

10 Mar

Research confirms that the Black Death reached Kutná Hora in the Middle Ages

The plague epidemic in the mid-14th century hit Bohemia harder than experts had previously assumed, coming three decades after a great famine. The extent of the damage caused by one of the worst killers in human history was revealed by archaeological research conducted by experts from the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

2 Mar

re:vize Elity. Oligarchie

13 Feb

Experts followed in the footsteps of prehistoric foundry workers and analyzed their mold

Experts are uncovering the secrets of one of the oldest stone molds for casting metal objects in our territory. Specifically, it is a stone mold that was used in the Bronze Age for the mass production of spearheads. It was found in 2007 by the owner of one of the houses in the village of Morkůvky in southern Moravia in his garden.

30 Jan

Archaeologists estimate that military conflict may have been caused the demise of the densely populated settlement on Table Hill

Archaeologists from Brno are continuing their research at the Pálava locality on Tabulová Hill. This densely populated area, which flourished around 1000 BC, gradually faced decline and subsequent extinction. According to researchers, this could be related to military conflict.

23 Jan

The olive tree – an interesting witness to human history

The olive tree is an interesting witness to human history, capable of living and bearing fruit for thousands of years. Archaeologist Věra Klontza talks about her research.

6 Jan

Český rozhlas: rozhovor s Jiřím Macháčkem

31 Dec 2025

Budujeme chrám poznání

6 Nov 2025

Archaeologists ceremoniously opened a research station in Pohansko.

A closer look at early medieval settlement structures, Great Moravian rotundas, burial grounds, and settlements. All this is thanks to researchers from the Institute of Archaeology and Museology at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts, who celebrated the grand opening of a newly renovated station in Pohansko near Břeclav in the last week of October.