Maróti Éva szerk.: Régészeti tanulmányok Pest megyéből (Studia Comitatensia 21. Szentendre, 1991)

Csongrádiné Balogh Éva–T. Dobosi Viola: Paleolit és neoit kőeszközök Verseg–Tatárdombon

Éva Csongrádi Balogh—Viola T. Dobosi PALAEOLITHIC AND LATE NEOLITHIC STONE ARTIFACTS FROM VERSEG-TATÁRDOMB Palaeolithic and Neolithic stone tools (collected on the surface of the Tatárdomb) were separated on typological basis. Among the artifacts assigned to the Palaeolithic group, leaf-point, blade-point as well as nosed and 'careniode' scrapers can be specific for cultural assignment. Burins, truncated blades and blade scrapers can belong to any general Upper Palaeolithic assemblage. Possible analogies of the leaf-point can be traced among similar artifacts of the Szeletian culture. We have no proofs of an immediate contact, the eroded, worn surface of the Verség leaf-point specimen does not support technological observations. On the basis of external features, the leaf-point differs from the typical Szeletian leafpoints. It is also different in size, workmanship and raw material from the — topographically — closest analogy, the leaf-point from Aszód-Tarackás. The blade-point and the scrapers resemble to the artifacts found on the older (Central European) open air settlements of the Aurignacian culture (6). These types are completely missing from the lithic industry of the earliest Gravettian population (7). The material of the settlement parts excavated at Verség-Kertekalja is deficient consequently we have not an adequate basis for immediately connecting the two assemblages (8). Palaeolithic artifacts collected on the surface of the Tatárdomb can be assigned to an Early Upper Palaeolithic settlement of Aurignacian character. The Neolithic stone artifacts collected from the surface reflects a varied typological spectrum: scrapers, rabots, burins, drills, truncated pieces and combined artifacts, pointed and retouched blades can be equally found among them. Scrapers obviously dominate the assemblage, in the first place, scrapers on flake are very frequent. Frequency of scrapers made on flake, rabot on core basis and transitional pieces between truncated blades and end-scrapers, strep distal retouch and more evolved sickle-gloss forms denote a more recent (Late Neolithic) character of the assemblage. The artifacts collected from the surface are not suitable for a more detailed cultural classification. As a guideline for more exact determination of the assemblage we can take into consideration the material of VersegKertekalja, excavated some hundred meters from the locality, dated on the basis of pottery finds associated to the Illrd (Late) phase of the Lengyel Culture. Translated by K. T. Biró 106