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Late Paleolithic hunter-gatherer stations Northernmost Bohemia is not archaeologically rich

Northernmost Bohemia is not an archaeologically rich area. However, this is probably only the current state of knowledge, as the rugged landscape here seems to be full of hills and streams suited not only Mesolithic, but more recently Palaeolithic hunters from the very end of the last Ice Age.

The discovery of a 13th century tar works or settlement

Tar-making belonged to the so-called forest crafts, along with coal mining, ash making, tar-making or even glassmaking. Their remains can be found here and there in the form of pottery fragments, pans or glass drops in forest streams or in clay scattered by animals. Or, as in this case, quite by chance when digging up another find.

I want to turn in my find

Each of us has at least once had a find that is special compared to the others. Age, material, quantity, context, location...the possibilities are many. But what now?

Coin depot from the Thirty Years' War

An unexpected find of small silver coins, or why it pays to carry toilet paper.

Long stone mound found at the bottom of the Baltic, may be the oldest megalithic structure in Europe

At the bottom of the Gulf of Mecklenburg in northern Germany, scientists have discovered a stone mound nearly a kilometre long and up to 11,000 years old. It was probably used for hunting reindeer or other animals, and it is probably the oldest megalithic structure in Europe.

The Prehistoric World, Volume Two - Ordovik

In the last episode we introduced our oldest fossils from the Cambrian period, today we're going to introduceand some of the known sites where it can be found.

Dating of horse shoes

Horseshoe, probably the most common iron find during forest expeditions. Most prospectors dig it up by mistake and then hang it on a tree or leave it on a stump. Yet these are some of the oldest objects commonly encountered during a search, and can be useful clues to understanding the site.

The Prehistoric World, Volume One-Cambrium

Welcome to the first episode of Prehistoric World. In this series I will introduce the individual periods of the Protohistoric period and the most famous Czech sites where you can find the remains of the fauna and flora of that time.

Petrified Forest in East Bohemia

East Bohemia is not a very rich area paleontologically or even mineralogically. Nevertheless, there are places where you can find some remnants of prehistoric life or a nice stone. One such place is, for example, the Metuje river basin with its fossilised primordial wood-aracharites.

Finding of worked trunks in Hradec Králové

In mid-October, builders discovered two worked oak trunks near the University Hospital in Hradec Králové, which probably represent unfinished monoxyles. If their prehistoric age is proven, this will be a find of pan-European significance.

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