Vatya culture
| Geographical range | Carpathian Basin, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Period | Middle Bronze Age |
| Dates | ca. 2000 BC-1400 BC |
| Preceded by | Nagyrév culture, Vučedol culture |
| Followed by | Urnfield culture, Gáva culture |
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The Vatya culture was an archaeological culture of the Early to Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000-1400 BC), located in the central Danube basin in Hungary.[1] The culture developed from the Nagyrév culture with influences from the Kisapostag culture.[2] It is primarily known for its fortified settlements, cremation burial sites, and bronze production.[3] The Vatya culture was eventually succeeded by the Urnfield culture.[4]
Százhalombatta-Földvár, situated along the Danube River in Hungary, was a significant fortified settlement of the Vatya culture, with occupation layers reaching up to 6 meters deep.[5]
Genetic profile
[edit]Genetic analysis of six individuals from the Százhalombatta-Földvár and Erd sites revealed Y-DNA haplogroup I in one individual, with two others belonging to the derived clades I2a2a1 and I2a2a1a2a. Mitochondrial DNA was varied: H2a1, J1c9, H11a, T1a1, T2b, and U5a2a.[6]
Gallery
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Objects from the Százhalombatta-Földvár 'Hoard II', 1700-1500 BC
Gold rings and amber necklace
Vatya culture cremation urn burial
Vatya culture 'urnfield' burials
Bronze neck-ring, gold hair ring and bone pins
Százhalombatta-Földvár fortified settlement site, Hungary
Fortified settlement at Leányvár, Hungary
Sárbogárd hillfort, Hungary
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Revealing the Secrets of 4,000 Year-Old Settlements in Hungary". Archaeology wiki. 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Revealing the Secrets of 4,000 Year-Old Settlements in Hungary". Archaeology wiki. 2014.
- ↑ 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. hdl:10831/85720.
- ↑ "Százhalombatta Archaeological Expedition". Hungarian National Museum.
- ↑ Allentoft, Morten E.; Sikora, Martin; Sjögren, Karl-Göran; Rasmussen, Simon; Rasmussen, Morten; Stenderup, Jesper; Damgaard, Peter B.; Schroeder, Hannes; Ahlström, Torbjörn; Vinner, Lasse; Malaspinas, Anna-Sapfo; Margaryan, Ashot; Higham, Tom; Chivall, David; Lynnerup, Niels; Harvig, Lise; Baron, Justyna; Casa, Philippe Della; Dąbrowski, Paweł; Duffy, Paul R.; Ebel, Alexander V.; Epimakhov, Andrey; Frei, Karin; Furmanek, Mirosław; Gralak, Tomasz; Gromov, Andrey; Gronkiewicz, Stanisław; Grupe, Gisela; Hajdu, Tamás; Jarysz, Radosław; Khartanovich, Valeri; Khokhlov, Alexandr; Kiss, Viktória; Kolář, Jan; Kriiska, Aivar; Lasak, Irena; Longhi, Cristina; McGlynn, George; Merkevicius, Algimantas; Merkyte, Inga; Metspalu, Mait; Mkrtchyan, Ruzan; Moiseyev, Vyacheslav; Paja, László; Pálfi, György; Pokutta, Dalia; Pospieszny, Łukasz; Price, T. Douglas; Saag, Lehti; Sablin, Mikhail; Shishlina, Natalia; Smrčka, Václav; Soenov, Vasilii I.; Szeverényi, Vajk; Tóth, Gusztáv; Trifanova, Synaru V.; Varul, Liivi; Vicze, Magdolna; Yepiskoposyan, Levon; Zhitenev, Vladislav; Orlando, Ludovic; Sicheritz-Pontén, Thomas; Brunak, Søren; Nielsen, Rasmus; Kristiansen, Kristian; Willerslev, Eske (11 June 2015). "Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia". Nature. 522 (7555): 167–172. doi:10.1038/nature14507.
- ↑ "Armband from Dunavecse". Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. 2022.
- ↑ Pazstor, Emilia (2020). "The Role of Sun Symbols in the Burial Rite of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya Culture". Dissertationes Archaeologicae: 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.
External links
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