This classic area of Silurian and Devonian stratigraphy provided a number of ecological and paleoenvironmental observations during the last decade. Comparative studies of spontaneous successions in abandoned quarries demonstrated that natural processes provide their optimum revitalization. New archaeological records, paleozoological evidence from caves and the discovery of a Late Bronze Age hillfort confirmed that the high biodiversity of this landscape has resulted from a harmonious interaction of natural processes with human activities since the 5th millennium BC. and Vojen Ložek.