Abstract
The site of Mohelno-Plevovce is located on a small plateau near the bottom of a deeply incised Jihlava River canyon. While this concealed position is protected by rocky slopes from the east, north and west, it is exposed to insolation from the south.
The site is affected by erosional forces of fluctuating water levels caused by Dalešice pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant since the 1970's. The site was intermittently occupied by humans from the Late Upper Paleolithic to recent times as documented by repeated salvage excavations since 2013.
Lengyel Culture occupation has already been identified in surface surveys, but corresponding cultural features were not excavated until the last two years. The excavation yielded characteristic material including pottery and stone industry, as well as charcoal which allowed dating and a detailed anthracological analysis.
Relative chronology suggests the MMK-Ib phase, while radiocarbon dating places the occupation at the end of MMK-I / beginning of MMK-II phase. Anthracology analyses suggest an open canopy woodland forest as the dominant biome.