Vatya culture

The Vatya culture was an archaeological culture of the Early to Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000-1400 BC) located in the central area of the Danube basin in Hungary.[1] The culture formed from the background of the Nagyrév culture together with influences from the Kisapostag culture.[2] It is characterized mainly by fortified settlements, cremation burial sites, and bronze production.[3] It was succeeded by the Urnfield culture.[4]

Vatya culture
Geographical rangeCarpathian Basin, Hungary
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age
Datesca. 2000 BC-1400 BC
Preceded byNagyrév culture
Followed byUrnfield culture, Gáva culture

Százhalombatta-Földvár, located by the Danube river in Hungary, was an important fortified Vatya settlement, with occupation layers up to 6 m deep.[5]

Százhalombatta-Földvár fortified settlement site, Hungary
  • Gold bracelet from Dunavecse, Hungary, c. 1500 BC.
    Gold bracelet from Dunavecse, Hungary, c. 1500 BC.[6][7]
  • Vatya culture cremation urn burial
    Vatya culture cremation urn burial
  • Gold rings and amber necklace
    Gold rings and amber necklace

See also

References
  1. "Revealing the Secrets of 4,000 Year-Old Settlements in Hungary". Archaeology wiki. 2014.
  2. Arkov, Klara; Ilon, Gabor (2013). "44: Slovakia and Hungary". In Harding, Anthony; Fokkens, Harry (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age. Oxford University Press. pp. 814–825. ISBN 9780199572861.
  3. "Revealing the Secrets of 4,000 Year-Old Settlements in Hungary". Archaeology wiki. 2014.
  4. Cavazzuti, C. (2022). "The First 'Urnfields' in the Plains of the Danube and the Po". Journal of World Prehistory. 35: 45–8. doi:10.1007/s10963-022-09164-0.
  5. "Százhalombatta Archaeological Expedition". Hungarian National Museum.
  6. "Armband from Dunavecse". Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. 2022.
  7. Pazstor, Emilia (2020). The Role of Sun Symbols in the Burial Rite of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya Culture. pp. 112–127. [the Dunavecse bracelet] was made in Transylvania and not at a Vatya workshop, but it was discovered at Dunavecse, in a Vatya cultural region.
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