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Anthropos Institute

Address:
Zelný trh 7
659 37 Brno
phone: +420 533 435 224
fax: +420 542 219 511

Head of the Institute:

doc. Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D.

  • phone: +420 533 435 230
    e-mail: pnerudamzm.cz 



Archaeology:

  • doc. PhDr. Martin Oliva, Ph.D., DSc.  – 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: molivamzm.cz
  • doc. Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D. – curator, Middle Palaeolithic technology and Exploatations of raw materials sources
    phone: +420 533 435 230, e-mail: pnerudamzm.cz (more) 
  • Oldřich Kroupa (emeritus staff)

Anthropology:

  • RNDr. Zdeněk Tvrdý – curator, physical anthropology, anthropological analysis of human skeletal material, assistant editor of the Anthropologie
    phone: +420 533 435 237, e-mail: ztvrdymzm.cz
  • RNDr. Martina Fojtová, Ph.D. – preparator-restorer; human skeletal material
    phone: +420 533 435 215, e-mail: mfojtovamzm.cz
  • Yvona Kovaříková – conservator, human osteological material
    phone: +420 533 435 226, e-mail: ykovarikovamzm.cz  
  • RNDr. Marta Dočkalová, Ph.D. (emeritus staff) – curator, physical anthropology, mortuary practices during the Bronze Age
    phone: +420 533 435 227, email: mdockalovamzm.cz 

Paleonthology

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

Associated Staff:

  • Irena Rozsypalová – librarian-documentalist
    phone: +420 533 435 225, e-mail: irozsypalovamzm.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

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