A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve, 1982/83-1. (Szeged, 1985)

Régészet - Hegedűs Katalin: The Settlement of the Neolithic Szakálhát-Group at Csanytelek–Újhalastó

Fig. 1. The environs of Csanytelek and the site trench at a distance of 2.5—3 m from each other supported the framework of the house which was constructed of plaited branches or wattling and which was daubed with clay on both sides. Three longitudinal rows of posts running parallel to each other were unearthed inside the house. The middle row probably supported the purlin. The length of the building, the relatively small, 30—40 cm thickness of the walls and the span of the building necessitated the erection of a subsidiary row of exonerative posts on either side of the central row of posts supporting the purlin. The three rows of posts aligned along the longitudinal axis of the building were dug с 25—35 cm deeper into the foundation trench than the posts ensuring the rigidity of the walls. As a consequence of their statical function, these posts were more massive and the diameter of these postholes was considerably greater, sometimes reaching 50—60 cm. The colorification indicates that most posts had a diameter of 40—45 cm. 1 The rescue excavations were continued in 1981. The present article, however, does not deal with the finds and features unearthed then. 8