Hradiště Černov: otázka využití lokality v mladší době laténské na základě detektorových prospekcí

The Černov hillfort in Ježkovice (Vyškov District, Moravia), built on a prominent promontory above the Rakovec Valley, was discovered more than a hundred years ago, but knowledge about it has evolved gradually. From a chronological perspective, it is primarily associated in the literature with the Early La Tene period, to which the massive fortifications and most of the finds recorded so far date. The second important epoch is represented by artefacts from the Early Middle Ages. Non-destructive metal detector surveys carried out at the site over the last two decades have confirmed these periods with new finds, but at the same time it has been possible to expand the find spectrum to include a component from the Middle and Late La Tene period. The subject of this paper is the presentation and evaluation of the La Tene period finds that fall into the period after the end of phase LT A, i.e. after the presumed demise of the hillfort. The newly recorded artefacts from Černov include coins, components of chain belts, annular ornaments, fibulae, amulets and various rings; a whetstone and a glass bead are among the non-metallic finds. The sporadically occurring artefacts from phase LT B do not necessarily indicate settlement of the site in the period in question and could thus represent only artefacts related to more stable settlement activities on the hillfort up to phase LT C. Finds from the Late La Tene period were located both in the area of the fortified acropolis and in the extramural settlement.