Medieval Pyro-technological Equipment From a House Plot at 7, Biskupská Street in Brno

David Merta, Marek Peška, Antonín Zůbek

Archeologia technica, vol. 28 (2017)
Pages: 55–61
Language: Czech
Type of article: scientific article
DOI: n/a

Abstract:
The complete renovation of a house at 7, Biskupská street in Brno and the planned new addition in its courtyard with the excavations down to the level of foundation base launched an archaeological excavation in autumn 2014. The Biskupská 7 house plot is located in the southwest part of the historical city centre, on a slope near the top of a hill called Petrské návrší, which played one of the key roles in Brno‘s history. From the very beginnings of Brno historiography, the oldest church in the town and early Przemyslid dynasty castle were situated here. A rescue archaeological excavation was carried out by three ditches whose size corresponded to the earth works. During the research, we managed to capture the remains of three pieces of pyro-technological equipment which belonged to the oldest settlement in this city sometime in the early 13th century. The furnace was not from that period but the time of its existence almost immediately followed. We cannot say what these three typologically completely different devices were used for. No products nor raw materials were found in them or near them that would shed light on their produce. Furnaces can be considered e.g. as part of the facilities for then newly built wooden-mud houses that were built in the mid-13th century in the front part of the plot.