A BTM Aquincumi Múzeumának ásatásai és leletmentései 2003-ban (Aquincumi Füzetek 10. Budapest, 2004)

Temetőfeltárás a Bécsi úton (R. Facsády Annamária)

of the so-called Bécsi Street Cemetery.) Aqfüz 6 (2000) 56-61. FACSÁDY 2003 - Facsády A.: Szondázás a Bécsi úti temető északi részén. (Test excavatioin in the northern part of the cemetery on Bécsi road.) Aqfüz 9 (2003) 65-68. HABLE-MÁRTON 2001 - Hable T - Márton A.: Ujabb sírok az aquincumi katonaváros nyugati temetőjéből. (New graves from the western cemetery of the Aquincum Military Town.) Aqfüz 7(2001) 21-37. MINDSZENTY-HORVÁTII 2003 Mindszenty A. - Horváth Z.: Az Óbuda/ Bécsi út 96. régészeti ásatás geo-pedológiai vizsgálata, Budapest, kézirat. PALÁGYI-NAGY 2000 - K. Palágyi S. - Nagy L.: Római kori halomsírok a Dunántúlon, Veszprém, 2000 TOPÁL 1993 - Topái ].: Roman Cemetery of Aquincum, Pannónia. The Western Cemetery (Bécsi road) I. Aquincum Nostrum I. Budapest, 1993 TOPÁL 2003 - Topái J.: Roman Cemetery of Aquincum, Pannónia. The Western Cemetery (Bécsi road) II. Aquincum Nostrum 1.2. Budapest, 2003 ZSIDI 2003 - Zsidi P: Die Frage der Hügelgrab- und Wagenbestattungen in Aquincum, Libclli Archacologici Ser. Nov. No. 1. Pannonica Provincialia et Archaeologia. Budapest, 2003, 57-80. in the northern part of the approximately 3.6x3.6 m large pit dug down between rocks. The degree to which the wooden elements were charred and the intact condition of the horse remains suggest that the pyre had been smothered. The two horses led by their bridles included a young 3.5 year old individual and an older, 18 year old mare (Kyra Lyublyanovics examined the horses and determined their age and sex. I thank her for her work.) were slaughtered on the spot and thrown into the pit together with elements from the dismantled cart. The two horses were still moving when they were thrown into the pit. One horse lav on its side while the other lay partly on her in a "prostrate" position. Some elements of the cart, like part of one of the wheels remained stuck under the horses. The observations made during the excavation suggest that the four-wheeled cart was placed into the grave with only a few of its bronze ornaments. Due to the high humidity of the soil, the iron elements were strongly corroded and poorly preserved so that their shapes could not be determined. After the restoration of these items the cart will be reconstructed and more precisely dated (Fig. 7). The other chronological limit of the active period of the cemetery is set by the intact inhumation grave of a woman lying at the foot of the hill. She had a simple, seemingly insignificant bronze ring on her finger. This ring bore the inscription HIS and shows that the woman considered herself a Christian. Krisztián Anderkó, excavation technician, helped me with the work during the excavation. Annamária R. Facsády