Rimskodobno naselje staroselcev pri Menfocsanaku (okolica Gyora, Madžarska)

Abstract

The largest known settlement of the autochthonous Celtic inhabitants of Roman Pannonia was discovered during rescue excavations at Menfocsanak. Although it was impossible to excavate the entire site, 57 houses of various types with sub-surface floors and wooden frames were noted and documented, as were 42 wells with wooden and stone inner covers, many storage pits, and other elements. This settlement was inhabited from the second third of the 1st century to the last third of the 2nd century Its inhabitants continued the traditional way of life of the pre-Roman period. Much of their pottery exhibits Celtic or perhaps Quadic characteristics. Evidence of Romanization includes the usage of coinage and imported articles from the southern and western parts of the Roman Empire, as well as mass-produced objects of provincial origin.