KOVÁCS TIBOR: TUMULUS CULTURE CEMETERIES OF TISZAFÜRED / Régészeti Füzetek II/17. (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Budapest, 1975)

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Grave 12. (? D) The two vessels with their mouths turned down indicate a secondary position. Gd: 50 cm. 1. Mug, brown, with two plain knots on its rim and two bowed ones on its shoulder (Rest.) H: 13, Ró: 11, Bo: 6,7 cm (PI. 2-12/1). 2. Cup, brown (Incompl.) H: 4,2, Rf 5,5, Bf: 3,7 cm (PI. 2-12/2). Grave 13. (U C) Cut by the Avar grave marked A. The standing urn was covered with an upside down dish, next to it there was an upside down cup. There were deformed bronze jewelry among the ashes. Gd: 55 cm. 1. Urn, brown, decorated with scored line piles, scored knots, and pointed lines (Reconstr.) H: ca: 51, Rf>: 31, B<f: 11,5 cm (PI. 213/1). 2. Dish, grey (Complete) H: 17, Rf: 31, B$>: 11,5 cm (PI. 2-13/2). 3. Jug, brown with plain and proportioned ribs on its bulge (Complete) H: 11,4, Rf 8, B<J>: 4 cm (PI. 2-13/3). 4. Bronze pin, with so called twisted head, but deformed (Fr.) 5. Bronze pendent, of undeterminable type, deformed of fire, (two pieces). 6. Bronze spiral tube (Fr.) Grave 14. (Sg C) Only the thigh bones of the child's skeleton were on their original location, there was a cup with a handle on its side nearby. Gd: 70 cm. - 1. Cup, brown (Complete) FI: 6,5, Rf 6,3, Bf 2,7 cm (PI. 2-14/1). Grave 15. (? D) Gd: 40 cm. - 1. Cup, brown (Complete) H: 5,9, R

