DURATION OF TELL SETTLEMENTS AT 4 PREHISTORIC SITES IN HUNGARY

The chief objective of this paper is to improve our understanding of t he Neolithic in eastern Hungary using absolute chronological data. To accomplish this we calibrated new measurements as well as previously p ublished dates. The up-to-date, standardized evaluation of 147 calibra ted measurements showed temporal overlaps between archaeological cultu res defined on the basis of ceramic styles. The average timespan of ta ll settlements of 285 yr was obtained using radiocarbon dates from fou r major settlements in eastern Hungary: Berettyoujfalu-Herpaly, Hodmez ovasahely-Gorzsa-Cukortanya, Ocsod-Kovashalom and Polgar-Csoszhalom.