Szilasi Ágota, H.: Örökségünk védelme és jövője 2. A Dobó István Vármúzeumban 2016. február 4-5-én megrendezett Tudományos Konferencia tanulmánykötete - Studia Agriensia 33. (Eger, 2017)
Kárpáti János: Régészeti meglepetések az Egri Líceum épülete alatt
KÁRPÁTI JANOS JÁNOS KÁRPÁTI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURPRISES UNDER THE LYCEUM BUILDING Eger’s most significant 18th century building was built between 1765 and 1786, under the guidance of Bishop of Eger Károly Eszterházy, in the hope that this magnificent building become would become a university. Unfortunately this hope was denied by Hungary’s Imperial Austrian masters. While local historians have over the years devoted their attention to the study and description of the long and turbulent history of the building known simply as the Lyceum, it has only been recently that attention has been turned to the complete renovation and reconstruction of the building. Between 2009 and 2011 it was necessary, during the course of the renovation work, to undertake an archaeological survey of the site under the aegis of an archaeological inspectorate. This was carried out by László Thury and János Kárpáti. Here, the author, within the context of a short excavation report, presents their most important findings : the excavation of the water drainage system which was built at the same time as the Lyceum, the uncovering ot architectural inscriptions (1785), and the discovery of the walls ofearlier buildings in the courtyard. During the course ot the investigations under the building, the author was able to localize the relevant walking levels, while at the same time bringing to light objects dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The author was ultimately able to find a 13th century walking surface from the Árpád period, finding beneath it some Árpád-period houses, outbuildings and objects, which are all represented in the paper. The author, who also took part in the excavation of Árpád-period settlement remains within the precincts of Eger Castle led by Károly Kozák during the 1960s, goes out of his way to say how fortunate he was to reacquaint himself with Árpád-period finds from a similar period in Eger. Looking at the Árpád-period finds that have come to light from underneath the Lyceum building we now realize how important the discovery of coins struck during the reign of Béla III is. Their discovery should be seen in connection with the supposed burial of Béla Ill's son Imre at Eger Cathedral in 1204, and the excavations that took place between 1925 and 1934, when excavators set out to find the tomb. The author finishes by making the point that the Lyceum building inhabits the same formal world as the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford built at almost the same time. With the help of an original inscription the author is able to take his readers even closer to 1771, the year the buildings roof was completed.
