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The paper provides an overview and evaluation of prehistoric finds made in connection with sand extraction in the area of the so-called Vlkov sand pits, especially in the 1970s and 1980s. Although these artefact usually lack contexts, they still make an important contribution to the knowledge of South Bohemian prehistory, especially during the Neolithic, Eneolithic and Iron Age. Many of them prove the existence of long-distance contacts and some of them might have been deposited intentionally (votive offerings). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intermediate results of a grant project focusing on Neolithic settlement of South Bohemia are presented in the article. Magnetometer survey at the sites of Dehtáře a Radčice 1 revealed several hypothetical building complexes consisting of longhouses which are usually only identified as larger magnetic anomalies reflecting the presence of longitudinal construction pits. Although the ground plans are difficult to interpret, at least their orientation can be reconstructed. All so far known longhouses in the south of Bohemia seem to more or less respect a south-north orientation. One such construction pit belonging to a longhouse was completely excavated at the site of Dehtáře. An important find made in the first year of the project is without doubt the discovery of an LBK cremation grave at Protivín which is actually the earliest known burial in the south of Bohemia. A magnetometer survey in the immediate vicinity of the findspot shows a number of smaller anomalies which could potentially be other graves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this contribution is to inform about new prehistoric finds from the area along the middle course of the Lužnice River. All these finds were made during surface collection and their importance therefore consists in the identification of new sites, and especially in the confirmation of the settlement potential of this region during certain periods of prehistory. The 30 sites in total which are presented in this article have yielded finds dating back to the Eneolithic period, the Bronze Age, the Hallstatt period, the La Tène period, and the beginning of the Roman period. The article contains their description, evaluation and placement into the general settlement context of the microregion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, new finds of prehistoric and early medieval date from the area along the middle course of the Lužnice River in the Tábor region are published which were made during surface collection surveys in the years 2014-2017. The discovery of a new Neolithic settlement site near the village of Borkovice is the most important of them. Its existence is proven by large quantities of typical pottery and stone industry which, together with other recently discovered and partly excavated Neolithic settlements, confirm the importance of the area south of the so-called Borkovice marshland as one of the few parts of South Bohemia occupied during the Neolithic. A concentration of Hallstatt settlement in this micro-region which was recently documented by new finds from Borkovice and Sviny is also interesting. The new finds analysed within the article confirm the importance of this area in at least some prehistoric periods, despite the fact that it used to be, until quite recently, regarded as almost unoccupied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]