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Fig. 2: Sites within the Carpathian Basin which provided samples utilized in this study (according to the sequence numbers of Tables 1 and 3) samples from the Period of the Hungarian Conquest is of special interest( 7 ). The regional and chronological distribution of sites associated with this subcluster is worth describing in detail. Namely, if a 4th century A. D. temporal cut off point is established for those located east of the Dnepr river seven of the nine "early" samples obtained this way (See sites No. 9, 11,15, 16, 17, 18,19) are to be found over the Asian part of the subcluster's area, while six of the seven "late" samples come from sites on the European side. Thus, it may be hypothesized that the majority of populations represented in subcluster 2/a moved from Middle Asia toward the north along the Volga river around the 5th century A.D. (See sites No. 38, 39, 40). At the same time, another migration movement must be assumed toward the west which reached the Dnepr river (See sites No. 54, 56, 57). Knowledge of the chronological data suggests (7) It is quite peculiar that the 4—5th century A. D. Late Roman Period sample from Eastern Transdanubia was classified into subcluster 2/a. The chief reason for this must be that this sample lacks its own analogies in Middle Europe. In addition, it is also possible that the Late Roman Period inhabitants of Pannónia were influenced by eastern elements. The degree of this intermingling seems to have been quite considerable. However, the position of this sample will be readily available for correct interpretation only following the detailed study of Iron Age and Early Roman Period inhabitants of Pannónia. that this movement was closely connected with migration of Turkish-speaking peoples from Central Asia toward the west. Subcluster 2/b. The regional distribution of this group defined by clustering method is limited relative to subcluster 2/a. This part of the material originates from the area bordered by the Volga river region, Kazakhstan, the southern ranges of the Ural Mountains and Lake Aral. The facial skeleton in this group is similar to that of subcluster 2/a, but certain differences occur between the brain case constructions of the two groups. Subcluster 2/b is characterized by a longer and wider brain case which is at the same time not as high as that in subcluster 2/a. The ethnic composition of subcluster 2/b is relatively homogeneous, with a dominance of four "SarmatianSauromatian" and two "Saka" samples. These provide the main craniometric character of the subcluster which also includes 2 "Avar" (9.1 %) and a "western Germanic" sample. Cluster 3 This assemblage is composed of a relatively few cases which all show some subbrachycrania but wich are mostly characterized by a low brain case (chamaecrania, tapeinocrania; Table 7). From a purely taxonomic point of view, 93
