Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 33/4. (2013)

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Data concerning changes in a cemetery surrounding a medieval church

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patches of clay. It is intersected by GR-23, GR-24, GR-25, GR-27 and GR-28.

GR-27: trench 1 (0-5 m), T: east-west, P: 16th cent. Only part of the grave was excavated, the skeleton was not found, its filling was gray, thick, mixed, containing chunks of mortar and patches of clay. It intersects graves GR-24, GR-26 and it had been disturbed by grave GR-29.

GR-28: trench 1 (0-5 m), T: east-west, P: 16th-17th cent.

Only part of the grave was excavated, the skeleton was not found, its filling was dark gray, thick, mixed, containing chunks of mortar, patches of clay and roof tiles. It is intersected by GR-29, it was buried over GR-21, GR-26 and it disturbed GR-27.

GR-29: trench 1 (0-5 m), T: east-west, P: 18th cent. Only a part of the grave was excavated, we did not reach the skeleton, its filling was gray, loose, mixed, containing chunks of mortar and roof tiles. It is intersected by GR-30 and it had been buried over GR-27 and GR-28.

GR-30: trench (5-10 m), T: east-west, P: 18th cent. Only a part of the grave was excavated, the skeleton was not found, its filling was brownish gray, loose, mixed, containing chunks of mortar and patches of clay. The pit of the ossuary had beed dug over it and it intersects GR-29 and GR-32.

GR-31: trench 1 (5-10 m), T: east-west, P: 16th cent. Only a part of the grave was excavated, we did not reach the skeleton, its filling was dark gray, thick, mixed, containing chunks of mortar and wattle and daub. It intersects GR-32 and GR-56.

GR-32: trench 1 (5-10 m), M: -1.53 m, T: 256°, K: adultus, P: 16th cent.

The skeleton was uncovered from the pelvis down, and its right arm was also uncovered, lying stretched out along the body, its filling was gray, thick, containing fresco fragments, it sank into the yellow subsoil. It is intersected by graves GR-30 and GR-31, a corroded metal object is discovered at its right hand.

GR-33: trench 1 (5-10 m), M: -1.61 m, T: 273°, K: infans I, P: 16th cent.

All that was left of the skeleton were the crushed skull and the femurs, the bones of the skeletons’ middle section had become absorbed to a significant degree, its filling was dark gray, loose and mixed with mortar. It had been buried over GR-47 and GR-48, we discovered the traces of the coffin’s wooden planks on the skeleton, several coffin nails were found, it intersects GR-35 and GR-37.

GR-34: trench 1 (5-10 m), M: -1.57 m, T: 269°, K: adultus, P: 15th-16th cent.

The skull had been disturbed, the skeleton was preserved up to the elbow line, its filling was brownish gray, thick, with chunks of mortar, it sank into the yellow clayey subsoil. The skeleton is intersected by GR-35, the pit of the ossuary had been dug over it and grave GR-21 was buried over it.

GR-35: trench 1 (5-10 m), M: -1.57 m, T: 275°, N: male, K: adultus, P: 16th cent.

The skeleton’s skull had tilted to the side, its right arm was stretched along the body the left had been placed over the pelvis, it right leg fell outside the excavation

area, its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing chunks of mortar, it sank into the yellow subsoil. It intersects GR-33 and GR-56, grave GR-37 had was buried over it, we found coffin nails and also remains from the coffin, a denarius dating back to Matthias II’s 1615 imprint from Körmöcbánya (Slovakian: Kremnica) had been placed in its right hand (Table 12.2).

GR-36: trench 1 (0-5 m), T: east-west, P: 16th cent. Only a part of the grave was excavated, we did not reach the skeleton, its filling was dark gray, thick, mixed, containing chunks of mortar and patches of clay. Graves GR-21 and GR-25 were buried over it.

GR-37: trench 1 (0-5 m), T: east-west, P: 16th cent. Only a part of the grave was excavated, we did not reach the skeleton, its filling was dark gray, thick, slightly mixed, containing chunks of mortar and patches of clay It intersects graves GR-33 and GR-35; the ossuary’s pit had been dug over it.

GR-38: trench 2, T: east-west, P: 16th cent.

Only a part of the grave was excavated, we did not reach the skeleton, its filling was dark gray, thick, mixed, containing patches of clay; it intersects grave GR-15.

GR-39: trench 1 (5-10 m) M: -1.33 m, T: 278°, K: infans II, P: 16th cent.

The skull was crushed, the right hand had been placed over the pelvis, the left was stretched out along the body, the legs were placed over each other, its filling was dark gray, with chunks of mortar and fresco fragments. It had been buried over GR-40.

GR-40: trench 2, M: -1.29 m, T: 275°, K: adultus, P: 13th-14th cent.

Only the skeleton’s right leg is excavated, its filling is brownish gray, thick, with patches of clay, it intersects GR-39.

GR-41: trench 2, T: east-west, P: 16th cent.

Only part of the grave was excavated, the skeleton was not found, its filling was dark brown, thick, mixed, containing patches of clay and fresco fragments. Grave GR-43 had been buried over it.

GR-42: trench 2, M: -1.47 m, T: 253°, N: female, K: adultus, P: 16th cent.

The skeleton’s middle section was excavated, its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing chunks of mortar, it had become discolored above the pelvis, we observed the imprints of organic material; grave GR-43 had been buried over it.

GR-43: trench 2, T: east-west, P: 19th cent.

Only a part of the grave was excavated, the skeleton was not found, its filling was dark gray, loose, mixed, containing patches of clay, stones, roof tiles and it intersected graves GR-41 and GR-42.

GR-44: trench 1 (10-15 m), M:-1.47 m, T: 264°, K: adultus, P: 16th cent.

The body’s upper part was excavated, its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing mortar chunks, clay patches and graves GR-49 and GR-50 had been buried over it.

GR-45: trench 1 (10-15 m), M:-1.65 m, T: 280°, K: infans II, P: 15th cent.

The skeleton had been excavated to the knees, a small 25 cm ledge had been left under its head, its filling was