Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons. Classification, Typology, Chronology and Technology

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Site Edged weapons Region

29 Edelstal–Bergweide 5 Austria

30 Bratislava-Čunovo 5 Slovakia
31 Tiszavárkony–Hugyinpart 5 Danube – Tisza interfluve

32 Tiszakécske–Óbög 5 Danube – Tisza interfluve
33 Vösendorf 5 Austria

As shown by the tables above there are cemeteries where the number of pole-

arms surpass that of the edged weapons. This case is true for the large Early Avar

period cemeteries of Transdanubia (Budakalász–Dunapart, Szekszárd–Tószegi

dűlő, Zamárdi–Rétiföldek, Kölked–Feketekapu A, Pókaszepetk, Szekszárd–

Bogyiszlói út, Csákberény–Orondpuszta and Rácalmás–Rózsamajor) and

two Early Avar cemeteries of Transtisia (Tiszafüred–Majoros and Tiszaderzs–

Szentimrei út), while there are some similar cemeteries in Slovakia (Devínska

Nová Ves and Košice–Šebastovce).

Quite the contrary is observed on a number of cemeteries where in spite

of the edged weapons buried in graves no polearms were found in three

regions: 1. the Great Hungarian Plain (mainly from the Danube – Tisza inter-

fluve area): Szeged–Fehértó A and B, Jászapáti–Nagyállás út, Jánoshida–

Tótkérpuszta, Kisköre–Halastó etc.); 2. northwestern Transdanubia (so-called

Little Hungarian Plain): Győr–Téglavető, Mosonszentjános, Táp–Borbapuszta,

DIAGRAM 11 Distribution of sites with more than five edged weapons.

Transdanubia

Danube - Tisza interfluve

Transsia

Slovakia and Austria

Transylvania

(cont.)