Monument conservation and excavation of the Rossztemplom Church in Tök, 2022

Rácz, Tibor Ákos (2022) Monument conservation and excavation of the Rossztemplom Church in Tök, 2022. HUNGARIAN ARCHAEOLOGY, 11 (4). pp. 79-83. ISSN 2416-0296

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Abstract

The Rossztemplom [the name meaning “Ruin Church”] in Tök is one of the few Árpádian Age ruined churches in Pest County. Having belonged to a former, late-13th-century AD village called Tek, it is now surrounded by ploughlands. Its conservation and archaeological survey was completed in 2000, but since then the condition of the ruins has deteriorated. The church has attracted illegal metal detectorists, and ongoing land cultivation has also put the site in danger. The worsening condition of the ruins was noted several times during field walks, also by experts of the Ferenczy Museum Centre. In 2022, Market Ltd. undertook the conservation of the ruins and tidied up its environs. Their work received considerable media coverage as Market Ltd. used its own resources for a voluntary service to the community. This renovation project also included a short archaeological excavation, conducted by the Ferenczy Museum Centre and realised with the assistance of volunteers. The work focused on the architectural history of the church building, as that was considered essential in the conservation process. This short paper provides a summary of the excavation results.

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