A Békés Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 20. - Száz éve alakult a Békéscsabai Múzeum-Egyesület (Békéscsaba, 1999)

Bondár Mária: A Copper Age idol from Sarkadkeresztúr

Rézkori idol Sarkadkeresztúrról A Copper Age idol from Sarkadkeresztúr - Mária Bondár Résumé In 1995 at Sarkadkeresztúr, Imre Szatmári and his colleagues discovered findings from different ages (Neolithic, Copper Age, Bronze Age, Sarmatian and Arpadian Ages), among them an idol fragment. Dating the findings which did not originate from a pit is difficult, and so is the case with the idol mentioned above. After the first look, it was sure (from the material and the technique of fabrication) that it is from the Copper Age. During the thorough examination of these cultic objects, the author realised that the idol originates from the Late Copper Age, but it does not belong to the headless sculptures of the Baden Culture, because it differs from them in every part. In the author's opinion this antropomorphic figure fragment belongs to the Cernavoda III-Boleráz or an even earlier culture dating back to the Proto-Boleráz horizon. To prove this statement, some other authentic data are needed. (Translated by Attila Ködmön) Bondár Mária MTA Régészeti Intézete 1250 Budapest Úri u. 49. 43