Istvánovits Eszter - Almássy Katalin (szerk.): A nyíregyházi Jósa András Múzeum Évkönyve 52. (Nyíregyháza, 2010)

Régészet - Bacskai István: A műszeres leletfelderítés helye, napjaink régészeti kutatásában

Bácskái István

of them are shards and metal objects or their fragments. With instrumental detection these objects can be rescued and our knowledge of the unearthed site can be enhanced and enriched with further pieces of information. The method of instrumental find detection is continuously developing in order that it can amplify the resources of archaeological excavations and scientific investigations. To date, the exact documentation of the finding circumstances of the uncovered finds is indispensable. Accordingly, the exact locations of the finds turned up during the removal of the humus or before the start of earth movement are marked by GPS co-ordinates and, where it is possible, depth data are registered, and then the data are entered into a map. With the analysis of the map, the distribution of the finds can outline the archaeologically significant areas. The efficacy of instrumental find detection can be increased by removing the humus by layers: that is the soil is removed from above the features by 30 centimetres, which is the range of the metal detector. The loss of objects can significantly be reduced by the combination of the above methods. If we take into consideration the technical parameters of metal detectors, we can get a useful tool, which will hopefully become a routine element of the excavation protocol.

István Bácskái

e-mail: femkereses@gmail.com

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