Budapest Régiségei 36. (2002) – In memoriam Rózsa Kalicz-Schreiber (1929-2001)

Vörös István: Sacrificial cattle remains from the early bronze age settlement at Soroksár = Korabronzkori szarvasmarha áldozatok maradványai Soroksáron 247-255

ISTVÁN VÖRÖS -cow-bull) individuals were placed into the S-W third of the pit; remains of the calf 5. were placed in the southern corner of the pit (mortality date can be ascertained for autumn - September/October), followed by parts of individuals 7. and 1., finally 6 (cow-bull-ox). The vertebral column of individual No.l. was thrown from the eastern side into the pit with bottom part ahead than the head was pushed to the south. At this point, the vertebral column was torn into two between the 9

th and 10

th dorsal vertebrae. Remains similar to the Soroksár cattle sacrifice finds were found at Csongrád-Vidre island, from pit No. 55 belonging to Vatya Culture:

11 in a small oval pit, skull, vertebral column (7 cervical, 9 dorsal and 6 lumbar vertebrae) and two side hind legs (s.-d. pelvis-fem-tib-astrag./calc, d. mt.-phl.-II.-III) were placed. There was also an antler stem fragment (?) (not mentioned in the description) of the finds. This custom was seemingly surviving the Bronze Age at some places. For example at Ozora in the house no. 2 (Urnfield Culture), section XII/A 2., 7 goat skeletons and a split cattle with connected limb bones and chest-part without the vertebral column were found.

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