Prehistoric Monuments and Collections in Hungary

Itinerarium Hungaricum

Budapest, Archaeolingua, 2010
Puhakötés | Paper book 
264 oldal, színes és fekete-fehér illusztrációkkal | 264 pages with colored and grayscale images

ISBN 978 963 8046 91 8
Ez a könyv magyarul is elérhető | This book is also available in Hungarian: http://www.archaeolingua.hu/book/oskori-emlekek-es-gyujtemenyek-magyaror...

Tartalomjegyzék // Table of Contents

Description

The sites and museums presented here are organised into seven regions, which have been set up not according to modern administrative boundaries, but rather with a view to practical considerations. The maps of the regions accompanying the guide-book are colour-coded for easier use. The order in which the sites are described in each chapter follow a recommended route, offering also an option for the more detailed exploration of a particular area. The icons in the bar above each site were designed to aid planning excursions. Each site is introduced by directions on accessing the site. Seeing that most of these are archaeological sites, directions are provided in relation to the nearest settlement(s). An exact address is given in the case of museums and open-air museums, together with the opening hours and a telephone number through which more detailed information can be requested. Next comes the description of the site, providing an overview of research conducted on the site. The descriptions vary according to the extent to which a site has been researched and, also, to what extent the site appears in books intended for a broader audience. The description is followed by a bibliography, offering a selection of the studies dealing with the site. With a few exceptions, each site is accompanied by one or more illustrations, ranging from aerial photos and views of the site to survey drawings, reconstructions and drawings or photos of various finds brought to light during excavations or surveys. The source of each illustration is included in the caption; most are reproduced from the works listed in the bibliography. The Glossary at the end of the volume contains brief entries on the most important archaeological terms and archaeological cultures appearing in the volume. The first of the two indexes lists the sites in alphabetical order, the second according to archaeological periods.