RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Blažková, Gabriela
A1 Matiášek, Josef
A1 Kozáková, Radka
A1 Kočár, Petr
T1 Early Medieval fortification at Hradčany in Prague : New information from the excavation in 2011 and 2013Die frühmittelalterliche Befestigung in Hradschin in Prag : Neue Erkenntnisse anhand der Forschungen aus den Jahren 2011 und 2013
JF Staletá Praha
YR 2015
VO 31
IS 2
SP 16
OP 41
DO 10.56112/sp.2015.2.02
UL https://staletapraha.cz/en/artkey/pha-201502-0002.php
AB This article concerns discovery of fortification remains - a ditch and a fragment of a front stone wall at Hradčanské square in Prague 1-Hradčany. This is the first clear evidence of the fortification existence to the west from today's Prague castle. Archaeological excavations are described in detail with interpretations concerning the infilling and deterioration of the ditch. Pollen and macroremains analysis of the ditch fill are included with their results summarized together. The second part of the article is an overview of current knowledge of the pre-Romanesque fortification of the Prague left bank with highlighting unpublished data from Hradčany. The final discussion points at problems of interrelation between the Prague castle, Malá Strana and Hradčany.