Miklós Kásler - Zoltán Szentirmay (szerk.): Identifying the Árpád Dynasty Skeletons Interred in the Matthias Church. Applying data from historical, archaeological, anthropological, radiological, morphological, radiocarbon dating and genetic research (Budapest, 2021)

CHAPTER THREE – Archaeological, anthropological and radiological data

later excavations did not (Henszlmann) or could not anymore. Accordingly, every later work on the building and its excavations must use Érdy

s

drawing and his writings as a basis.

In recognition of his work, at the very least János

Érdy deserves

to have his portrait shown (Figure 14).

Figurell Portrait of János

Érdy (Sunday

Newspaper, 1871, 18th year, Issue 21, May 21 ).

The remains Érdy

found

were brought to the Matthias Church in two metal chests in 1862. At first, in 1883, the two chests were brought to the Anthropological Institute of the University of Budapest, and according to the description, in addition to the royal couple, the remains of the fetus and the remains of an additional, incomplete skeleton were found. After this, the bones were placed in a sarcophagus in the crypt of the Matthias Church. Along with those 70