A Debreceni Déri Múzeum Évkönyve 1989-1990 (Debrecen, 1992)

Régészet – Ókortudomány - Kralovánszky Alán: A 7th Century Avar Cemetery from Hajdúdorog (preliminary report)

Alán Kralovánszky A 7TH CENTURY AVAR CEMETERY FROM HAJDUDOROG (preliminary report) On the eastern region of Hungary in the inner area of the settlement Haj dudorog - situataed between the towns Debrecen and Nyíregyháza a commun grave was found in 1955: an adoult buried together with a complete horse and possibly a child ( — grave "A"). Gilded silver buckle With face-representation and gilded silver rosette were saved from the grave. Some other objects came to surface during the control excavation in 1956 (fig 10. 7-15; pic 3.). The site could be located on the western side of a sandhill the diameter of which is cca 50 m. Beyond grave "A" 4 other graves were excavated (fig 1.). Grave no. 1. in situ adoult male with rich furniture by his right side a harnessed complete horse. The grave was dated with a golden solidus of Heraclius I. (610-613) then of secondary use (finds: fig 2-9; pic 1-2,4-6). Grave no.2. in situ female, (finds: fig 10.). Grave no.3. in aitu only 2 tibia, fibula + ossa pedis. Finds

: traces of the wooden coffin, remains of a bronze plate. Grave no.4. disturbed adoult (finds: fig 10.). The presumed nuclear family cemetary was in use in use in the first third of 7th century. The finds are in the Déri Múzeum, Debrecen. The archeological) historical analysis will be published in Germany by Éva Garam. 139