A multi proxy approach was applied in the reconstruction of the architecture of Medieval horse stable architecture, the maintenance practices associated with that structure as well as horse alimentation at the beginning of 13th century in Central Europe. Finally, an interpretation of the local vegetation structure along Morava River, Czech Republic is presented. The investigated stable experienced two construction phases. The infill was well preserved and its composition reflects maintenance practices. The uppermost part of the infill was composed of fresh stabling, which accumulated within a few months at the end of summer. Horses from different backgrounds were kept in the stable and this is reflected in the results of isotope analyses. Horses were fed meadow grasses as well as woody vegetation, millet, oat, and less commonly hemp, wheat and rye. Three possible explanations of stable usage are suggested. The stable was probably used on a temporary basis for horses of workers employed at the castle, courier horses and horses used in battle.

Abstrakt: V rámci společného botanicko-archeologického projektu Masarykovy university, který se zabýval dopadem pravěkého osídlení na vznik a udržení luk v Karpatech, se podařilo analýzou dat digitálního výškopisu České republiky identifikovat v NPR Čertoryje systémy vyvýšených liniových útvarů, které byly interpretovány jako pozůstatky mezí -polních systémů neznámého stáří. V jejich těsné blízkosti se nachází zaniklá středověká vesnice Vojšice, kde byl proveden geofyzikální průzkum. Ten v těchto místech odhalil koncentrace anomálií, které byly interpretovány jako pozůstatky několika usedlostí. Jejich umístění koreluje jak s nově zjištěnými mezemi, tak i s parcelací zachycenou na historických mapách.Klíčová slova: zaniklá středověká vesnice -dálkový průzkum Země -plužiny -geofyzikální prospekcehistorické mapy. Non-destructive research into the field systems and the structure of the built-up area of the deserted medieval village of Vojšice (Hodonín district)Abstract: The joint botanical-archaeological project of Masaryk University, Brno focused on the impact of prehistoric settlement on the origination and sustenance of meadows in the Carpathians, where systems of elevated line formations interpreted as the remains of balks, field systems of unknown age, were identified in the Čertoryje Nature Reserve, through the analysis of data of the digital altimetry of the Czech Republic. The geophysical survey was conducted on the site of the deserted medieval village of Vojšice, once situated in close proximity of these systems. The survey revealed a concentration of anomalies which were interpreted as the remains of several homesteads. Their location correlates both with the newly disclosed balks and the plot division captured by historical maps.

This study focuses on the discovery of iron components of a wheellock pistol found to the south of Hradec nad Moravicí on the route of a former historical road that linked Opava with Moravia. The find consists of an octagonalsection barrel with a lead projectile and a lock plate with an almost complete lock mechanism. The keys to dating the find and determining its provenance are not only the shape of the barrel, but primarily the design of the wheellock mechanism and the shapes of several of its components. Based on the shape of the dog, the manner in which the lock plate was fixed into the wooden body of the pistol, and particularly the existence of an internal dog leaf spring, the pistol can with a high degree of probability be identified as a product of one of the gunsmiths’ workshops in the German towns of Braunschweig or Goslar during the 1570s or 1580s. The find from Hradec nad Moravicí adds to the group of archaeological discoveries of European and North American firearms with wheellock mechanisms, and the study provides a selective overview of this group.