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Bágyog–Gyűrhegy); 3. Slovakia and Austria surrounding the former region:
Želovce, Wien 11—Simmering-Csokorgasse, Zillingtal, Záhorská Bystrica,
Edelstal–Bergweide, Bratislava–Čunovo.
As a result the distribution of edged weapons is more uniform than that of
the polearms which shows huge regional differences which are even noticable
in absolute numbers:
Region Polearms 568–650 650–700 700–800
Transdanubia 363 148 18 24
NW-periphery 119 6 5 114
Danube-Tisza
interfluve
30 28 1 2Transtisia 106 32 12 58
Transylvania 27 23 1 3
Most Avar-age spearheads were found in Transdanubia (363 examples) and on
the northwestern periphery of the Qaganate (119 pieces), while the number of
spearheads from Transtisia (106 examples), Danube – Tisza interfluve (30) and
Transylvania (27) are much lower. The proportion of polearms found in these
regions is shown by the diagram below.
DIAGRAM 12 Distribution of polearms by regions (EA = Early Avar, MA = Middle Avar,
LA = Late Avar).050100150200250300350400polearms
568-650
650-700
700-800