Alba Regia. Annales Musei Stephani Regis. – Alba Regia. Az István Király Múzeum Évkönyve. 6.-7. 1965-1966 – Szent István Király Múzeum közleményei: C sorozat (1966)

Tanulmányok – Abhandlungen - Bándi Gábor: The Cemetery of Ercsi-Sinatelep. VI–VII, 1965–66. p. 11–25. t. I–XIV.

THE CEMETERY OF ERCSI—SINATELEP The Situation of the Szigetszentmiklós—Kisapo tory of the Early Bronze Age in In 1962, in the area of the Ercsi—Sinatelep State Farm, cremation graves from the Bronze Age have come to light in course of a largescale construction. The site lies in the territory of the Direction of the State Farm, near the workshop for processing lucerne, situated on a long, oval, flat chain of hills of a roughly NorthSouth orientation, raising from a deep, marshy land. The site is at a distance of hardly 600 to 700 metres from the Danube, as the crow flies. At two occasions verifying excavations have been executed in the cemetery.

1 The site has yielded a total of 37 graves. According to the situation of the graves in the frame of the cemetery, we think to be justified in distinguishing five groups of graves in the uncovered area. The groups are situated relatively near to each other. The distance of groups I, II, III and IV from each other shows an average of 5 to 15 metres. For the identification of the graves uncovered in course of the earthworks and the excavations we have applied the series of numerals. Group I contained graves 7 to 17, group II graves 1 and 6, group III graves 2 to 4, group IV only grave 5. (Figures 1 to 3.) We succeeded in uncovering almost the whole group I. Of. the latter three groups only fragments could be reconstructed, as they have come to light in course of the construction, so their situation is eventual, as it is well visible in the comprehensive map. (Figures 1 to 3.) Nor could we execute an adequate supplementary excavation as regards these groups, since in the meantime their sites were occupied by buildings. Group V has been uncovered at a distance of cca 100 to 120 metres to the South-West from the preceding four, in the area of the Machines' Court at the southern end of the hill of chains, in course of a construction of canals. (Fig. 4.) Our excavation resulted in the definition of the whole extent of this group, as all of its graves have been unearthed. (Graves 18 to 35.) Groups I and V of graves made the existence of a burial system in the form of an extended oval evident, and illustrated the relation of the graves to each other, 1 My thanks are due to N. Kalicz for his help in my work. I am indebted also to A. Pálóczy Horváth for his kind assistance in the excavations. 2 In the description of graves we shall use the following >tag Group of the Nagyrév Culture in the HisNorth-Eastern Transdanubia. also their situation inside the group. This fact, justifies the separation of groups II, III and IV, known only by fragments. The cleavage becomes especially clear between groups II to IV on one hand and group I on the other. Accordingly we give the description of graves according to groups, irrespective of the numerals applied in course of the excavation. Description of Graves* Group I. (Fig. 1.) Grave 7. — (Inv. no. 62.7.1-12.) The rite of the grave is urn-burial (cremation). Owing to the earthworks the finds have been devastated, except 12 fragments, of flat bronze bracelets. (PI. II nos 8 to 18.) Grave 8. — (Inv. no. 62.8.1-4.) Rite: urn-cremation. Depth: 90 cm. The shape of the grave pit could not be observed. Urn, biconical, with a concavely arched neck and a flaring rim. A single handle bridges the rim and the shoulder. The side opposite to the handle has a pointed wart, sitting on the shoulder. H: 38 cm; RD: 27 cm, BD: 10 cm. (PI. II no. 2.) Bowl, found standing in the mouth of the urn. Flaring neck and rim, compressed globular body. Jug, found standing at the side of the urn. Globular body, arched neck, flaring rim, the handle sits on the shoulder, it starts below the rim. H: 8 cm; RD: 6 cm; BD: 4 cm. Bronze dagger, found among the burnt human bones in the urn. Length: 6,3 cm; width: 3,3 cm. (PI. II шх 7.) Grave 9. — (Inv. no. 62.9.1-2.) The rite was urncremation. Depth 80 cm. The upper part of the grave has been disturbed. Urn, lacking the rim and upper one third. Globular body, a plastic rib is running round the bulge, the rib is ornamented with finger imprints. H: 27 cm; BD: 10 cm. (PI. II no. 4.) Wire bracelets, two pieces were uncovered among the burnt human bones. (PI. II nos 5 to 6.) Grave 10. — (Inv. no. 62.10.1-2.) Rite: urn-cremation. Depth 80 cm. Here too the upper part of the grave has been disturbed. Urn, biconical, lacking the rim and upper one third. H: 17 cm; BD 10 cm. (PI. Ill no. 1.) Bowl, found standing in the mouth of the urn. Very fragmentary. Its bottom wears a pattern consisting of triple grooves. BD: 8,5 cm. Grave 11. — (Inv. no. 62.11.1-6.) No burnt human bones have been found in the grave. Depth 54 cm. abbreviations: Inv. no. = Inventory number; H = Height; RD = Rim diameter; BD = Bottom diameter, PD = Pedestal diameter. The finds of the cemetery are preserved in the King Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár.