Arrabona - Múzeumi közlemények 39/1-2. (Győr, 2001)

Tanulmányok - Bóna István: Befejező ásatás a bezenyei langobard temetőben (1964)

ARRABONA39.2001. TANULMÁNYOK Bóna István: Finishing Excavations in the Langobard Cemetery of Bezenye Á. Sőtér explored the cemetery of a German population from the period of migration first - it was only revealed after six decades that it was a Langobard cemetery. His findings were scientifically published in the 19th century several times. A Sőtér had to interrupt the excavations at grave 67 at the gravel -pit containing the graves. The excavation could only be continued and the complete exploration of the cemetery be carried out after 80 years. The former place of discovery was found by R. Pusztai writer of these lines with thorough search. During the excavation in 1964 the plan of Á. Sőtér 's 1st excavation and pot of Grave 14. of Bezenye, together with the map of Grave 1-12 were managed to be found in the Hansági Museum. With research excavations we identified some of his trial trenches and grave-pits on the edge of the gravel pit, and with thorough exploration last ten graves (Grave 68-77)of the cemetery were dug out, and then complete cemetery was explored. The Cemetery of Bezenye belongs to the Langobard cemeteries with larger number of graves (Type Szentendre) on the southern bank of the river Danube between Tullnerfeld and Budapest. The content of the last ten graves except for 1 fell the victim of a tomb rifling, however their professional exploration resulted in a lot more findings than the 18-25 grave openings in the 1880s to collect exhibition objects for the museums. Among the newly explored findings of Bezenye, the golden-plated silver fibulas of grave 69 and 73 are important, since their types were unknown among the Langobards in Pannónia. These variations may have been prepared by them in the 550s. The stag-horn tap decoration of grave 73 got to Bezenye from southern German area, it has been unique among the Langobard findings in Pannónia. The small plate of grave 14 with lattice decorations on the side is a frequent pot of the Austrian and Moravian Langobard cemeteries as well as the grey cornered jug of late antique origin from the Danube area. According to the listed findings western part of the cemetery is dated 550-568. 204