Abstract
The suburban landscape of Prague has undergone a major transformation in recent decades, erasing the traces of its long-term use and development. The area of the Castle Park in Prague-Vinoř, which is protected a cultural as well as natural monument, therefore represents an important source of knowledge of a significant section of the pre-industrial landscape of Prague. The Department for Archaeology of the Charles University is carrying out systematic research of the place, involving a wide range of methods and interdisciplinary collaborations since 2013. The team led by I. Štefan and J. Hasil examined a number of archaeological situations dated from the Iron Age to the early modern period.
The site reached its highest importance in the period of the early Přemyslid state (late 9th to 10th century). At this time, a large settlement agglomeration was established here, the core of which was formidable fortified central site. Among others, a 9 m x 50 m hall building was erected on the site, which probably fulfilled ceremonial functions; we also assume the existence of a church here, to which intensive funerary activities were linked. A comprehensive evaluation of the sources and knowledge acquired on the early medieval settlement of Vinoř is the task of the forthcoming PhD Thesis of M. Kapic.