Kovács T. - Petres É. - Szabó M. (szerk.): Transdanubia - Corpus of Celtic finds in Hungary 1. (Budapest, 1987)

Celtic research is one of the most intensively studied fields of archaeology worldwide, since the widespread distribution of Celtic popula­tions from the British Isles to Anatolia in the La Тёпе period has engaged the attention of numerous local specialists. The Carpathian Basin was one of the heartlands of Celtic civilisation and the importance of this area increased significantly during late La Тёпе times. The aim of this Corpus, edited by the re­nowned specialists Éva F. Petres, Tibor Kovács and Miklós Szabó, is to provide access to all hitherto unpublished Hungarian finds of the La Тёпе period (4th century B.C.—1st century A.D.) that have come to light since I. Hunyady’s summary in 1944. Each individual author of the Coprus (either the original excavator or the archaeologist working in the museum housing the finds) has evaluated the find material according to his own method, but in accordance with certain principles laid down by the Editorial Board. The first volume presents a part of the material from Transdanubia: the important early La Тёпе cemetery of Ménföcsanak near Győr (A. Uzsoki) and the lavish assemblages from cemeteries and settlements in the Keszthely region (L. Horváth) and Komárom County (M. Kelemen and É. Vadász). AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ BUDAPEST

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