Cibalae, Gepids, History

A Sarmatian settlement section (2nd–4th century AD) and a total number
of ninety-ive graves (dated to the late 5th–early 6th century) were un-earthed in the vicinity of Tiszapüspöki (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County)
during the excavations between June and August 2015. Like many other
settlements and cemeteries in the Great Hungarian Plain, Tiszapüspöki-Fehér-tó part 18th site also lies along a major river, namely the Tisza.
While  in  the  Sarmatian  settlement  section  storage  pits,  a  well  and  a
trench were unearthed, in spite of the extensive plunder, the Gepid cem-etery can be regarded as considerably rich of metal inds. Bronze belt
buckles, sword belt buckles, bronze rivets and a relatively great amount
of weapons were discovered. However, only three deceased were attired
with pairs of brooches.
Moreover, archaeometric nvestigation of the polychrome gold ornament
from grave 90/92 applying optical microscopes, scanning electron mi-croscope and Raman spectroscope was also conducted. The function
of this ine metalwork has been a matter of debate since it had been
unearthed. Technological analysis by Eszter Horváth, Zsolt Bendő and
Tamás Váczi revealed that this ine metalwork is a loose part of a belt
buckle. The buckle itself must have been fallen prey to looting, but as
some rusted lecks observed on the surface of the cellwork imply it might
have been made of iron.
After a basic conservation process all discoveries will undergo multidis-ciplinary analyses conducted by János Damjanich Museum, Hungarian
Academy of Sciences, Archaeometallurgical Research Group of Miskolc
University  and  Dept.  of  Archaeometry  and  Archaeological  Methodol-ogy, Dept. of Petrology and Geochemistry, Dept. of Mineralogy, Eötvös
Loránd University, while human remains will be observed by Dept. of Bio-logical Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University.