Recent excavations at the medieval castle of Bánd

Abstract

After the first minor investigations between 1997 and 2007 a new series of excavations have been conducted at the medieval castle of Bánd in 2013, 2017 and 2018.1 Although the scale of the latest works is still quite moderate compared to the dimensions of the fortification, the observations resulted not only in considerable amounts of find material but also in objects that raised important issues and unexpected questions. The archaeological evidence proves a special relationship between the castle and the medieval settlement(s) of Bánd, the details of which definitely call for further research.