Gyöngyössy Márton (szerk.): Perspectives on the Past. Major Excavations in County Pest (Szentendre, 2008)
(6100-4500 ВС) A settlement of the Transdanubian Linear Pottery was uncovered in Autumn 2006, on the site of the planned industrial park at Budakeszi in an area known as Szőlőskert during the excavation conducted by Katalin Ottományi. Neolithic refuse pits, storage pits, clay extraction pits and the remains of various buildings of the Neolithic village lying a few hundred meters from the Budakeszi Stream were brought to light over a 10,000 m2 large area, where 632 features were uncovered. The pits yielded various artefacts used in daily life, such as vessel fragments, stone axes, bone needles, chipped stone implements, shell ornaments and figurine fragments, as well as an enormous quantity of animal bones. Little remained of the one-time buildings because the area had previously been disturbed by deep cultivation. The position of the refuse pits and the scattered post-holes suggested that the buildings were dispersed across the settlement. The rear portion of a hollow animal figurine decorated with 4. an incised pattern and red painted bands came to light from a pit in the interior of a rectangular, timber-framed house. • The other parts of the animal figurine were not found, suggesting that it had been intentionally broken before it was deposited in the pit. The broken figurine was perhaps used during the rite preceding the house’s construction. A 6500-7000 years old burial was uncovered among the pits of the settlement. The deceased were often interred in the open areas between the houses during this period. The deceased was laid on the right side and six vessels containing the food and drink needed for the journey to the netherworld were placed behind the head. Three vessels are decorated in the Notenkopf style. Other pits of the settlement too contained burials, although the latter were not provided with any grave goods. • András Czene ’,4 Л Neolithic village at Budakeszi У
