The archaeological predictive modelling of settlements systems in south-east Moravia

In last several years number of studies dealing with applications of predictive modelling techniques in archaeology has increased. The archaeological predictive modelling helps us to identify the settlement and land use systems. The second main objective is to determine (with certain accuracy) kinds of prehistoric land use and to find the sites where it is possible to see the marks of this using.
In this study, flat area of extent 230 km² in south-east Moravia (Czech Republic) near the confluence of Dyje (Thaya) and Morava (March) rivers was modelled. This region used to be a part of central territory of Great Moravian empire in 9th century with one of the biggest centre called Breclav - Pohansko.
This study deals with both predictions of settlement units that formed the essential economic hinterland of this centre and comparison of the Great Moravian settlement systems with the systems of other prehistoric periods.