Scythian Age settlement near Nagytarcsa

Czifra, Szabolcs and Kreiter, Attila and Kovács-Széles, Éva and Tóth, Mária and Viktorik, Orsolya and Tugya, Beáta (2017) Scythian Age settlement near Nagytarcsa. Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 68 (2). pp. 241-298. ISSN 0001-5210

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Abstract

This paper deals with the archaeological material of a Scythian Age settlement excavated near Nagytarcsa in 2007. Located on the higher terrace of a stream, the site represents a characteristic lowland, hamlet-like settlement of the Vekerzug culture, where animal husbandry played an important role in subsistence. Based on diagnostic ceramic finds and radiocarbon dating the settlement can be assigned to the Ha D2 period. The archaeological description, as well as the evaluation of settlement features and finds, is supplemented with a detailed petrographic analysis with an emphasis on wheel-thrown and Hallstatt type ceramics. The petrographic and geochemical analysis of the sherds and sediments collected on the site aim to confirm archaeological interpretations in order to determine the provenance of the ceramics and to assess whether their technological characteristics suggest specialization in production.

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