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Márta Kissné Bendefy - Zsolt Petkes - Attila Türk NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR LEATHERWORKING IN THE CONQUEST PERIOD(SÁRBOGÁRD-TRINGER TANYA, GRAVE 33)

The study aims the finds uncovered in Grave 33 of the burial ground investigated at Sárbogárd- Tringer tanya and offers a new assessment of the grave goods, with a particular focus on the remains of a leather belt and leather purse as well as the remnants of a leather garment, whose 10th-century use could thus be conclusively demonstrated in the period's archaeological legacy. The examination of the archaeological finds by a conservator specialising in leather provides many new insights into the leatherworking of the ancient Hungarians of the 10th century.

The Sárbogárd-Tringer tanya site is located on the eastern side of the Sárvíz Valley, on a longish, northwest to south-east oriented ridge overlooking the one-time floodplain. The site was excavated by Alán Kralovánszky between March 16 and July 7, 1961; he uncovered thirteen Late Bronze-age inurned burials, a Late Roman double pack horse burial and two other horse burials, as well as a hundred graves of a 10th-century burial ground.

One of the most spectacular burials in the

cemetery was Grave 33, the burial of an older man from the community with a rich array of grave goods. Grave 33 was excavated in the field, and several photos and a drawing of the burial's details were made. The grave was then lifted and taken to the Szent István Király Museum. The leather remains were first examined in 2013 in the leather conservation laboratory of the National Conservation and Conservator Training Centre of the Hungarian National Museum, where the materials and the techniques used for the manufacture of the one-time artefacts were investigated alongside the assessment of their condition.

10th-century leatherworking was practiced on a much higher level than earlier believed. The finds from Sárbogárd provide evidence that the tanners of the 10th century were familiar with tawing and, also, that the various leather articles whose workmanship surpassed the more simple objects made as part of a home craft industry were created by highly skilled leatherworkers.

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