Rajna András (szerk.): Múltunk a föld alatt. Újabb régészeti kutatások Pest megyében - A Ferenczy Múzeum kiadványai, A. sorozat: Monográfiák 1. (Szentendre, 2014)

Tettamanti Sarolta: Régészti kuttások a váci vábren 1998-2002 között

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of these types survived into the La Tene D period, too, with some minor changes. For example, most of the bowls with an ,,S”-profile or swollen rim represent later variants of the type. Some vessel forms, such as the large ovoid vessels, the large grey storage jars, and the pottery painted with red and white bands first appeared in this period. Applied decoration typical for Dacian wares similarly became widespread in the hand-thrown pottery of the La Тёпе D2 period. One vessel type of this period, the handled cup, is lacking from the ceramic inventory of the Erd settlement. Some hand-made wares continued Early Iron Age traditions. The overall nature of the pottery finds suggests that the settlement was established at the close of the La Тёпе C2 period (later 2nd century BC) and that it flourished during the La Тёпе D period (1st century BC). The lack of Roman imports indicates that the settlement was probably abandoned during the La Тёпе D3 period (mid-lst century AD) and did not survive until the Roman conquest. A stray find of a coin issued by Augustus supports this date. There is no apparent break between the settlement features dating from different periods, indicating the continuous occupation of the settlement.

Celtic Érd flourished during the so-called oppidum period. The Érd and the Százhalombatta regions played an important role within the Celtic settlement territory, as it is shown by the large Celtic hillfort at Százhalombatta, where finds from the La Тёпе D period came to the light (site No. 27/2) as well as by the many open settlements of the late Celtic period in its broader area, some situated along the Danube (sites No. 9/18, No. 9/21, No. 27/6, No. 27/26), and some in the valley of the Benta Stream. Life in the settlements lying farther away from the Danube continued also during the first two centuries of Roman rule, while the usage of the ones immediately by the river ended after the Roman conquest. A coin of Augustus was found at the Erd—Tepees settlement, republican denarii dating from the 1st century BC (the last one minted in 46 BC) were found at the Érd-Téglagyár site (site No. 9/21), and a stray find of a coin of Nero is also known from the area. The large Eraviscan settlement was important enough to participate in long-distance trade before the Roman conquest of Pannonia. Life in the Celtic settlements in the area came to an end around the 70s of the 1st century AD, when the Danubian limes was established.

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