MAIASP. 2024. No. 16

Sz. Rosta (Kecskemét, Hungary), Gy. Gulyás (Kecskemét, Hungary), Zs. Gallina (Kecskemét, Hungary), I. Pánya (Kecskemét, Hungary), A. Türk (Budapest, Hungary)

Significant results of archaeological research the past 30 years on the Mongol invasion (1241—42) in Medieval Hungarian Kingdom

DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2024.17.22.025

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Pages: 568—576

The article presents the latest results of archaeological research into the events of the Mongol invasion against the Kingdom of Hungary in the Carpathian Basin in 1241—42. Despite the wealth of written sources, archaeology could not provide any serious evidence of the events of the Mongol invasion in Hungary for a long time. However, for a long time there was no clear and reliable evidence of massacres and widespread destruction, which could be judged from the descriptions of contemporaries, often of an apocalyptic nature. The archaeology of the invasion period, the youngest field of Hungarian archaeology to become an independent discipline, is today one of the most dynamically developing fields. The full development of the archaeology of the Mongol invasion period is connected with the appearance of new sites as a result of recent targeted and planned research.

Key words: archaeology, Hungary, Mongol invasion, Middle Ages, treasures, eastern-type weapons, defence ditch system, geophysical methods.

Received January 11, 2024

Accepted for publication January 27, 2024

About the authors:

Rosta Szabolcs (Kecskemét, Hungary). PhD (History), Kecskeméti Katona József Museum

E-mail: rosta@kkjm.hu

Gulyás Gyöngyi (Kecskemét, Hungary). Ásatárs Ltd

E-mail: ggyongyi77@gmail.com

Gallina Zsolt (Kecskemét, Hungary). Ásatárs Ltd

E-mail: gallinazsolt@gmail.com

Панья Иштван (Kecskemét, Hungary). PhD (Geography), Kecskeméti Katona József Museum

E-mail: Panyaistvan@gmail.com

Türk Attila (Budapest, Hungary). PhD (History), Pázmány Péter Catholic University

E-mail: turk.attila@btk.mta.hu