Ready for the Future: Understanding the Long-Term Resilience of Human Culture
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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.

19 Jan

Neuron Award 2025

Research WP2 leader Zuzana Hofmanová was awarded the prestigious Neuron 2025 Prize, which is awarded by the Neuron Foundation to support science.

5 Jan

re:vize Zahálka, čas tvořit

18 Jan 2024

Archaeologists from Masaryk University discovered a bronze belt fitting referring to an unknown pagan cult

An extraordinary discovery was made by archaeologists from the Faculty of Arts of MU in the locality of Lány near Breclav. See what the Czech and foreign media wrote about it.

28 Nov 2023

New archaeogenetics centre will contribute to increasing the resilience of Czech society

With Jiří Macháček about the Czech Republic's highest national honour, the head of the Czech Republic, or about the upcoming project to clarify the basic principles of resilience in human society.