A Békés Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 1. (Békéscsaba, 1971)

Bakay Kornél: Archeological topographical operations in county Békés, in 1969

Archeological topographical operations in county Békés, in 1969 KORNÉL BAKAY Archeological topographical operations covering the entire territory of the country were started in Hungary in 1964. This work is organised and directed by the Archeological Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences which, in cooperation with the county museums, draw up the archeological maps of each county. Between 1964 and 1969 the territory of county Veszprém was mapped in four volumes which have been and are published by the Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences. (Hunry's Archeological Topography - Archäologische Topographie Ungarns, 1st volume edited by К. Sági, written by К. Bakay-N. Kalicz-K. Sági, Budapest, 1966. 2nd volume: Edited by I. Éri., written by I. Éri-M. Kelemen-P. Németh-I. Torma., Budapest 1969; 3rd volume: edited by K. Bakay., written by K. Bakay-N. KaliczK. Sági, Budapest, 1970.) The huge series planned to comprise nearly 50 volumes is continued by the work done in county Komárom and by the operations started in county Békés in 1969. County Békés is one of the largest counties of the country, the working up of its archeological material will require 6 years. The methodology and system of preparing an archeological topography has nearly fully crystallized in the course of the past 5 years. The volumes of the topography contain the description and more important data of the materials collected so far and kept in museums, the working up of documentations, archives, and old maps, and the entire respective literature. All findspots will be shown on maps. Apart from identifying the old findspots the former inhabitable areas will be examined by detailed and close inspection of the areas concerned, and the grave furniture collected on the surface will also be taken to museums. By this method a considerable number of new findspots will become known. In county Békés approximately 50 findspots were discovered in 1969, and topographical excavations were carried out in 6 places. The first volume of the archeological topography of county Békés comprises 23 villages of the county districts of Békés and Szeghalom, and will be ready for publication by 1972. 153