This study presents the recommended documentation methodology in archaeological practice, heritage conservation and other fields relating to historical and cultural heritage. It tests various methods of digital documentation, in terms of their accuracy, time required, technology operator requirements, etc. It formulates rules for the creation of 3D models using multi-image photogrammetry, as the most effective method of digital documentation in archaeological practice. It presents a series of criteria to compare this method with other digital documentation procedures used in archaeological situations, at heritage sites and on artefacts. The recommended methodology was developed based on experience from research at the Great Moravian hillfort of Mikulčice-Valy and has been verified at a number of other sites.
In response to the scholar debate regarding the way in which Great Moravian spherical buttons were used, this study presents an overview of specimens whose use may be inferred on the basis of the archaeological context. The topic is demonstrated using two case studies, where the function of the spherical buttons may be definitively proved thanks to preserved textile fibres. Textile and metal material characterization was performed by EDS analysis on SEM. The case studies are accompanied by analogous finds known from the literature. In conclusion, we propose possible interpretations of the functional range of spherical hollow buttons.
Doprovodná publikace ke stejnojmenné výstavě konané 25.8. až 31.10.2022 v prostorách Výzkumné základny Archeologického ústavu AV ČR, Brno, v Mikulčicích-Trapíkově