Stibologie a vývoj krajiny

Abstract

Science of old pathes – stibology - give possibility to investigate changes of transit in the course of millenniums influenced of growth of number of inhabitants and of transformation of landscape given by man. It is applied physical geography and social geography at the same time during this studing and archeology too. Fundamental part of the work is finding of predispositions for genesis of paths. We (couple R. Květ and S. Řehák) have established, that the main predispositions are relief of landscape and hydrographic net. Long distance paths are determined as basic net of transport in lansdscape during prehistory (but with possilbility of function of this net in historical times too - till beginnig of 18. century). Physical geography is applied in this part of work. Next determination is knowledge about first information net of man. This second net is dependent on net of old paths. Social geography is applied now. And final information: Archaeology could verify assigned old paths of prehistoric times, when she has finds in the neighbourhood of old paths. Two main publications (KVĚT 2003, KVĚT, PODBORSKÝ ed. 2006) are citated in the czech text.