The 10th–11th-century cemetery at Vörs-Majori-dűlő
Hegyi Borbála – Költő László
Hadak útján. A népvándorláskor fiatal kutatóinak XXIV. konferenciája. Esztergom, 2014. november 4–6. Conference of young scholars on the Migration Period. November 4–6, 2014, Esztergom
MŐT Kiadványok 3.2 (2017) 597–626
DOI 10.55722/Arpad.Kiad.2017.3.2_27
1999-ben Vörsön, a Majori-dűlőben kialakított lakótelkek közművesítése során, vízvezeték-árok ásása közben csontvázak kerültek elő. A közel 5000 m2 kiterjedésű területen 2002 áprilisáig több szakaszban elvégzett feltárás során 404, a 10–11. századra keltezhető sír került elő. A tanulmány az eddig közöletlen, ám teljesen feltárt temető leletanyagáról és használati időrendjéről kívánja összefoglalóan ismertetni az előzetes eredményeket.
Kulcsszavak: Somogy megye, Vörs-Majori-dűlő, honfoglaláskor
In July 1999, graves were found during ditching at Vörs-Majori-dűlő, Somogy County. Between 1999 and 2002, László Költő conducted an excavation at the site, which is situated four kilometers south of Lake Balaton’s southwest corner, at the boundary of the Kis-Balaton region and the Marcali ridge.
During these four years, four hundred and four graves dating from the Hungarian Conquest period were unearthed. The fact that the cemetery is completely excavated cannot be overestimated in the present state of research on this period, and gives the site a special value. Hundred and twenty-one graves yielded finds, mainly costume accessories and pieces of jewellery, among them two rare bronze tress discs with horse depiction (Grave 208). Furthermore, typical items of this cemetery are the simple open and S rings, twisted torques, bracelets with tapering or animal head endings, plain or decorated bronze and silver rings, iron fire strikers, and knives. The most beautiful items of women’s costume are the pressed rosettes and the silver-gilt mounts, which used to decorate shirt necks. Coins that could help date the cemetery were only found in one grave (No. 213). The two silver coins were issued in the first half of the 10th century by the Italian king Lothar II and by the city of Verona respectively. Further remarkable finds are the items of archery equipment, among them a quiver with a unique lock, which is without parallel to date (Grave 357). Researchers of the Hungarian Conquest period may have already become aware of this quiver from a research paper published by László Költő and Péter Horváth in 2004.
It could be promising to investigate the cemetery’s surroundings since not very far from it there is another relevant site, Vörs-Papkert B. Research into the possible relations between the two cemeteries may yield important results.
