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(BÂTAI 1952), which ia the closest in time and space too. But the author, refering to the small quantity of the material, gives no detailed typological classification. Anyway, the occurence of Mongolids (Chinid) points out the difference of these two series. THE RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS BY PENROSE'S METHOD By the method of PENROSE (1954) the joint evaluation of 12 measurements (MARTIN 1, 5, 8, 9, 17, 40, 45, 48, 51, 52, 54, 55) is possible. The "generalized PENROSE-distance" (Dp gives the individual distance of each of the 21 Avar period cemeteries taken into comparison from the Avar period population of Vác-Kavicsbánya. We have tried to select comparative series with 10 or more cases. We made the calculations in each case, where the authors did not (Tables 11 and 12). As ERY (1970) pointed to the fact, that this method doesn't give enough information for the classification of finer taxonomical differences. For this purpose the more detailed examination of the facial region is necessary. The male series of Keszthely (2.23), Szebény (3.46), Fészerlak-Puszta (3.56), Környe (4.08) and Csákberény (4.09) come closest to the males of our cemetery. The cemeteries of ElSszállásBajcsihegy (9.22), Üllő I (9.29), Kecel (9.63), Üllő n (9.94) and Tiszavasvári (12.54) are far from them. There is the least similarity to the male series of Madaras-Téglavető (17.85). The distance of the cemetery of Váchartyán is 6.84 and this can be stated relatively close. Greater distances and partly different sequence were found at the female series. The female series of Pókaszepetk (3.30), Csákberény (4.02), Ártánd (4.23), Kékesd (4.28) and Keszthely (4.47) come closest to our female series

. There is a similarity of smaller degree to the female series of Tiszavasvári (9.32), Üllő I (10.42), Környe (10.70), Szentes-Kaján (11.57). The farthest is the cemetery Madaras-Téglavető (12.26) in the case of females too, but the female series are closer to each-other than the male series. The distance of the females of Váchartyán is 6.94, so the series of both sexes of this cemetery are in an almost equal distance from our ones. THE TOPOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS We represented the mutual relations of absolute measurements (MARTIN 8, 45, 48) and three indices (8:1, 52:51, 54:55) and we examined the similarity of the 21 comparative series to our cemetery (Fig. 1-10). We took the averages have been calculated for male and female series. On the basis of this the males of Váchartyán, Környe, Keszthely are closest to the male series of our cemetery. The male series of Előszállás-Bajcsihegy is similar as far as the correlation of the cranial index-zygomatic arch width and that of the upper-face height-zygomatic arch width are concerned. However, this series is the least similar concerning the relation of the upperface height-orbital cavity index and that of the nasal index-orbital cavity index. The male series of Madaras-Téglavető, Tiszavasvári, Ártánd are the least similar. The females of Vác-Kavicsbánya present the greatest similarity the females of Szebény and Csákberény. It is interesting that similar experience can be obtained with the female series of Előszállás-Bajcsihegy to that of the situation with males. While similarity can be seen in skull's habitus as a whole, we can find differences in face's arrangement (eyes, noseB). The females of Váchartyán are less similar, than the males. The female series of Szentes-Kaján, Tiszavasvári and Artánd differ the most. RESULTS OBTAINED ON THE BASIS OF ALEXEYEVA'

S SPECIAL INDICES We drew into the orbit of analysis the male and female series of 21 Avar period cemeteries (Tables 13 and 14). The males show the highest degree of similarity to the males of Fészeklak-Puszta, Környe and Kékesd on the basis of the relations of cranial height-breadth-length and the upper face-skull height. The Avar period male groups of Keszthely, Pókaszepetk, Szekszárd-Palánk and Szentes-