Corpus of Celtic Finds in Hungary: Transdanubia 1.

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 Tene 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 Tene times.

The aim of this Corpus, edited by the renowned specialists Eva F. Petres, Tibor Kovacs and Miklos Szabo, is to provide access to all hitherto unpublished Hungarian finds of the La Tene period (4th Century B.C. Ist Century A.D.) that have come to light since I. Hunyady’s summary in 1944.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 Tene cemetery of Menfocsanak near Györ (A. Uzsoki) and the lavish assemblages from cemeteries and Settlements in the Keszthely region (L. Horvath) and Komarom County (M. Kelemen and E. Vadasz).