| III. Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Name: | Section of Historical Sciences |
| Description: | The main purpose of these institutes is to study Czech history within a broader international context. Two Archaeological Institutes (one in Prague and the other in the Moravian city of Brno) are engaged in research of the primeval and medieval history of Bohemia and Moravia and in the study of the central parts of the Danube region from the Palaeolithic age to the era of Great Moravia. Besides applying traditional methods and salvage field research, this section has also been developing the branch of research known as spatial archaeology. Historical research, also represented by two institutes, is focused on selected eras of Czech history since the early Middle Ages. A comprehensive large-scale research project to prepare a "Biographic Dictionary of the Czech Lands" is now underway. A critical edition of previously inaccessible historical records and sources is of great importance for the study of the country's modern history, notably mapping the key events of the years 1938-1945, 1948 and 1968. Art history research has been devoted to completing the multi-volume "History of the Czech Fine Arts" and "Topography of Art History Monuments". A research project tracing Czech musical culture is making a sizeable contribution to learning and protecting Czech cultural heritage. The history of science, scientific institutions and leading scientists continue to be a focus of study within the framework of the Archive of the Academy of Sciences. The section is comprised of six institutes having a total of 410 employees, of whom 240 are graduate research workers. |
| Institutions: | Institute of Archaeology of the ASCR, Brno, v. v. i. Institute of Archaeology of the ASCR, Prague, v. v. i. Institute of History of the ASCR, v. v. i. Masaryk Institute and Archives of the ASCR, v. v. i. Institute of Art History of the ASCR, v. v. i. Institute of Contemporary History of the ASCR, v. v. i. |
