Fragmented Hoard from the Recycle Bin: Szentes-Nagyhegy I

Marisia. Archaeologia-Historia-Patrimonium 6, 2024, p. 17–44.

DOI: 10.63509/MrsAHP.2024.6.02

Abstract:

The paper revisits an old hoard from Szentes-Nagyhegy (Csongrád-Csanád County, Hungary). As one of the ‘workshop hoards’ dated to the Ha B1 period, this assemblage provides a case study to elaborate on different casting defect types and the technological classification of hoarded objects associated with metallurgy. Our results suggest that the hoard consists of different types of unusable or unfinished ingots and as-casts, as well as various finished products without observable use-wear traces, and with micro-wear traces or repair marks that suggest heavy wear. Almost all the finds were deposited in an intentionally fragmented state.