Human Earth Lab

doc. PhDr. Tomáš Klír, Ph.D.

Historical landscape and land-use analysis

Medieval archaeology · historical landscapes · toponomasticsDepartment of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University

Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University

Tomáš Klír focuses on historical geography, settlement development and long-term land use. In Human Earth Lab, he contributes to the interpretation of historical maps, written sources and the economic background of research sites.

tomas.klir@ff.cuni.cz

Research profiles

ORCID 0000-0003-0991-6616 Google Scholar ResearchGate

Research focus

Medieval archaeologyRural societiesSettlement historyHistorical landscapesToponomasticsArchaeology & language

Research connections

Třebokov · 2024

Stable isotope analysis in soil prospection reveals the type of historic land-use under contemporary temperate forests in Europe

Contribution in the study: Substantial input to interpretation and writing.

Třebokov · 2023

Multivariate analysis reveals spatial variability of soil geochemical signals in the area of a medieval manorial farm

Contribution in the study: Interpretation of archaeological and historical-landscape context.

Wenceslas Square · 2026

Anthropogenic signatures in the heart of Prague: Urban Dark Earth and soil–sediment processes in a medieval marketplace

Contribution in the study: Scholarly interpretation and review/editing of the final paper.

Academic profile

Research on medieval society, economy and environment, extending from deserted villages to social mobility, migration, peasant commercialisation and urban–rural relations. Long-term work links archaeology with toponomastics and language contact.