Vol. 2025 (2025): Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae
Studies

The Hunyadihalom culture’s site at Gelej-Huszty-Arkay-dűlő

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  • Zsuzsa Hegedűs,
  • Klára P. Fischl
Zsuzsa Hegedűs
Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre Hungarian National Museum
Klára P. Fischl
Institute of Archaeology, ELTE RCH Institute of Archaeology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54640/CAH.2025.81

Published 2025-12-29

Keywords

  • Middle Copper Age,
  • Hunyadihalom culture,
  • settlement analysis,
  • household archaeology,
  • pottery function analysis

How to Cite

Hegedűs, Z., & P. Fischl, K. (2025). The Hunyadihalom culture’s site at Gelej-Huszty-Arkay-dűlő. Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae, 2025, 81–122. https://doi.org/10.54640/CAH.2025.81

Abstract

The paper presents the study of the finds and features uncovered at the Middle Copper Age (MCA) site of Gelej-
Huszty-Arkay-dűlő in 1994. The site yielded characteristic material of the Hunyadihalom culture, and the structure of this low-intensity, hamlet-like settlement consisting of only a few pits matches what was recorded on most sites of the culture. The study includes the typological and functional analysis of 4,128 pottery fragments, the techno-typological evaluation of 74 knapped stones, and the assessment of 898 pieces of daub. The results made it possible to reconstruct several aspects of past household activities, and to outline a detailed picture of the everyday life of this small MCA community.

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