Construction of a detached house
Site ID: 49984
Keywords: Prehistory, Roman Age, layer finds
The plot, located at an elevation of 142 a.B.S.l. on the northeastern slope of Csúcs Hill, was subject to a test excavation in 2012 by archaeologist Zoltán Havas, covering an area of 213.14 m². At that time, a sunken-featured building was uncovered, dated to the Early Iron Age based on the recovered pottery. (Havas – M. Virág 2013) The house was ultimately not built, and the owner later sold the property.
In 2020, a new request was made for archaeological monitoring on the same plot, as the newly planned house had a ground plan 82 m² larger than the previous one.
Contrary to prior agreements, the beginning of construction was not reported, so by the time of the archaeological inspection (December 4–7, 2020), only an already excavated foundation trench could be observed — one approximately 6–8 meters long, and another about 3 meters long, both 90 cm deep and 60 cm wide.
From the spoil heap around the trench, one prehistoric and one Roman-period pottery fragment were recovered.
Contributor: Adrienn Vukics (archaeologist)
Adrienn Vukics
References:
Havas – M. Virág 2013 • Havas, Zoltán – M. Virág, Zsuzsanna: Test and preventive excavations on Harsánylejtő in 2012. Aquincumi Füzetek 19 (2013), 54–80.