Attila Demény
Biographic Data
| ID | 151937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Attila Demény |
| GIVEN NAMES | Attila |
| FAMILY NAME | Demény |
| SIGNATURE | DEMÉNY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0522-9018 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Examination of the postmortem alteration of dental enamel – combined analytical approaches and pre-treatment method standardisation
Oxygen isotope (δ 18 O) analysis of carbonate-bearing hydroxyapatite from human dental enamel is widely used in archaeological studies because it reflects the isotopic composition of ingested water. However, certain postmortem alteration processes may affect the δ 18 O signatures of the carbonate (δ 18 O c ) and/or the phosphate (δ 18 O p ) components. This study investigates the diagenetic changes to human dental enamel samples from two Hungaria…
Oxigén- és stronciumizotóp-vizsgálatok együttes alkalmazásának bemutatása magyarországi példákon keresztül
A hagyományos régészeti vizsgálatokat kiegészítendő egyre nagyobb teret nyernek a különböző izotópgeokémiai módszerek, melyek segítségével széles spektrumú betekintést nyerhetünk a múltbeli közösségek életébe. A csontok és fogak szervetlen anyagát alkotó karbonáttartalmú hidroxiapatit oxigén-, és stronciumizotóp-összetételének vizsgálata lehetőséget kínál az egyének és közösségek mobilitási mintázatainak feltárására. Bár ez a kombinált izotópgeok…
A speleothem record of seasonality and moisture transport around the 8.2 ka event in Central Europe (Vacska Cave, Hungary)
A stalagmite was collected in northern Hungary from the Vacska Cave, where monitoring and ventilation-based site selection had been conducted. The stalagmite covers the 10–8 ka (relative to AD 1950) period, including the so-called 8.2 ka event, and showed preceding signs of climate change that were evaluated by petrographic observations, 14 C activities, Sr concentrations, and stable isotope compositions of calcite and inclusion-hosted water. Com…
Provenance groups in a Roman jet jewelry collection at Aquincum (Budapest, Hungary) and comparison with jet and jet-like gemstones
Jet and jet-like gemstones are found in graves from the Neolithic, but they became particularly popular during the Bronze Age and the Roman period. To discover their provenance, several techniques were used to determine distinctions between organic materials and occurrences. The present study utilized a combination of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopic (FTIR) and stable isotope ratio analyses to compare a unique Copper Age black bead („Lell…
The impact of social status and biological sex on diet at 10th century CE Hungarian sites from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses
This is the first comprehensive stable isotopic research on Hungarian populations performed from start to finish in Hungary. • At Karos-Eperjesszög, there were no statistically significant differences in animal protein consumption among social classes. • Adult males at Tiszanána appear to have had preferential access to animal protein. • C 3 plants dominated diet at all sites, but C 4 plants, like broomcorn millet, were also consumed, mostly at K…
Detection of diagenetic alteration in bones and teeth for migration and dietary studies - a combined FTIR and C-N-O-Sr isotope study on tenth century CE cemeteries in northern and northeastern Hungary
Stable isotope-based dietary information on the tenth century CE Hungarian population serves as a valuable comparative tool to other dietary stable isotope studies in the region. This study presents a multiproxy approach involving skeletal samples with the least diagenetic alteration and the best-preserved primary signals. Dental and bone samples collected from three cemeteries in northeastern Hungary were investigated using a combination of Four…
Holocene hydrological changes in Europe and the role of the North Atlantic ocean circulation from a speleothem perspective
Societal concerns about future hydroclimate changes urge a thorough understanding of the governing processes. Here, an analysis of Middle and Late Holocene speleothem-based hydroclimate reconstructions and paleoclimate model simulations reveals sub-millennial fluctuations in the spatiotemporal variability of precipitation in the European and Mediterranean regions, that complements previous dendrochronological and pollen-based reconstructions with…
New home, new diet? Reconstruction of diet at the 10th century CE Hungarian Conquest period site of Kenézlő-Fazekaszug from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses
The first Hungarians settled the Carpathian Basin in the 9th and 10th centuries CE, during the Hungarian Conquest. The 10th century CE Kenézlő-Fazekaszug is one of several cemeteries from this period that exist across present-day Hungary. Although stable isotope studies have investigated the diet of medieval Europeans, this paper details the first dietary research performed on a Hungarian Conquest period population. Stable carbon and nitrogen iso…
