Tóth G. Péter szerk.: A Veszprém Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 25 (Veszprém, 2008)

SZŐKE B. M. 1992a = SZŐKE, B. M.: Die Beziehungen zwischen dem oberen Dunautal und Westungarn in der ersten Hälfte des 9. Jahrhunderts (Frauentrachtzubehör und Schmuck). In: Awarenforschungen Bd. 2. Hrsg. F. Daim. Archaeologia Austriaca Monographien Bd. 2. Studien zur Archäologie der Awaren Bd. 4. Wien 1992, 841-968. SZŐKE 1992 b = SZŐKE, B. M.: Karolingerzeitliche Gräberfelder I—II von Garabonc-Ófalú. In.: Die Karolingerzeit im unteren Zalatal. Gräberfelder und Siedlungsreste von Garabonc I—II und ZalaszabarDezsősziget. Antaeus 21. (1992) 41-261. SZŐKE B M. 1994 = SZŐKE B. M.: Karoling-kori szolgálónépi temetkezések Mosaburg/ Zalavár vonzáskörzetében: Garabonc-Ófalu I—II. (Karolingerzeitliche Dienstvölkerbestattungen im Umkreis von Mosaburg/Zalavár: Garabonc-Ófalu.) ZM 5. 251-317. SZŐKE 1996 = SZŐKE B.: Az avar kor vége. In: Évezredek üzenete a láp világából (Régészeti kutatások a Kis-Balaton területén 1979-1992) Szerk.: Költő L. Vándor L. Kaposvár - Zalaegerszeg 1996,108-114. TOMKA 1973 = TOMKA P.: Adatok a Kisalföld avar kori népességének temetkezési szokásaihoz. Kés a sírban. (Beiträge zu den Bestattungsarten der NEW FINDS OF THE AVAR AGE IN VESZPRÉM COUNTY III LATE AVAR AGE TOMBS IN AJKAAKÁCOS STREET At the building plot in Nr. 7 Akácos Street (Ajka, Bódé-quartier) several tombs dated of the late Avar Age were disturbed while constructing a dwelling house and a cellar in 1988. The first tombs had been discovered years before, but the museum had not been informed of it at that time. Further tombs had been reported of only following the extraction of the cellar. Three or five tombs had been demolished by that time. In spring 1988 nine burial places and their undisturbed parts could still be saved. According to belt mounts of tinned bronze, jewellery, and earthenware found in the tombs, and also to burial rites the tombs could be dated of late Avar Age. The site was unknown before. Consequently to the finishing of construction works the area was further examined. It was only possible on an undisturbed hillside situated in the plot attached to the house. Trees standing there allowed only exploratory excavations by trial-trenches, by which further eleven tombs were discovered. Although the number of authentic and documented tomb rose to twenty by the new findings according to the owners of the plot some thirty-thirty five tombs could have been demolished at least. Bevölkerung von Kisalföld in der Awarenzeit. Messer im Grab. — JXanuhie K norpeőanbHWM oöbwaflM Kninajibipejibfla B aßapcKHH nepnoA- 1. Ho5K B Mornjie) Arrabona 14 (1972) 27-73. TOMKA 1975 = TOMKA P.: Adatok a Kisalföld avar kori népességének temetkezési szokásaihoz. II. Tájolás. (Beiträge zu den Bestattungsarten der Bevölkerung von Kisalföld in der Awarenzeit. II. Orientierung) Arrabona 17.1975. 5-90. TOMKA 2000 = P., TOMKA: Gräberfeld aus dem 9. Jh. In Páli-Dombok. Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungáriáé. 2000.

177-209. TOMKA 2003 =TOMKA P.: Az avar kori temetkezési szokások kutatásának újabb eredményei. Kettős- és többes temetkezések. (The Latest Results of the Research Focussing on the Funeral Customs in the Avar Age. Double and Multiple Burials. — Neue Erkenntnisse in der Forschung der Bestattungsbräuche zur Zeit der Awaren Doppel-, Mehrfachbestattungen.) Arrabona 41/1-2. 2003. 11-56. TÖRÖK 1973 = TÖRÖK Gy.: Sopronkőhida IX. századi temetője. Fontes ArchHung Budapest, 1973. TÖRÖK 1998 = Gy. TÖRÖK: Das awarenzeitliche Gräberfeld von Halimba. Das Awarische Corpus. V. Debrecen-Budapest 1998. Szerk.: L. Madaras. Considering the burial rites the Ajka tombs are similar to the cemeteries of other late Avar Age communities of the same period. Most tombs except for one are situated in the north eastern-south western direction. The grave pits are round-shaped and rectangular with vertical walls. Skeletons were found in lying on the back in outstretched position, apart from two exceptions. In five cases remains of coffins could be detected, but due to contemporary and modern age disturbances their structures could be proved but in three cases. Two of them were made of timbered wooden boards in shape of a chest while the third one was a log-shaped coffin (wooden coffin). According to the positioning of the bones the deceased in tomb Nr. 12 might have been buried rolled in a kind of textile. In seven of the graves remains of food-sacrifice were found, like eggs, bones of cattle, swine and poultry. Also seven of the graves contained various dishes. Out of tomb Nr. 4 skeletons of adults simultaneously died and buried were excavated but due to contemporary disturbances further additional objects were not found there. At the same time this tomb serves as the latest example of double or multiple tombs discussed in our previous studies. Considering the relatively magre founds consisted of some beads, rings, incomplete belt-garnitures, silver rings, some other parts of the attire like bronze or iron buckles, knives, rings, and tools the tombs of the