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The further analysis of the three groups of finds in Sárbogárd cannot be continued since the number of graves with goods is relatively low for providing units large enough for observation, for instance according to age groups. C. Types of Finds The next step in sociographic analysis is the examination of the number of types of objects. This is essential because the ratios of grave goods illuminate only the quantitative aspects of the question while the number of the types of objects sheds light on the qualitative aspects of grave goods. The number of objects types generally does not fully correspond to all the object forms and types. Because of the close functional relation or purpose we regard, for example, the strike-a-light and flint as one type of object just as we similarly consider shells and sweet-water snails both strung for necklaces. The group of cap ornaments, clothing or boot ornaments includes objects with different forms but with similar purpose which were thus regarded as one and the same type of object, etc. In Sárbogárd 32 different types of objects were discovered which in view of the fusion of the strike-a-light and flint or the strung shells and sweet-water snails agree with what we have noted in connection with the three groups of finds. The 32 types of objects represent a very high value and almost reaches the value of the very rich Kenézlő dated to the 10th century or the Szentlászló dated to a somewhat later period. This phenomenon deserves consideration because up to now it has been noted that the amount of grave goods from Sárbogárd is not above the contemporary average (see Figure 7). Sárbogárd with its high number of object types as well as with its high frequency of burying ritual objects is prominent among the contemporary cemeteries. Figure 13 well illustrates this feature. At the same time it shows that the number of object types just as gradually reduces from the 10th until the 12th century as the grave furniture in general. This might be attributed to the same cause. In the following let us examine how the number of object types in Sárbogárd is divided among the three groups of finds (Figure 14). Most object types of the entire cemetery fall into the second group of finds, then comes group I and finally group III. For the most part this sequence corresponds to those of all the other cemeteries. In the next section let us examine the variations of the numbers of the object type in the graves of men, women and children (Figure 15). In Sárbogárd the most diverse kinds of objects are placed with men, secondly with women and lastly with children. This sequence cannot on the other hand be noted for any of the cemeteries described. The analysis of the number of object types ultimately 102 Fig. 12. Frequency of the three groups of finds between sexes in 10-1 lth с cemeteries