Muzejník Jan Renner (1869–1959), průkopník archeologie na Rakovnicku
Jan Renner (1869–1959) pioneer of archaeology in Rakovník region

Author(s): Jana Bezáková, Kateřina Blažková, Zuzana Bláhová-Sklenářová
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Jan Renner; Rakovník; museum; archive; archaeology; regional research;
Summary/Abstract: The paper fulfils a long-standing need to acknowledge the pioneering work of the first administrator of the Rakovník Museum and founder of systematic archaeological research in Rakovník Jan Renner (1869-1959). on his results, which he regularly published in the Bulletin of the Museums Association, which was born He was also a member of its founding. Among his field activities, we can mention the survey and identification of the battlefield Rakovník (1620) and the medieval court of Kokrdov, documentation and research of the castle of Hlavačov, his contribution to the publication of the Paleolithic station at Lubná or the rescue of prehistoric finds at Chrášt'any. However, the breadth of his scope was much greater - from organizing the town archive to writing the town chronicle to the preservation and conservation of architectural and artistic monuments and generally active social life.

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