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This study presents the analysis of one of the contexts of finds unearthed within rescue archaeological research associated with a planned construction of a house in Tylova Street in the town of Planá, near Mariánské Lázně. The analysis of the location and selected finds supported the interpretation of the place as a disposal site of a potter's workshop. Owing to the fact that it was rescue research, i.e. spatially limited, the article also outlines problems brought by these limitations as regards interpretation.

The contribution of the find of a dinar of Boleslav III to the question of the location and origin of the Church of St. Wenceslas and the Church of

In Czech and Central European archaeological literature, miniature vessels made of whitish, finegrained clay and sometimes decorated with red paint and lead glaze have long been of interest. They are considered imports, the provenance of which is assumed to be west of our borders. They are found abundantly in medieval towns, rural households, aristocratic residences, and monasteries during the 13th and 14th centuries, mostly as solitary finds. Discussions are also taking place concerning their functions. They are thought to have served as vessels for spices, ointments, fragrant essences, or mostly as children's toys, as they often appear in ceramic assemblages together with small ceramic figures. The specific group of this ceramic ware is referred to as weiße feine Irdenware in German literature, and is characterized by the high content of kaolin or kaolinitic clays in the ceramic mass, traces of wheel throwing and high firing temperatures in the oxidizing atmosphere. The aim of the paper is to analyse the vessels' technology and morphology and solve the issues of their provenance, dating, and function. The aim is also to explain the possible ways in which these vessels made their way into a range of urban, aristocratic, and rural households. Special attention in two case studies is focused on white ceramics from Pilsen and České Budějovice, which has not yet been evaluated in the literature; this includes a petrographic analysis, which indicates a different origin of these products.

Příspěvek nastiňuje možnosti archeologie pro poznání produkce potravin v pozdně středověké a raně novověké Plzni. Představeny jsou archeologicky získané doklady zemědělství nejen v prostoru vlastního královského města, ale také v jeho hospodářském zázemí. Především ze zásypů odpadních jímek se podařilo získat doklady potravinářských řemesel-rybolovu a sladovnictví. Význam odpadních jímek pro poznání tohoto segmentu každodenního života v pozdně středověkém městě nespočívá pouze v nálezech artefaktů, ale zejména v možnosti získání ekofaktů, které mají pro poznání produkce potravin vysokou výpovědní hodnotu.