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Read more» This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Medievalists.net Archaeologists working in the Czech Republic have discovered the remains of a kitchen dating back to the 15th century Many items have been found in remarkable condition including pots with their lids intact and kitchen utensils The discovery was made this summer during a dig at Nové Jičín a town in the eastern section of the country archaeologists from the National Heritage Institute and the Nové Jičín Museum searched an area that was once a courtyard from the early modern era Here they found the stone foundations of an older building followed by the remains of a charred wooden floor This led them to a well-preserved brick oven with a raised hearth and an iron grate that had been deformed by fire a wooden spoon and unbroken ceramic dishes that still had their lids In addition to the obvious evidence of kitchen operation other medieval artefacts were also found on the wooden floor including a considerable number of glass rings that were probably part of a woman’s necklace a hanging bolt spring lock from a door or chest Not much is known about the medieval settlement at Nové Jičín but the archaeologists believe that this house was probably destroyed by fire in the 15th century “The working hypothesis is that the house was destroyed during the conquest of the city by the Hussites in 1427 when Hussite forces campaigned in Moravia and Silesia,” says František Kolář an archaeologist from the National Heritage Institute “Several independent historical sources mention the siege and conquest of the town including the massacre of some of its citizens.” He adds that the items were found in this state because the inhabitants may have been forced to quickly abandon the house Pavel Stabrava, an archaeologist from the Nové Jičín Museum, tells Radio Prague International that this home probably belonged to a middle-class burgher family: Since the house was located near the town walls this would have been a less wealthy burgher family The richest burghers would have lived in so-called ‘beer court’ houses around the town square The team could not excavated the entire medieval house for technical reasons but Stabrava tells Medievalists.net that much has been learned about it: The house consisted of a wooden building part and a stone house part The area where the kitchen with the oven was captured was in a part built of wood and was destroyed in a massive fire The dimension of this part of the house was 7 x 7.5 m Between the stone part of the house and the investigated area The method of connecting the stone building with the wooden part is not yet clear The stone part could stand completely isolated or be structurally connected to the rest of the building Here is a layout of the medieval and modern houses with extent of the medieval house delimited by the green line: The artefacts have now been sent to experts for further conservation after which they will go on display at the Nové Jičín Museum The archaeologists hope that further planned excavations around the exterior of the house will reveal more about the medieval town and its inhabitants “We plan to continue the research in the future,” Stabrava notes “We want to focus on the relationship of the stone part of the house with the surrounding terrain and survey the exterior since the investigated location is near the city wall.” Top Image: Archaeological research under the floor of a preserved early modern hall We've created a Patreon for Medievalists.net as we want to transition to a more community-funded model We aim to be the leading content provider 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means atrium without eaves/gutters as described by Vitruvius in his Ten Books on Architecture. It is an atrium with no columns and the rainwater is directed away from the atrium.“ (Marek Štěpán – The atrium) © BoysPlayNiceThe villa is constructed to a low-energy standard The inner climate is controlled by a recuperation unit with forced ventilation Heat is provided by a gas condensing boiler unit and distributed by under floor hot-water heating system in combination with wall heaters A solar panel on the roof is used to heat the bathing water The groundwater is high in the area so the basement is encompassed by an air chamber and there is a rainwater reservoir under the atrium You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Sign In Subscribe Now Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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