Varkocsfésű és szalu a Balatonudvari-Fövenyes temetőből

A total of 616 burials were uncovered in 583 graves of the cemetery investigated in 2002, 2009–2010 and 2013. The burial ground is unusual in that the small, narrow valley lying north of Road 71 on the outskirts of Balatonudvari was used during several periods. The site’s upper layer contained west to east oriented burials from the tenth–eleventh centuries, underneath which lay north to south oriented burials from the middle and late Avar period. Some grave pits of the Avar period had been repeatedly re-used and we documented several superimposed burials. The two unusual, rare finds presented and discussed here came to light in the cemetery’s northern part: a braid comb from Grave 309 and a woodworking adze from Grave 516, both part of the eastern heritage of the Avar population

More than one millennium (2nd-16th century CE) of the White Plague in the Carpathian Basin – New cases, expanding knowledge

The causative agent of tuberculosis is still a widespread pathogen, which caused the death of ca. 1.6 million people globally in 2021. The paleopathological study of human remains revealed the antiquity of the disease and its continuous presence throughout the history of humankind. The Carpathian Basin has always been a biocultural melting pot, since it has seen several migrations over the centuries, and served as a location of admixture and interaction for numerous populations of different cultures. Thus, this geographical territory is ideal for the examination of the coevolutionary processes of hosts and their pathogens. We aimed to reveal the spatial and temporal distribution of tuberculosis cases excavated inside the borders of Hungary between the 2nd and 16th centuries CE. We established a comprehensive database by collecting 114 already published cases and introducing 39 new cases. The involved cases include those that have been confirmed by different molecular methods, as well as possible infections that were identified based on the presence of macromorphological and radiological alterations. The progress of future molecular and paleopathological studies can be facilitated by our dataset, as it presents spatial and temporal information concerning the spread of the disease in the Carpathian Basin, as well as the biological profile and detailed paleopathological description of lesions illustrated by photo- and radiographs