Garam Éva szerk.: Between East and West - History of the peoples living in hungarian lands (Guide to the Archaeological Exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum; Budapest, 2005)

HALL 6 - Barbarians of the Roman Age (turn of the millennium-early 5th century A.D.) (Eszter Istvánovits, Valéria Kulcsár)

82. Articles of Sarmatian costume: colourful bead necklace from Kiskőrös-Csukástó (2nd-4th centuries); chalcedony beads from Kiskörös-Seregélyes (lst-2nd centuries); dove shaped enamelled fibula from Alsónémedi-Kenderföldek (late 2nd century-early 3rd century); animal shaped enamelled fibula from Törtei-Ernőpuszta (late 2nd century-early 3rd century) distance trade and the barter conducted along the border, the Sarmatians also received their share of the wares transported along the road traversing the Barbaricum between Pannónia and Dacia. The Roman merchants were members of an efficient espionage network: they were able to observe the barbarians' movements and gathered information about possible military preparations. Trade along the frontier was conducted under a strict Roman supervision. The Romans determined where markets could be held, and they also built fortified harbours on both sides of the Danube (i.e. also on the left bank, which was part of the Barbaricum), whereby they could control the traffic on the frontier river. The reconstruction of a marketplace on the frontier is presented as part of the exhibition. There are few indications either in the written sources or in the archaeological record of what goods the barbarian peoples gave in exchange for Roman wares. It would appear that these were perishable agricultural products, such as milk products, cereals, eggs, meat, honey and the like. It has been suggested that the barrel shaped vessel was perhaps used for