The Late Bronze Age “scrap hoard” from Nagydobsza. Part I

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the Late Bronze Age hoard from Nagydobsza (Hungary, Co. Baranya) from the perspective of the typo-chronological method and macroscopic examination. The Nagydobsza hoard consists of 263 artefacts (total weight: 19.053 g) which can be classified into five groups: weapons, tools, clothing parts, semi-finished products and metal working debris. According to the macroscopic investigation, the objects can be divided into different technological groups, such as finished products (in certain cases with traces of usage), unrefined products, “defected” objects, semi-finished products and metal working debris. Another important characteristic of the hoard is its highly fragmentary state, which is most
likely the result of an intentional, non-votive partitioning of the objects. Although the parallels of the hoard can be dated between the Ha A1 and Ha B1 periods, it also shows strong relations to the “Gyermely type” hoards. Based on typological arguments, the assemblage was most likely deposited in the Ha B1.