Bujdosné Pap Györgyi (szerk.): Agria 49. (Az egri Dobó István Vármúzeum Évkönyve - Annales Musei Agriensis, 2016)

Gutay Mónika - Tóth Zoltán: Előzetes jelentés Apc-Berekalja 1. és Apc-Farkas-major régészeti lelőhelyek megelőző feltárásairól és minősített régészeti megfigyeléseiről

find. In some of the dwellings we were also able to record evidence of burning on the walking surfaces, which may well be related to the destruction of the settlement, something that may also be true of the human remains deposited in the pits. From the burials that are connected to the settlement, one can conclude that apart from one central cemetery containing 15-20 graves, the deceased elsewhere on the site were for the most part buried in small groups of 2-3, probably in the vicini­ty of that part of the settlement being used at the time. Along with buckles and knives found in the male graves, iron spears also came to light. The female graves were richer than the males’, as the bodies were frequently decorated with jewellery (ear­rings, necklaces made from glass beads, clasps and bracelets). According to the cus­toms of the time cooking utensils were often found at the feet of the dead, in which food and drink would have been placed for the journey into the afterlife. 138

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