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Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology (LAPE) is specialized research body of the university founded in September 2002 at the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia as part of the Department of Botany. Since 2014 LAPE is a separate department of Faculty of Science.

Research activity of laboratory members is targeted at the area of bioarchaeology and palaeoecology, namely archaeobotany, archaeozoology, but also other specializations dealing with interaction between humans and environment in history. Bachelor, magister and doctor theses namely in botany, zoology and environmental archaeology are developed within the laboratory. In the case of environmental archaeology, laboratory closely collaborates with the Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy. LAPE comprises research in the Czech Republic as well as abroad. LAPE also offers services for other research bodies. Besides consultancy concerning natural sciences in archaeology LAPE provides analytical work in several areas of bioarchaeology. LAPE co-edits the international journal Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica, Natural Sciences in Archaeology (IANSA).

Mgr. Ivana Pravcová

  • 2018 to present: Ph.D. student of archaeology at Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Ph.D. thesis: Villages and pluzina field systems in the Czech Republic as a transformation phenomenon of the landscape. The view of environmental archaeology and palaeoecology. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Jaromír Beneš, Ph.D., consultant: Mgr. Petra Marešová (Houfková)
  • 2015–2018: master study of archaeology at Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, master thesis: Holocene fire dynamics in the upper parts of the Ore Mountains with the focus on the Middle Ages. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Jaromír Beneš, Ph.D., consultant: Mgr. Petra Marešová (Houfková)
  • 2011–2015: bachelor study of archaeology at Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, bachelor thesis:  Non-destructive archaeology on landmarks of the capital punishment in the South Bohemia. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Rudolf Krajíc, CSc.

Stays abroad

February–April 2019: practical traineeship Erasmus+, Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier (France) – Ilham Bentaleb a Walter Finsinger

Research interest

Environmental archaeology focused on the Middle Age and modern times, palynology, archaeology of field systems

Participation in scientific projects

Publications

  • PRAVCOVÁ, I., BENEŠ, J., TRPÁKOVÁ, I., BUMERL, J., KOMÁRKOVÁ, V., MAJEROVIČOVÁ, T., HRABÁKOVÁ, L., JANEČKOVÁ, K., 2020: Landscape Transformed: Archaeological, Historical and Environmental Dating of Valštejn Plužina Field System, Czech Republic, Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica, submitováno.
  • PRAVCOVÁ, I., BENEŠ, J., KOTTOVÁ, B., BUMERL, J., MAJEROVIČOVÁ, T., JANEČKOVÁ, K., 2020: Archeologický výzkum plužin a zemědělských teras jako fenoménu historické krajiny České republiky, Archaeologia Historica, submitováno.
  • HOUFKOVÁ, P., HORÁK, J., POKORNÁ, A., BEŠTA, T., PRAVCOVÁ, I., NOVÁK, J., KLÍR, T., 2019: The dynamics of a non-forested area in the Ore Mts.: The effect of a short-lived medieval village on the local environment. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 28, 607–621. 

​​​​Conferences

  • 2020: 16th Conference of Environmental Archaeology, Prague (CZ) – oral presentation: PRAVCOVÁ, I., BENEŠ, J., KOTTOVÁ, B., BUMERL, J., MAJEROVIČOVÁ, T., JANEČKOVÁ, K.: Archaeological research of pluzina field systems as a phenomenon of historical landscape of the Czech Republic
  • 2019: 18th Conference of the International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany, Lecce, Italy – poster: PRAVCOVÁ, I., HOUFKOVÁ, P., HORÁK, J., POKORNÁ, A., BEŠTA, T., NOVÁK, J., KLÍR, T.: The dynamics of a non-forested area in the Ore Mts.: The effect of a short-lived medieval village on the local environment.
  • 2018: 50th International conference of Archaeology of Medieval Times, Valtice (CZ) – poster: JANEČKOVÁ, K., SKLENIČKA, P., BENEŠ, J., BUMERL, J., MAJEROVIČOVÁ, T., PRAVCOVÁ, I., HOUFKOVÁ-MAREŠOVÁ, P.: Identifikace a ochrana dochovaných pozůstatků historických plužin (Projekt NAKI II 2018–2023)
  • 2018: 50th International conference of Archaeology of Medieval Times, Valtice (CZ) – oral presentation:  PRAVCOVÁ, I., HOUFKOVÁ, P., HORÁK, J., POKORNÁ, A., BEŠTA, T., NOVÁK, J., KLÍR, T.: Zaniklá středověká vesnice Spindelbach a požárové aktivity 
  • 2018: International 14th conference of Environmental Archaeology in Modena (Italy) – poster:  PRAVCOVÁ, I., HOUFKOVÁ, P., HORÁK, J., POKORNÁ, A., BEŠTA, T., NOVÁK, J., KLÍR, T.: The dynamics of non-forested area in Ore Mts.: An effect of a short-lived medieval village on local environment
  • 2017: 13th conference of Environmental Archaeology in Nitra (SK) – oral presentation:  PRAVCOVÁ, I.: Antropogenní požárová aktivita evropských hor s příkladem zaniklé středověké vesnice Spindelbach v Krušných horách

Where to find us?

Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology

  • Faculty of Sciences,
  • University of South Bohemia
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  • Na Zlaté stoce 3
  • 370 05 České Budějovice

 

Contact

+420 38 903 6306
+420 38 903 6308

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