Podklady pro hodnocení vybraných výsledků FF JU v 

rámci M17+ / Basis for evaluation of selected

results of the Faculty of Arts JU within the M17+ framework
Modul 1 (bibliometrizovatelné výsledky) / Module 1 (bibliometric results)

Atanasoska, N.; Ardjanliev, P.; Beneš, J.; Hosek, J.; Komárková, V.; Pokorny, P.; Radomersky, T.;
Todoroska, V.; Vercik, M.: Geoarchaeological evidence on a Late Bronze Age earthquake, Ohrid
Basin (North Macedonia). USA, Journal of Quaternary Science, 10 s., ISSN 0267-8179.

Typ výsledku / Type of result: J/A

Specifikace výsledku (automatický export z RIV) / Specification of the result (automatic export from
RIV):
RIV/60076658:12210/21:43903364!RIV22-MSM-12210___

Anotace (automatický export z RIV) / Annotation (automatic export from RIV):

Geoarchaeological investigations on the northeastern shore of Lake Ohrid revealed 3.5 m thick
deepwater lacustrine sediments overlying terrestrial vegetation macrofossils, worked wood and
abundant potsherds dated to the Late Bronze Age (LBA). Distinct contact of deepwater sediment with
the sub-aerial weathered limestone bedrock point to a sudden increase in lake level. According to
radiocarbon data, catastrophic flooding occurred shortly after 1214 yr bc. Because the area is located
in a highly active seismic zone, we propose that this event was caused by tectonically induced, metre-
scale coseismic subsidence related to faults bordering the Ohrid alluvial plain. Moreover, this event
coincides well with a dramatic switch in the habitation and settlement strategy in the region. More
important, however, is the finding that the age of the proposed massive tectonic event and change in
habitation lies within the interval of the proposed 'earthquake storm' in the eastern Mediterranean
dated to 1225-1175 bc. As the Ohrid-Korca zone belongs to the same tectonic province, a
relationship between the abovementioned earthquakes and the proposed event can be expected.
This research therefore might provide the first direct evidence of a large-scale earthquake event
linkable to the LBA collapse of Europe's first urban civilisation in the Aegean.

Výběr výsledku/kvartil Q1-Q4 (podpůrná informace) / Selection of outcome/quartile Q1-Q4

(supporting information): IF 2,738 (Q3 a Q2), JCI 0,81 (Q2)

Rok uplatnění (vydání) / Year of application (issue): 2021

Kritérium posuzování / Assessment criterion: Přínos k poznání / Contribution to knowledge

Obor / Field: 6 Humanities and the Arts, 6.1 History and Archaeology, 60102 Archaeology

Zdůvodnění kvality/významu výsledku (v ČJ nebo AJ, pokud originálním jazykem práce není
čeština, cca 2000 znaků) / Justification of the quality/significance of the result (in ČJ or AJ if the
original language of the work is not Czech, approx. 2000 characters):

This article is very important for several reasons:

- Firstly, it is a pioneering combination of environmental and archaeological data on the Ohrid region
that has been collected outside the lake.

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- The data provided are collected both on and off the archaeological sites, giving us a more
comprehensive picture of the historical and environmental development of the region and their
interaction.
- The main aim of the Frontier Studies project, on which this paper is based, was to explore the
periods that preceded the emergence of the wealthy communities that possessed the gold masks. It
is clear from the archaeological findings that there were some changes in settlement patterns, but
the underlying cause was unknown or explained as merely sociological and technological. Thanks to
the excavations we have been able to observe the importance of another huge factor that shaped
the settlement, and that is the natural environment. As a result of tectonic movements, which were
probably related to a series of earthquakes in the late 12th century BC, a huge part of the present-
day Ohrid and Sturga Plain was flooded, causing a change in this very area. This change can also be
observed in neighboring areas of the Lake District.

V případě podílu i jiných subjektů na výsledku popis přínosu našeho pracoviště na jeho vzniku / In
the case of the contribution of other subjects to the result, a description of the contribution of our
workplace to its creation:

Our department is included in the project together with the Laboratory of Archaeobotany and
Palaeoecology in the field activities and above all analysis of the environmental data. For this article,
I had the role of Research Assistant and technical support for the article.

Nepovinné informace – vybrané recenze a další podpůrné materiály prokazující významnost

výsledku / Optional information - selected reviews and other supporting materials demonstrating
the significance of the result:

Zpřístupnění výsledku (přiložené pdf. nebo odkaz na úložiště) / Making the result available
(attached pdf. or link to the repository):
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3325