Zalai Múzeum 15. Horváth László 60 éves (Zalaegerszeg, 2006)

Irena Šavel: The Excavation Site „Behind Raščica near Krog” the Settlement of the Somogyvár–Vinkovci Culture

The Excavation Site „Behind Rascica near Krog" the Settlement of the Somogyvar—Vinkovci Culture 137 feature 2 post holes were found. It was probably related to feature no. 34 A, 554. Feature no. 34 A, 554 (qu. 85, 86) was of irregular shape, 4.7 x 3.5 m in size, 0.15 to 0.20 m in depth. It was found below stratum no. 34 and buried in stratum no. 321. The fill consisted of dark-brown clay with a great number of finds: 886 fragments of prehistoric pottery (Figs. 2: 5; 4: 2), 122 pieces of lep and 2 microliths. On the inside 6 smaller post holes and a small hollow were found (no. 178, 179). Feature no. 298, 299 (qu. 49, 49 A) was of irregular shape, measuring 5.5 x 5.5 m in size, 0.20 m in depth. It was found below stratum no. 110 and buried in stratum no. 321. The fill consisted of grey-brown clay with the following finds: 43 fragments of prehistoric pottery. On the inside a smaller hollow was found. Immediately next to it, on the outer side of the feature, yet another hollow (no. 300) was found (2.2 x 1.2 m in size) that very probably belongs to the same feature. Feature no. 183, 314 (qu. 16, 23, 97, 121) was of irregular shape, 16 m in diameter, 0.50 m in depth. It was found below stratum no. 3 and buried in stratum no. 553. The fill consisted of brown clay with the following finds: 1768 fragments of prehistoric pottery, 4 fragments of querns, 2 spindles, a microlith and several pieces of household lep. On the inside several smaller hollows were found (no. 312, 313; 507, 508; 389,390). Feature no. 540, 539 (qu. 1, 1 A, 1 C) was of irregular shape, measuring 6 x 6 m in size, 0.40 m in depth. It was found below stratum no. 3 and buried in stratum no. 321. The fill consisted of dark-grey-brown clay with the following finds: 749 fragments of prehistoric pottery, 62 pieces of lep, 2 microliths, and a piece of a quern. Within the feature two post holes and two hollows were found, and at the outside, in the immediate vicinity of the feature, were three hollows. Radio-carbon analysis of the charcoal (carried out by Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb) showed that the feature dates back to between 2210-1970 ВС. Feature no. 589, 590 (qu. 144, 145) was of irregular shape, 2.20 x 9.00 m in size, 0.30 m in depth. The fill consisted of brown clay with the following finds: 641 fragments of prehistoric pottery, a spindle, a microlith and several pieces of lep. Within the feature and in its vicinity some post holes and several large and small hollows were found (no. 584, 586, 588, 600, 602, 604, 647,649,651). Storage vessels In the immediate vicinity of feature no. 589, 590, two large pithoi were found - no. 652, 653 (Fig. 6: 1,4) and no. 654, 655 that were buried in stratum no. 5. Post holes The concentration of post holes (no. 226-242, 457-473, 477^183, 545) in qu. 34, 35, 50, 51 suggests the presence of a large structure measuring 8 x 10 m. The post holes measure 0.15 to 0.30 m in diameter and 0.05 to 0.18 m in depth. They were found under stratum no. 110 and buried in stratum no. 321. The fill consisted of grey-brown clay, charcoal and some fragments of pottery. A similar concentration of post holes (no. 46, 48, 98, 100, 111) was found in qu. 95 and 96. In their vicinity the following hollows were found: no. 86 measuring 0.75 m in diameter, no. 85 measuring 1 m in diameter, no. 113 measuring 1.3 x 0.9 m in diameter and SE 116 measuring 1.5 x 1.4 m in diameter. The prevailing element in the fill was prehistoric pottery. A relatively high concentration of post holes was also found in qu. 92 and 93 together with their corresponding hollows: no. 338 measuring 2.3 x 2 m in diameter, no. 52 measuring 1 m in diameter, no. 327 measuring 0.80 m in diameter and no. 323 measuring 1 m in diameter. All the hollows measured 0.23 to 0.90 m in depth and their fill consisted of fragments of prehistoric pottery, spindles, microliths, household lep and a wooden axe. A concentration of prehistoric pottery no. 29 also belongs to the post holes in question. A smaller concentration of post holes was also found in qu. 63 and 79 (no. 102, 104 and 520), qu. 51 (no. 247, 249, 251, 255), qu. 21, 22 and 38 (no. 270, 307, 303, 305, 308, 310, 376) and qu. 37 (no. 378, 380, 495,499,501). Water reservoirs 8 reservoirs were found at the site. Reservoir no. 374, 373, 395, 396, 412, 420 in qu. 75 is circular in shape, measuring 5.5 m in diameter, 4.45 m in depth. It was found below feature no. 6 and buried in stratum no. 5A. In the reservoir several fills were found: 1716 fragments of prehistoric pottery, 263 pieces of lep, 3 microliths, a fragment of a quern and wooden weapons. Charcoal analysis of fill SE 412 showed that the reservoir dates back to between 2140-1920 ВС. Reservoir no. 118, 117, 320 in qu. 79, 80, 95, 96 was of irregular shape, 2 to 2.20 m in diameter, and 1.55 m in depth. It was found below stratum no. 1 and buried in stratum no. 5A. In the reservoir several fills were found: a whole vessel, 345 fragments of prehistoric pottery, 107 pieces of lep, a spindle, a chipping, 3 microliths and a fragment of a quern. Reservoir no. 129, 128 in qu. 51 was circular in shape, 2.6 m in diameter, 1.15 m in depth. It was found