RÉGÉSZETI KUTATÁSOK EGY KÉSŐ NEOLITIKUS TELEPÜLÉSEN – POLGÁR-BOSNYÁKDOMB
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT A LATE NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT – POLGÁR-BOSNYÁKDOMB

Summary/Abstract: The recent phase of archaeological excavations at the Late Neolithic tell settlement of Polgár-Csőszhalom (Fig. 1.2) has lasted since 1989. It was aimed at contextualizing the primary archaeological results of the 1957 field season on within a continuously expanding frame of reference. Results of surveys in the micro region exploring its natural geography have shown that the complex settlement of Polgár-Csőszhalom was the dominant settlement on what is called “Polgár Island”, a natural elevation in the surrounding floodplain. This Late Pleistocene loess plateau extended over an area of 60–70 km2 during the Late Neolithic (i. e. between 5000 and 4600/4500), delineating a natural habitation area. The mound called Bosnyákdomb is located on the southern edge of “Polgár-sziget”, some 5 km south of Polgár-Csőszhalom as the crow flies. It was identified as a tell-like settlement during field surveys carried out within the framework of the Upper Tisza Project in 1992 (Fig. 1.1). It is also important to note that the well known Early and Middle Copper Age cemetery of Polgár-Basatanya is located only 2 km south of this site.

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