Folia archeologica 36.
16 VIOLA 'Г. DOBOSI started from both sides, the diameter of the finished hole is approximately 2 mms. The object can be strung on a narrow strap or fibre. Inv. № 51/96 (Fig. 3, 10.) Fragment of a rib, broken (or cut off) at both ends. At one end are two small symmetric notches which would allow it to be strung. In its lower end there are traces of wear and scratches. 18 Inv. № 51/22 (Fig. 4, 9. magnified 2x !) Fragment of a perforated mammoth tooth lamina shaped to an elongated pentagonal form. It came to light in the lower culture layer. According to Vértes, this object, along with its elongated form which widened and rounded in the lower section is an imitation fo the "grandli-form". This is a thin and fine pieced jewelry, a pendant with an oval hole. BODROGKERESZTÚR HENYEHEGY This settlement is the most characteristic site from the older Eastern Gravettian immigration wave. Hitherto there have been two excavations made at the site; in 1964 1 9 and in 1982. "Lunar calendar " (Fig. 5, 2.) Inv. № Pb 64/408 Dimensions: 56—56—17 mms Location: Section J, • 3 This is a semicircular or crescent-shaped polished limestone object with a discoid cross-section and notched margins. Following A. Marschack, Vértes interpreted the number of marginal notches as referring to the days of lunar phases. 2 0 It seems logical to suppose the existence of a representation of such clearly observable celestial phenomenon which recur rhythmically, even if the exact interpretation could not be made sufficiently clear. At the same time, Vértes suggested another possible explanation for the object. According to him it may have been an uterus symbol as well. 2 1 We think this explanation questionable since the manufacturer of this object hardly have had the anatomical knowledge necessary for making such a representation. In 1982, before starting new viticultural activities in the area, we carried out another excavation at Henyehegy. During the course of this excavation a cburinga (Fig. 6. and 7.) came to light in Section A, • 3. (Inv. № Pb 83/583. Dimensions: 97—82 mms. It is a very carefully polished, somewhat oval and flat object with a pronounced profile. If we consider its more intact side to be the frontal one (Table VI) and — according to common sense — its wider end to be its base, the left edge of this stone plate is rounded. From this view a clearly observable profile was polished along its right edge which is conspicuous especially in tagential light. 1 8 Vértes , E., Acta Arch. Hung. 5 (1954—55) Tab. XXXVIII, 9. 1 9 Vértes, L„ Acta Arch. Hung. 18 (1966) 3—14. 2 0 Vértes, L., „Lunar Calendar" from the Hungarian Paleolithic. Science 149 (1965) 855—856. 2 1 Ibid. 856.
