Budapest Régiségei 30. (1993)

TÖRTÉNET, TOPOGRÁFIA = GESCHICHTE, TOPOGRAPHIE - Szirmai Krisztina: Archaeological observations in the northern section of the so-called vicus of Albertfalva, 1973-1977 = Régészeti megfigyelések az ún. albertfalvai vicus északi részén, 1973-1977 87-118

mentioned above, burnt clay appeared over a length of two-meter. The subsequent Roman fill mentioned earlier, containing burnt clay and remnants of an oven, could be observed towards the West, extending to the 1 meter wide supporting wall, with an East-West orientation. What remained from the supporting wall on the black, undisturbed earth is the last stone line deposited on the earth. At 3.5 m North from the wall another supporting wall appeared having the same width as the former wall. The level that pertained to these walls has been demolished. Further West from the Western supporting wall a stony layer could be observed at 100.93 m above Adriatic level. It has to be noted here that a 40-50 cm wide dividing wall with a N-S alignment also appeared at the Northern extreme of the trench, which used to support a building. What remained was a curved line of the 10-12 cm wide burnt clay bottom of the oven, with pieces of stone and tiny charcoal spots. We know a 60 x 50 cm area of the interior. The North-Eastern part of the total surface was unearthed. Major finds; From sectioning through the remains of the oven: A slightly bulging rim sherd of a bowl, with an orange slip. BTM Inv. No. 81. 6. 66. Sherd of a narrow, horizontally bent rim of a pot. Gray, heavily washed. Inv. No. 81. 6. 67. Disc sherd of a lamp, with layers of red paint on a brick-colour base. Inv. No. 81. 6. 68. Northern extreme of the trench, after cleaning the cobbling: body sherd, self-coloured inside, brownish outside, red paint, grooved. Inv. No. 81. 6. 90. Collared rim-neck sherd of a jug. Natural colour, with brown painting. Inv. No. 81. 6. 88. Cut through the rubble layer: fresco fragment, with a claret band on a pink base. BTM Inv. No. 81. 6. 53. Self-coloured mortar, jug sherd. Inv. No. 81. 6. 54-55. Sherd of a lid, gray, grainy. Inv. No. 81. 6. 56. Central Gaulish Samian ware fragments, Antonine. Inv. No. 81. 6. 57. Cleaning the Southern wall: Central Gaulish Samian ware, Antonine. Inv. No. 81. 6. 70-71. The features and finds unearthed suggest that we have found two premises of a stone-foundation house in Surface No. 2. We unearthed 3,30 x 0.60 m of the interior of the Western and Eastern premises. We have no data suggestive of the internal levels, however, the building on the South is bordered by the road unearthed in Surface No. 1. We also note here that archaeological data suggest the kiln was built in some later period of the building's existence, in one of its units (yard). Surface No. Ill: Orientation: North-South. Sizes: 30 x 1.80 m. In the Western section Roman mixed earth appeared under the recent fill down to the depth of the digging. It is here that an additional section of the stone foundationed, East-West oriented, 55-60 cm wide wall observed on Surfaces Nos. 2,4 was found, with a stony surface at 100.86 m above the Adriatic level. At the Southern end of the surface, 21.50 m South of the East-West oriented wall mentioned earlier, a North-South — East-West oriented corner wall was found, with the same width, yet with the exterior and interior levels already destroyed according to the section. There was no chance here to observe earlier features. Important finds: Southern end of the surface, left over from cleaning the wall: body- and inverted rim sherd of a bowl. Black slip, with grooving below the rim.

11 BTM Inv. No. 81. 6. 100. Left over from cleaning the road stones: body- and inverted rim sherd of a bowl. Dark gray, grainy. Inv. No. 81. 6. 98. Southern extreme of the surface, fill over the walls: body sherd of a richly grooved, narrow, everted rim and neck of a pot, gray.

12 Inv. No. 81. 6. 93. Based on the above finds, remnants discovered on Surface No. 3 probably belonged to the interior of the building unearthed on Surfaces Nos. 2,7. (Picture 5.) We are left without data concerning the internal levels on Surface No.3, however, the external level and finds unearthed subsequently suggest a building built in the first third of the 2nd century. (Picture 6.) Surface No. IV: Orientation: East-Western. Sizes: 8x2 m. Northern section: Roman, gray, mixed fill under the modern fill, almost along its total area, with an additional 1 m long stony level to the West, at 100.68 m above the Adriatic level. At the Eastern part of the section, at the bottom of the gray, Roman fill, the last stone row of a 50 cm wide foundation wall has remained. The gray, mixed fill is followed only by black, undisturbed earth. We have to note that we also dug out a 50 cm wide East-Western oriented wall in the Eastern part of the trench. The foundation wall was built from hard, carved limestones and tegulae. The last stone row remained. At the Western end of the trench a foundation wall built from large, yellowish limestones: the last stone row remained. Major finds: The Eastern part of the surface, from the gray, mixed fill: 50 cm — body-sherd of a flanged bowl with narrow, multiple grooving, black, grainy, thick-walled.

13 BTM Inv. No. 81. 6.119. Towards West from the Eastern wall, over the black, undisturbed earth: spout of a grinding bowl, with double grooving, self-coloured. Inv. No. 81. 6. 116. On Surface No. IV we documented parts of two rooms of the building. We know of 6 m in the EastWestern direction and 1.50 m in the N-S direction of the Western room. We know its subsequent flooring: a stony surface. This may have been the yard. As for the interior of the Eastern room, we know 1.50 m in an East-West direction and the same size in a NorthSouth direction. We have no data concerning the flooring. Surface No. V.: (Picture 2): Orientation: East-West. Size: 8 x 2 m. Northern section: recent fill is followed by a mixed Roman fill in the section, at the base of ss