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Abstract
The study introduces a spearhead hoard from the Velem-Szent Vid hillfort (Vas County, Hungary), which was retrieved by the joint research project of the Eötvös Loránd University Institute of Archaeological Sciences and the Centre archéologique européen du Mont Beuvray in 1993. The two spearheads were found next to each other, inserted into the ground of a potential house floor, on a settled plateau of the Velem-Szent Vid hillfort. The spearheads’ parallels stretched beyond the borders of the Carpathian Basin. Based on the analysis of spearhead no. 1, we consider it most likely that this assemblage was deposited in the Ha B1 period. The spearheads were studied by a digital USB microscope-camera for documenting production, technological, and use-wear traces. The two studied objects were identified as finished, used products of actual combatants based on micro traces. They were probably mounted on shafts and could be put on display inside a house or in a settled area. The two weapons may constitute a reversible dual hoard that was eventually abandoned at a single point. Alternatively, they could be seen as a set of trophies looted from defeated enemies, serving as a reminder of a triumphant battle.
这项研究介绍了一个来自Velem Szent Vid hillfort(匈牙利瓦斯县)的先锋宝藏,该宝藏是由Eötvös Loránd大学考古科学研究所和欧洲考古中心于1993年联合研究项目取回的。在Velem Szent Vid山堡的一个固定高原上,两支矛头被发现紧挨着,插入一个潜在的房屋地板的地面。矛头的平行线延伸到了喀尔巴阡山盆地的边界之外。根据对1号矛头的分析,我们认为该组合最有可能沉积在Ha B1时期。通过一台数字USB显微镜相机对矛头进行了研究,以记录生产、技术和使用的磨损痕迹。根据微观痕迹,这两个研究对象被确定为实际战斗人员的成品、二手产品。它们可能安装在竖井上,可以在房子里或安置区展出。这两种武器可能构成一个可逆的双重囤积,最终在某一点被放弃。或者,它们可以被视为从战败的敌人手中掠夺来的一套战利品,提醒人们一场胜利的战斗。
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