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

M. Virág Zsuzsanna: Data on the middle copper age archaeological topography of Budapest environs : sites of the Ludanice Culture = Adatok Budapest középső rézkorának topográfiájához : a Ludanice kultúra lelőhelyei 93-113

DATA ON THE MIDDLE COPPER AGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOPOGRAPHY OF BUDAPEST ENVIRONS ing Copper Age shards, animal bones, stones and pieces of daub. Finds: Bowls with retracted rim (Fig. 9. 6, 8) and biconical body (Fig. 9. 7). Milk jug, or amphora (Fig. 9. 4) Hollow-pedestalled bowl. (Fig. 9. 9) Scoop-like vessel (Fig. 9. IT) Stray finds: Milk jug, or amphora. (Fig. 9. 2) Bowls with biconical body (Fig. 9. 3,5) Hollow-pedestalled bowl (Fig. 9. 10) BUDAPEST, RÁKOSPALOTA, KOSSUTH L. Str?*> (Fig. 1. site 11. and Fig. 10) Stray finds

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: Double conical bowl (Fig. 10. 1) Jug (Fig. 10. 5). Amphorae (Fig. 10. 3-4) Large vessels (Fig. 10. 2, 6) BUDAPEST, RÁKOSPALOTA, BOGÁNCS Str. 3.™ (Fig. 1. site 12. and Fig. 10) Stray find: Hollow-pedestalled bowl. (Fig. 10. 7) BURIALS, GRAVE HNDS BUDAPEST, XL BUDAFOKI Str. 78. (Házgyár)

39 (Fig. 1. site 5. and Fig. 7) Remains of a burial site were found in November 1958 while building the basis of a crane stand. The archaeologist G. Alföldy arriving to the spot, could only observe the traces of a Copper Age double burial and collect the associated sherds and bones. According to the workers the two skeletons were lying side by side in contracted position on their left side facing east. In front of the heads a small vessel was placed per each. Behind the skeleton laid in the north remains of a larger vessel were found.

40 The burial pit was oval in the form of a bee-hive, the margins partly destroyed while picking the finds from it. According to the workers its upper diameter was about 120-130 cm, its lower diameter about 160-170 cm, depth from the soil substrate 90 cm. The skeletons and the finds appeared at -50 cm.

41 Finds: Mug

42 (Fig. 7. 6) Cup. (Fig 7. 4)43 35 The western side of the pit was destroyed earlier while making the basement of the fence. 36 Rescue excavation by R. Schreiber in 1963. The author is thankful for the permission of publishing the material. The site was mentioned first by N. KALICZ ArchÉrt 1966. 16. 37 BTM Inv. no: 80.6.1-2, 80.6.4-6, 80.6.8, 38 Rescue excavation by M. Nagy, 1973. Attention of the author on the finds was drawn by R. Schreiber. 39 See footnote 15. 40 Excavation documentation in BTM Archives, Inv no: 492-77 1. The fragments listed in the inventory as belonging to the 'destroyed grave" used to belong to different kinds of vessels among which the fragments of the large vessel mentioned by the workers could not be identified. Mixed in the material of the pit, there were some LBC fragments identified by the author. 41 On the basis of the find circumstances and the finds it is possible that this was not a regular grave but a burial of the deceased in a settlement pit. This hypothesis is corroborated by the form of the pit and the animal bones and pottery fragments found in it. BUDAPEST, XI. GELLERT-HILL SOUTHERN SLOPE (Fig. 1. site 6. and Fig. IT) Two milk jugs were found here in 1904, during the construction of a water plant. They were mentioned first by E Tompa.

44 I. Kutzián presented them together with a barrel-form vessel while summarizing of the Gellért-hill prehistoric finds.

45 The find circumstances are unknown, but the complete vessels probably originated from a burial. Finds: Milk jugs.

46 (Fig. 11. 5, 7) Barrel-form vessel.

47 (Fig. 11. 6) BÉKÁSMEGYER, KOSSUTH L. RESORT BEACH, BUVÁTI WATER-SPORTS CENTRE.

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* (Fig. 1. site 7 2) Approx. 1000 m north from Pünkösdfürdő, immediately near the river Danube Y G. Csánk excavated Middle Copper Age burials in 1962, regarded as belonging to the Bodrogkeresztur Culture. Grave 1. In the water-pipe ditch planted in E-W direction across the area, remains of a disturbed inhumation burial were found, according to subsequent observations, in contracted position. Grave-goods comprised a spherical segment form boiol

49 lying beside the skull. (Fig. 11. 4) Grave 2. (III/N pit) skeleton in contracted position, lying on left side, oriented towards S-W Large size stones were observed above the grave pit. The upper part of the skeleton (from the lower arms upwards) was disturbed by a pit of the Baden Culture. Fragments of the pottery sherds could be, nevertheless, found. Grave-goods: Biconical bowl, small bowl, obsidian blade. It was lying on its original place at the left shoulder.

50 Stray find. Close to this site, on the river bank washed out by the Danube a complete flowerpot-form vessel was found, probably also from a burial.

51 BUDAPEST, XVII. CSABAI Str. 50. (Fig. 1. site 9, Fig. 11) An inhumation burial with grave-goods was found during the construction of a water pipeline in 1968. The skeleton was destroyed, F. Kőszegi surveying the works, could only deduct that the body was probably laid in contracted position. The environs of the grave was surveyed by Y G. Csánk but no further burials 42 ALFÖLDY 1959. Fig. 1. BTM Inv. no: 62.28.1 «BTM Inv no: 62.28.2 44

TOMPA 1936. 9; Ibid. 1942. 39-40, VI. t. 1-2. 45

KUTZ1ÁN1948. 6,1. t. 1-3. 46 KUTZIÁN op.cit. I. 1.1-2. 47 KUTZIÁN op.cit. 1.

1. 3. 48 Descriptions are given on the basis of the publication, CSÁNK 1964. 210-211. « CSÁNK 1964. Fig. 10./ 5. BTM Inv no: 66.1.1 50 The finds could not be identified in the BTM collection, their description is known from the publication only si CSÁNK 1964. 211. 95