Janus Pannonius Múzeum Évkönyve 13 (1968) (Pécs, 1971)
Régészet - Kralovánszky, Alán: The Paleosociographical Reconstruction of the Eleventh Century Population of Kérpuszta. Methodological Study
76 KRALOVÁNSZKY 7. We ought to compare our results with other statements gained by similar methods (complex analogy). According to the requirements mentioned above, I endeavoured to give a pattern suitable for the presentation of this method in detail, in the present paper written in 1958. 7 The complete uncovering and the plenty of basic data of the analyzed cemetery at Kérpuszta seemens to offer a good chance for this attempt. 8 As parallels I have chosen those Hungarian cemeteries which are contemporary. 7 Here I want to thank my literary adviser, A. Kiss, who has helped me in rewriting by furnishing new points of view; I am much indebted to him and I. Dankó for enabling me to publish this paper, I also thank Prof. G. Bonis for the translation and his kind help in refining my text. 8 The literature of the analyzed Kérpuszta cemetery is extensive enough, I mention only the works of source value: Nemeskéri—Acsádi, 1952; Nemeskéri—Lipták—Szőke, 1953; Acsádi—Nemeskéri— Harsányi, 1959; Nemeskéri—Harsányi, 1959; Éry— Kralovánszky—Nemeskéri, 1963. A. Representative Values of the Cemetery Topography 1,00 Chance of observation: horizontal 0,90 vertical 0,50 Degree of uncovering 0,97 Degree of documentation 13 0,92 Quantity of anthropological finds 0,42 Quality of anthropological finds 0,21 Archaeological data: rites 0,80 finds 0,85 Chronology 1,00 u Ery—Kralovánszky—Nemeskéri, 1963. 13 Its necessity was suggested by A. Kiss in the course of his vetting. The manner of reckoning the representative value of documentation is the following : degree of documentation representative values description of graves detailed 1.0 partial 0.7 missing 0.0 sketches of graves detailed 1.0 schematical 0.7 missing 0.0 finds photo + description . 1.0 photograph 0.7 description 0.4 missing 0.0 map contour map with each grave 1.0 all graves orientated 0.8 schematical 0.4 missing 0.0 This study does not dwell on the problems of the traditional archaeological treatment, since it has been given by Szőke in 1953. 9 On the whole I join his views; I shall mention the problems on which I disagree with him. 'Finally I should like to state that I intend to develop the pioneer work done by László (archaeology) and Nemeskéri (anthropology) in their respective subjects further; 10 my methodological essay, hinted at in several preliminary studies, was finished together with Kinga Êry. u 9 Szőke, 1953. 10 The bibliography regarding both: Banner —Jakabffy, 1954, 1961, 1968. 11 Kralovánszky, 1959; Êry—Kralovánszky, 1960: Kralovánszky, 1961 ; Nemeskéri— Êry—Kralovánszky —Harsányi, 1961; Ery—Kralovánszky—Nemeskéri, 1963. B. Representative Values of the Data of the Single Graves in Average Topography 0,97 Degree of uncovering 0,62 Quantity of anthropological finds: child 0,18 adult 0,60 Quality of anthropological finds: child 0,12 adult 0,33 Sex definition 0,90 Age definition: child 0,30 man 0,87 woman 0,85 Pathological status 0,42 Taxonomical definition 0,79 Orientation of the dead 0,83 Types of graves 0,41 Depth of graves 0,96 Preparation of graves 0,85 Covering of the dead 0,85 Position of the dead 0,80 Position of lower arms 0,63 Ritual mutilation of human remains 0,85 Displaced objects of use 0,85 Rites after inhumation 0,85 Quantity of archaeological finds x/893 Quality of archaeological finds x/3591 Quantity of types of archaeological finds x/12 Considering the representative values, the degree of validity of the sociographical reconstruction given below is 0/727 (II. degree). II. Representative Values of the Kérpuszta Cemetery^
