Szolyák Péter - Csengeri Piroska (szerk.): A Herman Ottó Múzeum Évkönyve 56. (Miskolc, 2017)

Régészet - Soós, Eszter et al.: Settlement and graves from Hernádvécse (NE-Hungary) in the 5th century AD: relation of living space and burial place in the Hun Period

Settlement and graves from Hernádvécse (NE-Hungary) in the 5th century AD

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Fig. 3 Hernádvécse—Nagy rét site 4. Grave str.l 3. kép Hernádvécse—Nagy rét, 4. lh. Str. 1 sir

arched, the occiput is curved. The orbita were squared, the fossa canina is deep, while the apertura pirifomis is atrophin (Martin—Saller 1957). Based on these few morphological traits, without the measurement data it can be stated that the man belonged to the robusted europid type.

The estimated stature based on the length of the long bones is medium tall, 165.0 cm (SJ0VOLD 1990; Bernert 2005) (Table 1).

The average abrasion of the remained 16 teeth is AM grade. All of the third molars are impacted.

Pathology: On both sides of the orbital roofporotic hyperostosis is visible. On one of the lumbar vertebrae a medium developed osteophyte (eg. bone spurs) formed (spondylosis deformans). On all parts of the vertebral column spodylodiscitis, while on all of the lumbar vertebral joints and their cartilage are worn down (spondylarthrosis). On the midshaft of the right sided collar-bone a healed fracture was detected (Fig. 4). The healing process resulted in shortening of the bone length, with a slight inflammation and callus formation. The surface of the manubrium part of the sternum is inflammed. The corpus sterni is considerably thinner. Morever, on the distal ends

of both humeri and on the proximal ends of both radii and ulnae minimal marginal lipping formed (arthrosis deformans) (Aufderheide—RodrígOez-Martin 1998).

Epienetic variation: Irregular intrasutural bones can be found in the lambdoid suture {lambdoid ossicle or wormian bones) (Hauser-De Stefano 1989).

2.2.2.2. Grave goods

1) Double-edged iron sword fragment in the northwest edge of the pit (Fig. 5.1.). The tang is widening up to the blade. Length: 44.5 cm, width: 3.8 cm, spike length: 4 cm.

2) U-shaped iron coffin nail from the grave filling (Fig. 5.2.). Diameter: 3.8 x 3.5 cm.

3) Wheel-turned jug with smoothed-in decoration between the bones at the western part of the pit (Fig. 5.3). The fine, wheel-turned jug was fired grey with brownish-grey core. The rim is curved, the neck is narrow and curved, the handle is round in cross-section and sprung from the narrow rib under the rim, ending on the belly. The lower part of the jug is smoothed, on the neck three vertical smoothed zig-zag lines can be observed between vertical glazed surfaces. Height: 34