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Anthropos Institute

Address:
Zelný trh 6
659 37, Brno
phone: +420 533 435 224
fax: +420 542 219 511

Head of the Institute:

Doc. PhDr. Martin Oliva, Ph.D. 
phone: +420 533 435 224, e-mail: moliva@mzm.cz




Deputy Head:

  • Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D
    phone: +420 533 435 230, e-mail: pneruda@mzm.cz 

Archaeology:

  • doc. PhDr. Martin Oliva, Ph.D. – Paleolithic and Mesolithic in Central Europe, prehistoric exploitation of lithic material in Central Europe; Editor of the journal ACTA MUSEI MORAVIAE, Scientiae sociales
    phone: +420 533 435 224, e-mail: moliva@mzm.cz
  • Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D – curator, Middle Palaeolithic technology and Exploatations of raw materials sources
    phone: +420 533 435 230, e-mail: pneruda@mzm.cz , (more) 
  • Mgr. Zdeňka Nerudová, Ph.D. – conservator, documentalist, evolution of Middle/Upper Paleolithic transitional lithic technologies, drawings of stone industry
    phone: +420 732 648 106, e-mail: znerudova@mzm.cz , (more) 
  • doc. PhDr. Karel Valoch, DrSc. (emeritus staff) - Paleolithic and Mesolithic in Central Europe, Quaternary geology of Moravia
    phone: +420 533 435 230, e-mail: kvaloch@mzm.cz , (more) 
  • Oldřich Kroupa (emeritus staff)

Anthropology:

  • Mgr. Martina Galetová, Ph.D. - curator, physical anthropology, analysis of prehistoric art objects, Editor of ANTHROPOLOGIE – International Journal of the cience of Man
    phone: +420 533 435 215, e-mail: laznicko@yahoo.fr , mgaletova@mzm.cz 
  • Yvona Kovaříková – conservator, human osteological material
    phone: +420 533 435 226, e-mail: ykovarikova@mzm.cz 
  • RNDr. Martina Fojtová, Ph.D. (maternity leave) – preparator-restorer; human skeletal material
    phone: +420 533 435 215, e-mail: mfojtova@mzm.cz 
  • Mgr. Zdeněk Tvrdý - preparator-conservator; human skeletal material
    phone: +420 533 435 237, e-mail.: ztvrdy@mzm.cz 
  • RNDr. Marta Dočkalová, Ph.D. (emeritus staff) – curator, physical anthropology, mortuary practices during the Bronze Age
    phone: +420 533 435 227, email: mdockalova@mzm.cz 

Paleonthology

  • Mgr. Martina Roblíčková, Ph.D. - curator, osteoarchaeological study of Pleistocene and Holocene fauna remains
    phone: +420 533 435 232, e-mail: mroblickova@mzm.cz 
  • Silvie Černocká - conservator
    phone: +420 533 435 229, e-mail: scernocka@mzm.cz 

Associated Staff:

  • Irena Rozsypalová - librarian-documentalist
    phone: +420 533 435 225, e-mail: irozsypalova@mzm.cz 
  • Tamara Janků - technical documentalist
    phone: +420 533 435 231
  • Oldřich Kroupa - conservator
    phone: +420 533 435 229

Characteristics

  • Anthropology of prehistoric populations
  • Archaeology and environmental conditions of Pleistocene
  • Prehistoric Mining
  • Paleontology of Pleistocene

Research:

  • Anthropological and zooarchaeological research of Velim u Kolína site – Marta Dočkalová
  • Anthropological-medical research of Jost of Luxemburg the Moravian margrave (1354–1411) – Marta Dočkalová
  • A historical evaluation of the role and impact of the Luxemburg family on the history of Moravia and the Czech statehood – – Marta Dočkalová, coworkers of Institutional grant MZM
  • Archaeological excavations at Lower Paleolithic site, Stránská skála – Karel Valoch; Grant National Geographic Society, Washington, 1996-1998.
  • Kůlna cave – site of Neandertals–cave bears hunters – Karel Valoch, Luděk Seitl. Henry Ford European Conservation Awards 1998.
  • Prehistoric exploitation and processing lithic resources  - Martin Oliva, Petr Neruda
  • Civilization of Mammoth Hunters in Moravia – Martin Oliva
  • Middle Paleolithic in Moravian caves – Petr Neruda
  • Levallois tradition in the beginning of Upper Paleolithic – Zdeňka Nerudová
  • Excavations of Puklinová cave in Moravian Karst – Karel Valoch, Petr Neruda, Zdeňka Nerudová, since 2001.
  • Archaeological research and documentation of sites in Krumlovský les with evidence of prehistoric exploitation of lithic resources– applicant – Martin Oliva,
  • Coworker – Petr Neruda. Grant  Dept. of Culture CR No. KZ 97 P01 OMG 070. Period – 1997-2000.
  • Evolution of Middle/Upper Paleolithic transitional technologies in context of human genesis – applicant – Petr Neruda, coworker – Zdeňka Nerudová. Grant Dept. of Culture CR No. RK99P03OMG016. Period – 1999-2002.
  • Excavation of Palaeolithic site Moravský Krumlov IV – Petr Neruda, Zdeňka Nerudová, since 2000. Lower, Middle (?) and Early Upper Palaeolithic layers.

Activities:

  • Library – literature focused on Paleolithic and Mesolithic archaeology, ethnology, cultural and physical anthropology, osteology, geology of Pleistocene. Library is opened for public. Contact: Irena Rozsypalová (libraryanthropos@mzm.cz; irozsypalova@mzm.cz)
  • Counseling and studying possibilities – archaeological material (stone, bone), anthropological and osteological material. Previous agreement of curators is necessary.
  • Exhibitions and lectures in Anthropos – Pavilion

Permanent exhibitions

 
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