Intensified mid-Holocene floods recorded by archeomalacological data and resilience of first farming groups of the Carpathian Basin
One of the most significant cultural transformations in European prehistory occurred in the middle of the 6th millennium BC in the heart of the Carpathian Basin. The northward expansion of Mediterranean farming groups (Starčevo-Körös-Criş cultural complex) halted and underwent a complete transformation giving rise to a new cultural group carrying an altered form of Neolithic traditions onward to Europe. This transformation is restricted to sites …
Speleothem Records from the Eastern Part of Europe and Turkey—Discussion on Stable Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes
The region comprising of East Central Europe, South East Europe and Turkey contributed to the SISAL (Speleothem Isotopes Synthesis and AnaLysis) global database with stable carbon and oxygen isotope time-series from 18 speleothems from 14 caves. The currently available oldest record from the studied region is the ABA-2 flowstone record (Abaliget Cave; Hungary) reaching back to MIS 6. The temporal distribution of the compiled 18 records from the r…
North Atlantic influences on climate conditions in East-Central Europe in the late Holocene reflected by flowstone compositions
Stable isotope analyses of the carbonate component of bones and teeth
Recrystallization-induced oxygen isotope changes in inclusion-hosted water of speleothems – Paleoclimatological implications
Mid-Holocene climate conditions and moisture source variations based on stable H, C and O isotope compositions of speleothems in Hungary
Stable isotope analyses of the carbonate component of bones and teeth
Detection of diagenetic alteration in bones and teeth for migration and dietary studies - a combined FTIR and C-N-O-Sr isotope study on tenth century CE cemeteries in northern and northeastern Hungary
Stable isotope-based dietary information on the tenth century CE Hungarian population serves as a valuable comparative tool to other dietary stable isotope studies in the region. This study presents a multiproxy approach involving skeletal samples with the least diagenetic alteration and the best-preserved primary signals. Dental and bone samples collected from three cemeteries in northeastern Hungary were investigated using a combination of Four…
New home, new diet? Reconstruction of diet at the 10th century CE Hungarian Conquest period site of Kenézlő-Fazekaszug from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses
The first Hungarians settled the Carpathian Basin in the 9th and 10th centuries CE, during the Hungarian Conquest. The 10th century CE Kenézlő-Fazekaszug is one of several cemeteries from this period that exist across present-day Hungary. Although stable isotope studies have investigated the diet of medieval Europeans, this paper details the first dietary research performed on a Hungarian Conquest period population. Stable carbon and nitrogen iso…
Intensified mid-Holocene floods recorded by archeomalacological data and resilience of first farming groups of the Carpathian Basin
One of the most significant cultural transformations in European prehistory occurred in the middle of the 6th millennium BC in the heart of the Carpathian Basin. The northward expansion of Mediterranean farming groups (Starčevo-Körös-Criş cultural complex) halted and underwent a complete transformation giving rise to a new cultural group carrying an altered form of Neolithic traditions onward to Europe. This transformation is restricted to sites …
Mid-Holocene climate conditions and moisture source variations based on stable H, C and O isotope compositions of speleothems in Hungary
Recrystallization-induced oxygen isotope changes in inclusion-hosted water of speleothems – Paleoclimatological implications
Speleothem Records from the Eastern Part of Europe and Turkey—Discussion on Stable Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes
The region comprising of East Central Europe, South East Europe and Turkey contributed to the SISAL (Speleothem Isotopes Synthesis and AnaLysis) global database with stable carbon and oxygen isotope time-series from 18 speleothems from 14 caves. The currently available oldest record from the studied region is the ABA-2 flowstone record (Abaliget Cave; Hungary) reaching back to MIS 6. The temporal distribution of the compiled 18 records from the r…
North Atlantic influences on climate conditions in East-Central Europe in the late Holocene reflected by flowstone compositions
Stable isotope analyses of the carbonate component of bones and teeth
Intensified mid-Holocene floods recorded by archeomalacological data and resilience of first farming groups of the Carpathian Basin
One of the most significant cultural transformations in European prehistory occurred in the middle of the 6th millennium BC in the heart of the Carpathian Basin. The northward expansion of Mediterranean farming groups (Starčevo-Körös-Criş cultural complex) halted and underwent a complete transformation giving rise to a new cultural group carrying an altered form of Neolithic traditions onward to Europe. This transformation is restricted to sites …
