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Czech ScienceExcavation sites in Czech Republic
Welcome to Czech Science. Today we'll hear the third instalment in our
short series on Czech archaeology. Over the last millennia, many peoples
lived and left their mark on what is now the Czech Republic. Charles
University Professor Jan Bouzek will tell us about interesting sites and
excavations in this country and also about recent cases in which
insensitive construction work destroyed priceless monuments forever.
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Czech ScienceHistory of archaeology in Czech lands (1939-1966)
Welcome to Czech Science. Today we'll hear the second part in our short
series dedicated to Czech archaeology. Last week, Charles University
Professor Jan Bouzek told us about the history of archaeology in the Czech
lands from its early days in the 16th century until the end of the 1930s.
At that time archaeology was already a well-established science in the
then Czechoslovakia but the pace of development was interrupted by the
outbreak of the Second World War. In today's episode Professor Jan Bouzek
talks about Czech archaeology under the Nazi occupation, and later under
the communist regime.
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Czech ScienceHistory of archaeology in Czech lands
The next few programmes will be dedicated to one particular discipline,
archaeology, which in this country has a long and interesting history.
Czech excavators have made many achievements both in this country and
abroad, and thanks to the rich history of this part of Europe, there is
always much for them to do.
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Press ReviewPress Review
The Czech Republic can start celebrating, writes MLADA FRONTA DNES in its
leading article, alluding to last weekend's meeting of European Union
foreign ministers. Like the nine other acceding countries, the Czech
Republic will most probably have its own representative on the European
Union Commission. And there are many prospective applicants among Czech
politicians, the paper writes.
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Czech ScienceFirst ever dinosaur bone discovered in Czech Republic
In March this year, Michal Moucka, a doctor from the town of Kutna Hora
took his sons to a nearby quarry to look for fossils of small ancient sea
animals. Unexpectedly, the father and sons returned home with a priceless
find - the first dinosaur bone ever discovered on Czech territory. As
palaeontology is Mr Moucka's hobby, he immediately contacted experts from
Charles University in Prague, who confirmed that the 40-centimetre bone
comes from a specimen from the family Iguanodontidae that lived around 95
million years ago. Such a find is unique in this country because at the
time when dinosaurs inhabited the Earth, the territory of what is now the
Czech Republic was covered by a sea. The animal whose fossil has now been
unearthed probably lived on one of many small islands in that sea, and
that may be why it never reached the giant proportions of some of its
relatives living inland. Professor Oldrich Fejfar is a palaeontologist
from Prague's Charles University. He is working on the team of experts who
are examining the fossil.
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Press ReviewPress Review
A vibrant mix of stories in today's Czech dailies, not least U.S. President
Bush's visit to Great Britain - PRAVO writes that London has been
transformed into a fortress. On the home front stories that dominate
include: a boom in consumer retail sales, a concert protesting the rising
popularity of the Communist Party, and the continuing fever for cell
phones on the Czech market. But we begin first with the sensational story
of a dinosaur bone find - the first ever - in the Czech Republic. As a
result just about every paper features a little dinosaur drawn on its
cover....
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MagazineMagazine
Do you know which part of Prague is slowly turning into the city's fashion
quarter? How many hours of their work day do Czechs actually work -and
what do they do in the meantime? And why is the Labour Minister waging a
war against cyber sex? Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova
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WitnessJaromir Krejci on the day he found a queen
Jaromir Krejci is a young Czech Egyptologist, teaching at the Institute of
Egyptology of Charles University in Prague. A few years ago, shortly after
his graduation, he joined excavation works conducted by Czech
Egyptologists in a pyramid complex near the Egyptian city of Abusir, on
the site allocated to the Czech Republic by the Egyptian Supreme Council
for Antiquities. Here Jaromir Krejci recalls one morning when the Czech
team unexpectedly discovered the mummy of a nameless Ancient Egyptian
queen.
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Current AffairsCzech project awarded in international competition for Grand Egyptian Museum
In Egypt the Czech Republic is probably best known thanks to its
archaeologists. Czech Egyptologists have been excavating in the country
for decades and have achieved remarkable results. Now, the Czech Republic
has the chance to become a synonym for quality architecture for Egyptians.
Czech architect Martin Roubik was a member of the Norwegian team that
designed the monumental library in Alexandria. This month, Mr Roubik and
his colleagues won an award as part of a project to design the new Grand
Egyptian Museum, announced by the government of Egypt and UNESCO.
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