Budapest Régiségei 30. (1993)

TÖRTÉNET, TOPOGRÁFIA = GESCHICHTE, TOPOGRAPHIE - Szirmai Krisztina: Archaeological observations in the northern section of the so-called vicus of Albertfalva, 1973-1977 = Régészeti megfigyelések az ún. albertfalvai vicus északi részén, 1973-1977 87-118

dish with a three-branch, stamped-in pattern, black slip.

24 Inv. No. 84. 4. 49. (15.5). Body-sherd with a design imitating a pressed glass technology. Covered in orange slip. Inv. No. 84. 4. 38/A. (Picture 14.2). Samian ware fragments from Lezoux, Antonine. Inv. No. 84. 4. 51-52. Western part of feature "A". Layer 1: Sherd from a richly grooved, flanged rim of a storage vessel. Gray. Inv. No. 84. 4. 6. Bone needle fragment. Inv. No. 84. 4. 5. Slightly bulging rim sherd of a beaker, dark brown, with knob decoration. Inv. No. 84. 4. 4. (Picture 14.1) Samian ware fragments, Central-Gaulish, Traianic-Antonine. Inv. Nos. 84. 4. 8., 84. 4. 23-^29. Fragment of South Gaulish Samian ware, Traianic-Hadrianic. Inv. No. 84. 4. 39. Northern part, gray, mixed, 80-100 cm: stamped sherd of a bowl, gray. Inv. No. 84. 4. 74. North-Western part, mudflake clay, 50-80 cm: body- and rim sherd of a censer, self-coloured. Inv. No. 84. 4. 55. Body-sherd from a bowl, Samian ware imitation. Archer figures with a deer. Dark gray slip. (Picture 14,3 and 19,2). Inv. No. 84. 4. 38/A. Body sherd of a bowl with stamped designs, gray slip. Inv. No. 84. 4. 58. (Picture 17.6.) Based on all this remnants of the pit period also appeared in Surface 1. From among the pits, the size and shape of pit "A" suggest it was a dwelling pit. Flooring is not known. The adjacent pit parts may have served economic purposes. The fill of the pit also contained some material from the Antonine era. Additional smaller pits were in use in front of the stone building, however their age cannot be defined precisely. We found two walls with a North-South orientation from the stone foundation building, which represented parallel walls of the internal premises of the building. The interior we could measure was 2,40 m in an EastWest direction. The northern section suggested that there was a clay floor here in the Traianic-Hadrianic era, followed later by a gravelled level, as suggested by the Southern section. No more data was found in the Surface in relation to the Eastern premises of the building. Surface No. 2: North-South orientation. Size: 8x4 m. Eastern section: in the 5,80 m long Southern part of the section, the recent fill was followed by mixed, gray, clayey soil reaching down to the yellow, clay earth. In the Northern part of the section a 6 m wide feature with slightly curved sides without any pertaining level appeared (B). The fill contained gray, mixed soil, with many charcoal remnants. Below this, following some yellow clay, once again 40 cm thick gray soil mixed with burnt clay and charcoal appeared horizontally on the raw, yellow, sandy, clay soil. (Picture 25.) On the Surface and its smaller excavations, towards the South-Eastern part a larger, approximately 5 x 3,5 m size pit appeared. It was round and may have been a dwelling pit. Further South from this feature, a 70 cm long part of a timber with a width of 30 cm and also a round (60x80 cm) and an oval (40x20 cm) feature appeared, however, these were without levels. On the basis of their size, these features suggest the presence of a timber-post structure. Their fill did not yield any finds, therefore their age could not be defined. Major finds: from the Southern excavation of feature B: factory lamp with three knobs. Its bottom bears a stamp MAX. F. in a tabula ansata placed in concentric circles. The paint is brownish-yellowish. BTM Inv. No. 84. 4.155 (Picture 18. 1-2). South and Central Gaulish Samian ware, Traianic-Antonine. Inv. Nos. 84. 4.140-142. The Southern excavation of feature B, 0-20 cm: sherd of a casting mould, self-coloured. Inv. No.: 84. 4.109. Body sherds ôf a bowl with stamped design. Brownish-grayish, black.

31 Inv. Nos. 84. 4. 110, 112114 (Picture 17.1-4). Divided handle sherd of a NorthItalian cup, black, thin-walled. Inv. No. 84. 4. 111. Southern excavation of feature B, 20-40 cm: imitation of Samian ware with grape-leaf and masque, coated red.

33 Inv. No. 84. 4. 163 (Picture 19.4.). Sherd of a deeper beaker, with stamped design, dark gray slip. Inv. No. 84. 4.160 (Picture 15.1). S-profile bowl sherds glazed brownish-green, with knob decoration on the rim.

3 Inv. No. 84. 4. 156. Dish with applied leaf decoration., grooving on the rim, orange slip. Inv. No. 84. 4. 149 (Picture 20.1). Feature 2/B. 40-60 cm: amphora stopper. Inv. No. 84. 4. 176. Sherd of a bowl with stamped decoration, gray slip. Inv. No. 84. 4. 215. Base sherd of a footed bowl, gray. Inv. No. 84. 4. 217. Rim sherd of a Dacián vessel, brown, hard fabric. Inv. No. 84. 4. 192. Shouldered bowl with black slip, grooving inside the rim. Inv. No. 84. 4. 202 (Picture 20.2). Fragments of Samian ware. Central and Southern Gaulish, Domitianic-Antonine. Inv. Nos. 84. 4.177,185, 218, 259-269. Southern part of feature 2/B, 60-80 cm: sherds of Samian ware, from Italian, Central and Southern Gaulish workshops. Age ranging from the Tiberius to the Antonine eras. Inv. Nos. 84. 4. 236-240, 84. 4. 253-258. Flat bowl, orange painting inside and along the rim. Inv. No. 84. 4. 241. Sherds of bowls made of gray, grainy clay. Inv. No. 84. 4. 246, 248. Body-sherd, with dark brown paint on a selfcolour core and rouletted, waved line, carved-in design. Inv. No. 84. 4. 252. Iron head of a spear. Inv. No. 84. 4. 244. Bronze band with two nail holes. Inv. No. 84. 4. 245 (Picture 21.5). Feature 2/B., between 80-100 cm: flanged beaker (Picture 22.1). Inv. No. 84. 4. 294. Fragments of Samian ware from South Gaulish workshops, Domitianic-Traianic-Antonine. Inv. Nos. 84. 4. 292-3, 84. 4. 301, 84. 4. 303. Feature 2/B, between 90 cm-1.30 m: Samian ware fragments, South and Central Gaulish, Traianic-Hadrianic-Antonine. Inv. Nos. 84. 4. 326-8, 84. 4. 333-338, 356-362. Feature 2/B, between 1,30-1,70 m: Samian ware fragments, South Gaulish, Traianic-Hadrianic. Inv. Nos. 84. 4. 365, 370. Southern excavation of Surface No. 2., from the fill of Feature B: bronze finds: sack-sewing needle (Picture 21.7), medical instrument (Picture 21,6), pendant (Picture 21,2).

29 Inv. No. 84. 4. 373-4, 378. FORTIS lamp.

40 Inv. No. 84. 4. 389. Iron finds: knife, band, nail. Inv. 91