5,5 (PI. 2-15/1). Grave 16. (? D) Gd.: 65 cm. — 1. Jug, grey, with three knots, and vertical scoring on its bulge (Rest.) H: 7,6, Rf 5,Bf3,l cm (PI. 2-16/1). Grave 1 7. (? D) Gd: 40 cm. - 1. Jug, grey, with vertical scoring on its bulge (Rest.) H: 6,5, R£: 5,5, Bé: 3,7 cm (PI. 2-17/1). Grave 18. (U Ud) In a circular grave ditch o: 130 cm, there are burnt bones, among them a small cup, a bronze piece, shell fragments, and a shell in the urn which is slightly tilted on its side. The urn was covered with an upside down dish, next to it a jar. Gd: 140 cm. 1. Urn, grey, its shoulder is decorated with scores and pointed lines, and plain knots on its bulge (Complete) H: 53 cm, 29, B<>: 15 cm (PI. 2—18/1). 2. Dish, brown, with four flat knots on its rim (Rest.) H: 15,1, R<^: 37,6, Bf 12,9 cm (PI. 2-18/2). 3. Jar, brown, with two bowed knots on its shoulder (Complete) H: 32, Rf 17,6, B<>: 11 cm (PI. 2-18/3). 4. Cup, grey, with vertical scores on its shoulder (Complete) H: 3,5, R4>: 6,7, Bf>: 2,5 cm. 5. Bronze fragments. Grave 19. (U D) Several objects were unearthed from the 55 cm deep topsoil without any conclusive connection. It is uncertain whether the finds belonged to one or two graves. - 1. Jar, yellow, with proportioned rib and knot on its shoulder (Reconstr.) H: ca. 42 cm (PI. 2-19/1). 2. Small urn, brown (Complete) H: 21, Ré: 10, Bf 7,8 (Pl. 2-19/2). 3. Dish, grey, with four band handles (Complete) H: 4, Rf 12, B<f>: 5,5 cm (PI. 2-19/3). 4. Cup, brown (Complete H: 7,8, R$: 7,5 cm (PI. 2-19/4). 5. Cup, brown, rough workmanship (Rest.) H:6,9, Rf 6,5, Bf 4,5 cm (PI. 2-19/5). 6. Cup, grey, with vertical and slanted line piles on its shoulder (Complete) H: 6,8, Rf 6,4, Bé: 4,2 cm. 7. Bronze pin, with scored line piles on its stem, so called seal headed (Complete) L: 18,5 cm (PI. 2-19/7). 8. Bronze bracelet, 0:4 cm (PI. 2-19/8). Grave 20. (? D) The objects, listed below, found in the 80-115 cm deep amorphous grave ditch (? ) most probably were in a secondary position. — 1. Bronze piaxe. Its disc is decorated with a small bulge, its whole surface with slanted line piles. Straight and bowed line piles alternate on its edge. It is deformed of fire (Reconstr.) L: ca. 15 cm, Disc p: 5-5,5 cm (Fig. 4.). 2. Bronze bracelet of circular wire (Fr.) 3. Bronze nugget. Grave 21. (? C) Gd: 68 cm. — 1. Cup, grey with three knots and vertical scoring (Rest.) H: 7, Rf 7 cm (PI. 3-21/1). Grave 22. (U C) There was a little bronze fragment among the ashes in the sideways tilted urn, next to it an upside down jug, under this the sherds of a cup. Gd: 66 cm. 1. Urn, black, with circular and garland type line piles, dotted circles, and with two band handles and two knots on its bulge (Reconstr.) H: ca. 25 cm (PI. 3-22/1). 2. Jug, brown, with scored lines on its neck and shoulder (Complete) H: 9,7, Ré: 7, B(J>: 4 cm (PI. 3-22/2). 3. Cup, brown (Fr.) Rf 6,8 cm (PI. 3-22/3). 4. Bronze nugget. Grave 23. (Sg Ud) Highly contracted skeleton on its right side in medium condition. Orientation: SW-NE 138°. Gd: 150 cm. — 1. Bronze bracelet at the lower right arm, undecorated (Incompl.) L: 9, W: 1,8 cm (PI. 3-23/1). 2. Bronze chisel next to the pelvic bone. Its punch part has a circular cross section, its chisel part a quadrangular. L: n 8,5 cm (PI. 3-23/2). Grave 24. (Sg C) A later ditch destroyed it. Grave ditch W: 75 cm, Gd: 66 cm, orientation S-N, 196°. The skeleton's upper part was on its back in good condition, the skull was turned to the right. (It may have been a contracted skeleton in its right side). A jug, decorated with knots on its bulge was next to the right arm which was lost (cf. PI. 23-240/3). Grave 25. (U Ud) There were bronze rings among the ashes in the slightly tilted urn. The urn was covered with a right side up dish, including a cup. Next to the urn there were a mug and a small dish. Gd: 53 cm. - 1. Urn, grey, with two small knots on its shoulder (Rest.) H: 26,2, Rf 12,2, B</>: 10,5 cm (PI. 3-25/1). 2. Dish, brown, with four flat knots on its rim (Rest.) H: 6,8, Rf 18,6, Bf 7,7 cm (PI. 3-25/2). 3. Cup, brown, with scored line groups and scored knots on its bulge (Complete) H: 6, R<p

: 6,2 cm (PI. 3-25/3). 4. Dish, brown, with four flat knots on its rim (Rest.) H: 5,5, R<k 9,2, Bf 4,2 cm (PI. 3-25/4). 5. Two-handled mug, yellow, with ribs on its shoulder (Rest.) H: 12,4, R$: 10,3, Bf 5,8 cm (PI. 3-25/5). 6-7. Bronze rings of semicircular wire (Fr.) f 1,3 cm (PI. 3-25/6-7). Grave 26. (U D) A mug shaped destroyed yellow urn indicated the existence of the grave. Unreconstructable. Gd: 15 cm. Grave 21. (Sg Ud) Only fragments of the skull remainded of this child's grave, its orientation could not be determined. In the place of the leg bones we found a tilted cup a pendent, and the fragments of a bronze hoop. Gd: 10