Üllo5
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Üllő5 is an archeological site in Hungary
, near the village of Üllő
, next to Budapest
. It was excavated between 2002 and 2006 when the southeastern section of the M0 motorway, the bypass road of Budapest, was built. It was the greatest excavation in the history of Hungarian archeology; 40 hectares were excavated, yielding a total of 8,200 objects. Due to the huge territory to be covered and the sheer number of workers and machines involved, six archeological teams worked together simultaneously on the excavation, although only part of the territory has thus far been excavated.
pottery in the 3-4th centuries AD. The people of this populous village made fireproof cooking pots and vessels. Although the clay is only medium quality, its stratum is situated one or two meters below the surface. Typical gray, granular Üllő5 pottery was found everywhere in the north-central part of the Great Hungarian Plain
, indicating lively trading activity in the region.
This pottery tradition continued in the Age of Migrations well until the Early Middle Ages and the time of the Árpáds, in spite of the frequent changes of the local population.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, near the village of Üllő
Üllo
Üllő is a town in Pest county, Hungary.- External links :*...
, next to Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. It was excavated between 2002 and 2006 when the southeastern section of the M0 motorway, the bypass road of Budapest, was built. It was the greatest excavation in the history of Hungarian archeology; 40 hectares were excavated, yielding a total of 8,200 objects. Due to the huge territory to be covered and the sheer number of workers and machines involved, six archeological teams worked together simultaneously on the excavation, although only part of the territory has thus far been excavated.
Historical background
Üllő5 was an important centre of Late SarmatianSarmatians
The Iron Age Sarmatians were an Iranian people in Classical Antiquity, flourishing from about the 5th century BC to the 4th century AD....
pottery in the 3-4th centuries AD. The people of this populous village made fireproof cooking pots and vessels. Although the clay is only medium quality, its stratum is situated one or two meters below the surface. Typical gray, granular Üllő5 pottery was found everywhere in the north-central part of the Great Hungarian Plain
Great Hungarian Plain
The Great Hungarian Plain is a plain occupying the southern and eastern part of Hungary, some parts of the Eastern Slovak Lowland, southwestern Ukraine, the Transcarpathian Lowland , western Romania , northern Serbia , and eastern Croatia...
, indicating lively trading activity in the region.
This pottery tradition continued in the Age of Migrations well until the Early Middle Ages and the time of the Árpáds, in spite of the frequent changes of the local population.
Significance
The artefacts unearthed in Üllő5 shed a new light on the Late Antique era of the Sarmatian culture. Tens of thousands of artefacts of pottery were excavated and restored by the specialists of the Kossuth Museum, Cegléd, creating a collection of European importance.Sources
Only in Hungarian:- http://gportal.hu/gindex.php?pg=19120&nid=7127
- http://www.pmkult.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=579
- http://www.numismatics.hu/hirarchivum2004_05.htm