Holocene hydrological changes in Europe and the role of the North Atlantic ocean circulation from a speleothem perspective
Societal concerns about future hydroclimate changes urge a thorough understanding of the governing processes. Here, an analysis of Middle and Late Holocene speleothem-based hydroclimate reconstructions and paleoclimate model simulations reveals sub-millennial fluctuations in the spatiotemporal variability of precipitation in the European and Mediterranean regions, that complements previous dendrochronological and pollen-based reconstructions with…
New home, new diet? Reconstruction of diet at the 10th century CE Hungarian Conquest period site of Kenézlő-Fazekaszug from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses
The first Hungarians settled the Carpathian Basin in the 9th and 10th centuries CE, during the Hungarian Conquest. The 10th century CE Kenézlő-Fazekaszug is one of several cemeteries from this period that exist across present-day Hungary. Although stable isotope studies have investigated the diet of medieval Europeans, this paper details the first dietary research performed on a Hungarian Conquest period population. Stable carbon and nitrogen iso…
Detection of diagenetic alteration in bones and teeth for migration and dietary studies - a combined FTIR and C-N-O-Sr isotope study on tenth century CE cemeteries in northern and northeastern Hungary
Stable isotope-based dietary information on the tenth century CE Hungarian population serves as a valuable comparative tool to other dietary stable isotope studies in the region. This study presents a multiproxy approach involving skeletal samples with the least diagenetic alteration and the best-preserved primary signals. Dental and bone samples collected from three cemeteries in northeastern Hungary were investigated using a combination of Four…
A speleothem record of seasonality and moisture transport around the 8.2 ka event in Central Europe (Vacska Cave, Hungary)
A stalagmite was collected in northern Hungary from the Vacska Cave, where monitoring and ventilation-based site selection had been conducted. The stalagmite covers the 10–8 ka (relative to AD 1950) period, including the so-called 8.2 ka event, and showed preceding signs of climate change that were evaluated by petrographic observations, 14 C activities, Sr concentrations, and stable isotope compositions of calcite and inclusion-hosted water. Com…
Provenance groups in a Roman jet jewelry collection at Aquincum (Budapest, Hungary) and comparison with jet and jet-like gemstones
Jet and jet-like gemstones are found in graves from the Neolithic, but they became particularly popular during the Bronze Age and the Roman period. To discover their provenance, several techniques were used to determine distinctions between organic materials and occurrences. The present study utilized a combination of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopic (FTIR) and stable isotope ratio analyses to compare a unique Copper Age black bead („Lell…
The impact of social status and biological sex on diet at 10th century CE Hungarian sites from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses
This is the first comprehensive stable isotopic research on Hungarian populations performed from start to finish in Hungary. • At Karos-Eperjesszög, there were no statistically significant differences in animal protein consumption among social classes. • Adult males at Tiszanána appear to have had preferential access to animal protein. • C 3 plants dominated diet at all sites, but C 4 plants, like broomcorn millet, were also consumed, mostly at K…
Examination of the postmortem alteration of dental enamel – combined analytical approaches and pre-treatment method standardisation
Oxygen isotope (δ 18 O) analysis of carbonate-bearing hydroxyapatite from human dental enamel is widely used in archaeological studies because it reflects the isotopic composition of ingested water. However, certain postmortem alteration processes may affect the δ 18 O signatures of the carbonate (δ 18 O c ) and/or the phosphate (δ 18 O p ) components. This study investigates the diagenetic changes to human dental enamel samples from two Hungaria…
Oxigén- és stronciumizotóp-vizsgálatok együttes alkalmazásának bemutatása magyarországi példákon keresztül
A hagyományos régészeti vizsgálatokat kiegészítendő egyre nagyobb teret nyernek a különböző izotópgeokémiai módszerek, melyek segítségével széles spektrumú betekintést nyerhetünk a múltbeli közösségek életébe. A csontok és fogak szervetlen anyagát alkotó karbonáttartalmú hidroxiapatit oxigén-, és stronciumizotóp-összetételének vizsgálata lehetőséget kínál az egyének és közösségek mobilitási mintázatainak feltárására. Bár ez a kombinált izotópgeok…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Geology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Stable isotope ratio (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 works) · Cave (6 works) · Chemistry (6 works) · Geochemistry (6 works) · Holocene (6 works)