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ArticleScientific reports2022

Ecological and historical factors behind the spatial structure of the historical field patterns in the Czech Republic.

Václav Fanta, Jaromír Beneš, Jan Zouhar, Volha Rakava, Ivana Šitnerová, Kristina Janečková Molnárová, Ladislav Šmejda, Petr Sklenicka

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Václav FantaFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Prague - Suchdol, Czech Republic. fanta.vaclav@gmail.com.
Jaromír BenešInstitute of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Jan ZouharFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Prague - Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Volha RakavaFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Prague - Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Ivana ŠitnerováInstitute of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Kristina Janečková MolnárováFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Prague - Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Ladislav ŠmejdaFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Prague - Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Petr SklenickaFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Prague - Suchdol, Czech Republic.

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Historical field systems are an essential part of the traditional cultural landscape of societies with primarily agricultural subsistence. They embody many functions and values, as they affect the productional, ecological and hydrological functioning of the landscape, its cultural values, the way people perceive the landscape, and their impact on present-day farming. As an aspect of the historical landscape, field systems are a topic investigated in landscape archaeology, environmental studies, historical geography, landscape ecology, and related disciplines. Historical field systems can form many complex spatial structures, shapes and patterns. This paper focuses on identifying environmental and historical/cultural driving forces during the formation and the historical development of various field pattern types. We worked with 523 settlements established in the medieval to the early modern period (approx. 900-1600 AD) in the present-day Czech Republic. We have determined the proportions of different field pattern types in the examined cadastres and have statistically compared them with a variety of environmental and geographical predictors. Our results indicate a strong influence of environmental predictors (terrain undulation, cadastre size), the impact of specific historical events and associated social changes (e.g. land confiscations by the state in the seventeenth century), and a significant relationship between field pattern types and settlement layout types. Furthermore, we have observed the different adaptations of field pattern types to similar environmental conditions, as well as the impact of social and political factors on the processes of landscape formation. Our paper provides the first detailed analysis of the geographical distribution of traditional field systems on the scale of an entire modern state, and emphasizes the importance of transdisciplinary research on cultural landscapes.

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AgricultureArchaeologyConservation of Natural ResourcesCzech RepublicEcosystemFarmsGeographyHumans

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