![]() ![]() By combining traditional methods with modern scientific technologies, Houfková et al. combines these archaeo-historic dating methods with radiocarbon dating of macro-botanical remains and radionuclide testing to accurately determine the age of the field patterns and hedgerows in Malonín for the first time. Likewise, compromised soil stratigraphy resulting from agricultural practices can further interfere with the accurate dating of vernacular landscape features. Major landscape upheavals and mass migrations also contribute to these gaps in the historic record. Researchers studying vernacular landscapes in particular face incomplete, obsolete or non-existent historic record keeping. Prior to Houfková et al., pluzina systems in the Czech Republic were assumed to originate in the medieval period based on what historic and stratigraphic data was available, yet conclusive evidence of their medieval origin remained elusive. Not just of importance for archaeologists and landscape historians, this innovative methodology is also of note to ecologists looking to understand how historic patterns of land usage affect local and regional biodiversity. In their study, cultural and natural artefacts are analysed in concert with one another providing a more accurate assessment of land use over time. (2015) used to date the long-strip field patterns at the abandoned village of Malonín in the Bohemian Forest Mountains of the Czech Republic. This review highlights and contextualizes the novel research methodology that Houfková et al. Origins and development of long-strip field patterns: A case study of an abandoned medieval village in the Czech Republic. Original article: Houfková, Petra, et al. Review of the research by Elizabeth Gunther, University of Massachusetts ![]()
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