Juhász Magdolna (szerk.): A Kaposvári Rippl-Rónai Múzeum Közleményei 4. (Kaposvár, 2016)
Harag Mátyás: A csoma-újtelepi késő avar kori temetőrészlet
180 The cemetery of the Late Avar Age in Csoma-Újtelep MÁTYÁS HARAG In 1956 Rezső Pusztai unearthed two groups of 15 inhumation graves of an Avar Age cemetery near Csorna (Somogy County). The groups of graves possibly laid in the northwestern and southeastern part of the cemetery. 10 graves were destroyed by earthworks, but the other 5 were undisturbed. In the rectangular shaped graves the dead laid on their back with their arms mostly close to and in parallel to the body. The orientation of the tombs was nearly north-south, with an exception of three, nearly west-east orientation graves. The avarage depth of the graves was circa 200-210 cm. In some cases, remains of a coffin were observed. The graves contained very poorly goods, first of all iron knives, iron buckles, pottery, an iron arrowhead, a biconical spindle-whorl and in some cases, animal bones. However, bronze belt mounts, a string of beads, pendants, and a whip-end made from an antler were also found. The northwestern group of graves can be dated to the first half of the 8th century - beginning of the 9th century, but in case of the southeastern group, we can only suppose that, the graves are from the 8th century.
