‘FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DANUBE’. FINDS OF THE EASTERN TYPE FROM THE LATE HALLSTATT AND EARLY LA TÈNE PERIODS IN TRANSDANUBIA

• Authors: Kozubová Anita
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper deals with the cultural and spatial evaluation of numerous finds of the eastern type from Transdanubia, dated to the Ha D – Lt A stages. The main point of our interest was to provide a complex overview of these finds, focused mainly on the provenance, chronological aspect and possible interpretations of their occurrence in Transdanubia. Based on a detailed analysis of finds of the eastern type, it was possible in terms of their origin to determine four groups of finds in Transdanubia – finds of the Vekerzug culture from the first group and older types of arrowheads with an outer socket from the fourth group are most frequent. The occurrence of finds of the eastern type in Transdanubia shows similar tendencies as in the neighbouring regions of the Eastern Hallstatt culture, especially in Moravia. Both regions are special in terms of the frequency and type variability of Vekerzug finds. Especially arrowheads with an inner socket point to a new tradition in production of efficient weapon types in East-Central Europe and are, above all, an indicator of technological innovations. There are several concentrations of Vekerzug finds in Transdanubia: in its north-western and south-eastern parts, around Lake Balaton and in the Danube Bend area. The frequent presence of Vekerzug finds across Transdanubia shows the active contacts and peaceful interactions between the Vekerzug culture and the cultural regions to the west. We can consider the expansion of Vekerzug people into the western Budapest area and its surroundings. However, in other parts of Transdanubia, Vekerzug finds are evidence for cultural contacts of the local Hallstatt population with the Vekerzug culture.

Keywords

EN

TRANSDANUBIA; LATE HALLSTATT; LA TÈNE PERIOD; VEKERZUG CULTURE; WEAPONS; HORSE HARNESS; JEWELLERY

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Študijné zvesti
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 387 - 421

Contributors

author

Kozubová Anita

• Archeologický ústav SAV, v. v. i., Akademická 2, 949 21 Nitra, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-9901

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/szausav.2024.71.20