The author in the master's thesis addresses the earlier Iron Age lowland settlement along the Mura River. In the area of present-day northeastern Slovenia and western Hungary, lowland settlements from the early Iron Age have been discovered: Kotare-Baza, Nova tabla – west, Nova tabla – central part, Pri Muri near Lendava, and Letenye (Letina). The remains of these settlements were located at least several kilometers away from the Mura River. However, soil characteristics, topography, and findings from archaeological research at other nearby sites indicate that these settlements were originally situated in the direct vicinity of one of the river’s channels between the 8th and 7th centuries BCE. The inhabitants chose gently elevated areas for settlement, composed of gravelly and sandy dunes. The settlements contained pits of various shapes and sizes, which the author classified according to their function. The trenches were elongated, pithouses had the largest surface area, storage pits had flat bottoms and circular floor plans, and postholes were the smallest of all. The majority of finds consisted of ceramic vessels, which were typologically classified and statistically analyzed in order to predict their function. The spatial distribution analysis of identified pits, artifacts, and vessels within each settlement indicates that each settlement unit most likely functioned as a single household, except for the Kotare-Baza site, where there may have been at least two households.
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