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• Presentation and problem-solving related to archaeological research of technical and technological equipment and artifacts, documentation, and the preservation of industrial heritage.
• Introduction to the results of practical experiments conducted in the reconstruction of ancient production equipment.

• An original scientific text with a maximum length of 20 standard pages (1,800 characters per page), an abstract of no more than one standard page, and a list of up to 10 keywords in English.
• Submissions should be sent in .doc or .rtf format, using either Arial or Times New Roman font, with 1.5 line spacing, numbered pages, and no special formatting.
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• References should be cited using the first element of the record and the publication date (this method is also known as the “Harvard system” or “Harvard style”).
• The final list of bibliographic references should be alphabetically ordered and divided into sources and literature.

In the citing document, the first element (author’s last name or the first words of the name of a corporation, or the first words of the document title if the document has no author) is placed in round brackets, followed by the year of publication or creation of the document, if available. Both elements should be italicized. If the first element is the name of an individual, it should be written in lowercase letters. If the first element already naturally appears in the text, only the year of publication should be included in the brackets.

Additionally, it is advisable to include the page number(s) in the brackets to indicate the precise location of the quote or paraphrased idea (especially in larger documents, such as books and extensive studies). Citations in brackets can be placed anywhere within the sentence, after any word, but if placed at the end of the sentence, they should be placed before the final period that ends the sentence.

For documents with multiple authors (3 or more), only the surname of the first author should be cited in the text, followed by the expression “et al.”, as long as it does not lead to ambiguity. If two or more documents have the same first element and year of publication, they can be distinguished by adding lowercase letters (a, b, c, d, …) immediately (without a space) following the publication year.

The basic form of citations in the text:
…(Pleiner 2000)…
…(Pleiner 2006, 127–129, Fig. 1:3)…
…(Pleiner in print)…
…(Pleiner et al. 2004)…
…(Souchopová – Stránský 2008)…
…(Pleiner 2000; Souchopová – Stránský 2008, 23–31)…
…(Pleiner 2000, 127; 2006, 56–67)…
…Pleiner (2000, 127)…

Citing Different Types of Sources in the Bibliography – Examples:

References to Books:
Pleiner, R. 2000: Iron in Archaeology, The European Bloomery Smelters. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR Praha.

References to Journal Articles:
Pleiner, R. 1969: Experimental Smelting of Steel in Early Medieval Furnaces. Památky archeologické 60/2, 458–487.

References to Articles in Edited Volumes or Books with Editors:
Pleiner, R. 2000: The techniques of blacksmiths in Noricum and Central Europe. In: C. Cucini Tizzoni, M. Tizzoni (ed.), Il ferro nelle Alpi. Giacimenti, miniere e metallurgia dall‘antichità al XVI secolo. Atti del Convegno. Bienno: Commune di Bienno, 102–105.

References to Proceedings or Books with Editors:
Cucini Tizzoni, C. – Tizzoni, M. (ed.) 2000: Il ferro nelle Alpi. Giacimenti, miniere e metallurgia dall‘antichità al XVI secolo. Atti del Convegno. Bienno: Commune di Bienno.

Citations of Unpublished Theses, Dissertations, etc.:
Beran, V. 2007: Building Ironwork from Rokštejn Castle. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Museology. Unpublished Bachelor’s Thesis.
Beran, V. 2007: Building Ironwork from Rokštejn Castle. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Museology. Unpublished Bachelor’s Thesis. Available also from: <https://is.muni.cz/th/w1uvm/>

Excavation Reports:
Staňa, Č. 1954: Archive of Excavation Reports of the Archaeological Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, ref. no. 401/04, Brno-Líšeň: Staré Zámky, dist. Brno-City.
Staňa, Č. 1954: Digital Archive of the AMCR, ref. no. M-TX-200400401, Brno-Líšeň: Staré Zámky, dist. Brno-City. Available from WWW: <https://digiarchiv.aiscr.cz/id/M-TX-200400401>

Editions of Written Sources:
Hoover, H. C. – Hoover, L. H. (ed.) 1912: Georgius Agricola: De re metallica. 1st ed. London: The Mining Magazine.

References to Unpublished Sources:
Moravian State Archives in Brno, E 28 Jesuits in Olomouc, ref. no. P 3/9, f. 15r.

References to Periodicals or Contemporary Press:
Janýr, P. 2002: Czech Elections 2002. Lidové noviny 23, 23. 6. 2002, Iss. 123, p. 4.

References to Online Sources:
Ortega, M. (ed.) 2003: The European Union and the crisis in the Middle East. Challiot papers 62. Paris. [cit. 14. 5. 2024]. Available from WWW: <https://aei.pitt.edu/775/1/chai62e.pdf>

Damask. In: Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia [online]. St. Petersburg (Florida) : Wikimedia Foundation, 2001-, last edit. 8. 12. 2024 [cit. 13. 12. 2024]. Available from WWW: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damask>.

The basic form of citations in the citing document:
…some researchers hold a different view on this theory (Pleiner 2000a, 205; Pleiner 2000b).
…some researchers hold a different view on this theory (Dillmann et al. 2000).
…some researchers hold a different view on this theory (Pleiner 2000a, 205; Pleiner 2000b; Dillmann et al. 2000).
…a different view on this theory is held by R. Pleiner (2000a, 205; 2000b), which…
…different view on this theory is held J. Langová (Lang 2011), which…
…we also encounter other views on this theory (Jones 1998).
…we also encounter other views on this theory (viz Damask).

The basic form of citations in the citing document:
Damask. In: Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia [online]. St. Petersburg (Florida) : Wikimedia Foundation, 2001-, last edit. 8. 12. 2024 [cit. 13. 12. 2024]. Available from WWW: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damask>.

Dillmann a kol. 2000: Dillmann, P. – Desaulty, A. M. – Leroy, S. – Arranda, R. – Lechevallier, G. – Neff, D. – Teregeol, F. – Arribet-Deroin, D. – Bellot-Gurlet, L.: Early Walloon refining process: first experimental restitution and metallographic analyses. In Archaeometallurgy in Europe 2007, Milano: Associazione Italiana de Metallurgia, 335–347.

Jones, L. A. 1998: The Serpent in the Sword: Pattern-welding in Early Medieval Swords, [cit. 15. 12. 2024]. Available from WWW <http://www.vikingsword.com/serpent.html>.

Lang, J. 2011: The Celtic Sword: a source of practical inspiration. In: J. Hošek – H. Cleere – Ľ. Mihok (ed.), The Archaeometallurgy of Iron – Recent Developments in Archaeological and Scientic Research, 263–282.

Pleiner, R. 2000a: Iron in Archaeology, The European Bloomery Smelters. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR Praha.

Pleiner, R. 2000b: The techniques of blacksmiths in Noricum and Central Europe. In: C. Cucini Tizzoni, M. Tizzoni (ed.), Il ferro nelle Alpi. Giacimenti, miniere e metallurgia dall‘antichità al XVI secolo. Atti del Convegno. Bienno: Commune di Bienno, 102–105.

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