Rejkovice, Příbram dist., Central Bohemian Region
Prehistoric hillfort ‘Plešivec’
(1300–800 BC)
The prehistoric ‘Plešivec’ hillfort on a dominant hilltop could have served as a sacred precinct. The hillfort consists of an acropolis and an annexe, and to this day is surrounded by a stone bank up to 10 m wide. The site is enigmatic mainly because of its location away from the common inhabited areas, and a large number of bronze artefact hoards. Also discovered at the site were melting furnaces and other evidence of metallurgy production, which could have held both practical and ritual functions in the Bronze Age. A rather long tradition of the sacred site is also suggested by finds (hoards) from other periods. During the last two decades, the site has suffered heavily due to activities of illegal treasure hunters with metal detectors and, thus, many prehistoric finds have probably been lost forever.
References: Jelínek 1896; Motyková 1992; Čtverák a kol. 2003; Cílek a kol. 2005; Křivánek – Kuna 2006.
Navigation points: N 49°48'18.51", E 13°59'35.87" (south); N 49°48'53.82", E 13°59'44.55" (north).
Map notes: A – ‘Old Gate’, location of the original entrance and several hoard finds; B – acropolis entrance; C – edge of the acropolis with a beautiful view of the valley; D – the ‘Zahrada’ (‘Garden‘) location where inner and outer banks meet; E – modern road cut through the bank; F – ‘Raven’s Rock’, a natural rock incorporated into the fortifications; G – deserted medieval village of ‘Mořina’. Map symbols are available in the Downloads section.
Selected fulltext articles and reports for further reading. Complete bibliographical records are available in the Downloads section as the List of publications.
Archeologický atlas Čech – RejkoviceJelínek, B. 1896: Plešivec und eine nächste Umgebung in der Vorgeschichte, Mitteilungen der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft in Wien 26, 195–236.Korbová Procházková, L. 2011: Zaniklá středověká vesnice Roudnička – „Mořina“ pod Plešivcem (okr.Příbram). Studia Medievalia Pragensia 10/1, 387‐394.Křivánek, R. – Kuna, M. 2006: Hradiště Plešivec – preventivní detektorový průzkum a dokumentace stavu lokality, Archeologické rozhledy 58/2, 329–345.Motyková, K. 1992: Nové poznatky o opevnění hradiště Plešivec, Sborník Západočeského muzea 8, 74–82.