A Unique Megalithic find from the Great Hungarian Plain
Preliminary Report on the Research of a Stone Stele from Kevermes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22138243 |
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| Authors | Gergely Bóka (0009-0004-6285-7875, University of Georgia, corresponding author), Attila Gyucha (0000-0001-5168-7322, University of Georgia), István Oláh (Flame Spray (Italy)), Máté Stibrányi (0009-0004-6734-688X, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), Mihály Pethe (0000-0002-1080-2977, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), Zs Kasztovszky (0000-0002-5745-8616, Hungarian National Museum), Zsolt Kasztovszky, Attila Kreiter (0000-0002-8339-1021, Hungarian National Museum), Michael L Galaty (0000-0001-7754-8347), Timothy J Ward (0000-0003-0864-2561), Balázs Szemerey-Kiss, Danielle J Riebe (0000-0002-2225-5026), Pál Medgyesi |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 9-17 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hungarian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2416-0296 • E-ISSN: 2416-0296 |
| Publisher | Hungarian Archaeology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.36338/ha.2021.4.4 |
| OpenAlex | W4207038484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Large, complex megalithic monuments erected in great numbers on the Atlantic coast and in northern Europe during the 4th‒2nd millennia BC have never been found in Hungary, and the architectural forms and decorative arts of passage and chamber tombs, dolmens, stone circles, and menhirs have not been linked to the archaeological heritage of the Carpathian Basin. This is what renders a stone stele, with engravings evoking some megaliths in western Europe, found near Kevermes in the southeastern Great Hungarian Plain so extraordinary. In this article, we report the results of our research related to this unique object to clarify the circumstances of its discovery, to examine the possibility of forgery, to specify the raw material and provenance of the stele, and to explore the original context. In our next paper, we will present detailed descriptions of the analytical results and discuss the interactions and networks that may have led to the appearance of the motifs on the Kevermes stele on the Great Hungarian Plain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Calligraphy · Megalith · Stele · Visual arts · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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