Non-invasive research on the Neolithic settlement of Mezőkeresztes, Lapos-halom

Abstract

The aim of this publication is to present the non-invasive research on the Neolithic hill at the Mezőkeresztes, Lapos-halom site. The site is a late ALP period settlement hill with unknown stratigraphic relations. Based on geophysical surveys, it was a densely built-in area with an artifi cial boundary. In terms of typology, the assemblages of the northern Szakálhát and formerly known as Szilmeg groups are the most similar to the fi nds excavated at this site, which also show a few late Neolithic characteristics. Data suggesting the artifi cial land use of surrounding area around the site proves the conscious land usage of the area’s former inhabitants.