symbolism of sandals (shoes) on Byzantine icons, and documented the shoes of ancient statues in 24 ancient and archaeological museums in Greece. He collaborated on the story sandal from finding the strength Massada (Israel) and fragments of shoes from the Qumran Caves in the West Bank. With his research team, he participated in the research of Ötzi - The Iceman shoes and performed archaeological experiments. Publications Connolly T, Hlavacek P, Moore K: 10,000 Years of Shoes, University of Oregon, 2011, 99 pages, see at Amazon Malina J. and others (incl. Hlaváček P.): The Dictionary of Anthropology (with consideration of the history of literature and art) or What Every Human Should Know about Humans, 2009, Brno, 4738p, see online Bus S., Valk D., van Deursen R., Armstrong D., Caravaggi C., Hlaváček P., Bakker K., Cavanagh P.: Specific guidelines on footwear and offloading, Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2008; 24(Suppl 1): S192–S193, see PDF Bus SA, Valk GD, van Deursen RW, Armstrong DG, Caravaggi C., Hlaváček P., Bakker K., Cavanagh PR:The effectiveness of footwear and offloading interventions to prevent and heal foot ulcers and reduce plantar pressure in diabetes: a systematic review,2008, see Said about him Former UNIDO colleague Ivan Král said of Petr Hlavacek: “His positive, constructive approach, and his commitment, integrity and competence, set standards hard to maintain. He leaves behind an amazing legacy, and for that he will be always fondly remembered.” see China Leather Web References External links Blog of dean of the Faculty of Technology Thomas Bata University at Zlin Interview with Petr Hlaváček (Czech Television) Improvized speech about shoes on the reconstructed tapissery. (YouTube) Obituaries [Czech]: utb.cz, obuv-kuze.cz, rozhlas.cz, lidovky.cz, zlin.idnes.cz, denik.cz, zlin.cz, borsice.cz, cyklopoute.cz, ceskenoviny.cz, Obituaries [English]: utb.cz, shoes-leather.com, arsarpel.com, internationalleathermaker.com, novel.de, praguemonitor.com, chinaleather.com, 1950 births 2014 deaths Brno University of Technology alumni Shoemakers Academic staff of the Brno University of Technology Academic staff of Tomas Bata University in Zlín