“The Outskirts of the Khagan”. The first “Avar” conquerors in the lower Mureş in light of the graves from Pecica “Est/Smart Diesel”: Archaeological and 14C analyses

The archaeological rescue excavation near Pecica resulted in the unearthing of nine graves with scant grave goods, which, on basis aspects funerary ritual and 14C analyses, could be dated to period between second part 6th century first 7th century. Taking into account fact that these were dispersed over a very large territory (cca 1.8 ha), at distance dozens meters from one another, without an organised character location (like other cemeteries), heterogeneity orientations, we suppose individuals not related biologically, they did form community, but buried by different mobile communities times (pastoral nomadism). At same time, based analysis, it became clear some them, like individual Feature 448 was group those ?Avars? who conquered regions Carpathian Basin before year 568. From this point view, believe would too mistaken if advanced hypothesis certain nomadic life maintained half middle century, adapted geomorphological realities Basin, least frame so-called mid-range nomadism.