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: pneruda(at)mzm.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: moliva(at)mzm.cz
doc. Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D. – curator, Middle Palaeolithic technology and Exploatations of raw materials sources phone: +420 533 435 230, e-mail: pneruda(at)mzm.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: ztvrdy(at)mzm.cz
RNDr. Martina Fojtová, Ph.D. – preparator-restorer; human skeletal material phone: +420 533 435 215, e-mail: mfojtova(at)mzm.cz
Yvona Kovaříková – conservator, human osteological material phone: +420 533 435 226, e-mail: ykovarikova(at)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(at)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(at)mzm.cz
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.