Gava-Holigrady culture is named after an archaeological settlement Gava in northeastern Hungary and an archaeological site Holigrady (Голігради) in Ukrainian Ternopil Oblast.
In Slovakia, the culture originated in the early 12th century BC.
Gáva people lived in settlements and hillforts that they built in the Slovakian and Transylvanian uplands.
Gava-Holigrad people are considered to be of Thracian ethnicity.[citation needed]
Gallery
Bronze helmet and sword from Romania
Ceramic vessel from the Teleac hillfort, Romania
Gold vessel from Biia, Romania, 12th century BC
Hinova treasure, Romania,12th century BC
Hinova treasure, Romania,12th century BC
Gold diadem, Hinova treasure
Remains of the Sântana mega-fort, Romania[2]
Site of the Teleac hillfort, Romania
Iron artefacts from Teleac, 10th century BC
Bronze horse figurine from Teleac, c. 11th century BC
Bronze cup, Hungary
Spearheads and arrowheads from Sântana, Romania
Gold jewellery from Sântana, Romania
Lăpuș Group
The Lăpuș Group is considered to be a Romanian counterpart of the Gáva-Holigrady culture.[3] It belongs to the North Romanian Suciu de Sus culture, which is part of the broader Urnfield culture.[4]
^Hansen, Svend (2019). "The Hillfort of Teleac and Early Iron in Southern Europe". In Hansen, Svend; Krause, Rüdiger (eds.). Bronze Age Fortresses in Europe. Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH, Bonn. p. 205.
^Gogâltan, Florin; Sava, Victor (2010). Sântana Cetatea Veche. A Bronze Age earthwork on the lower Mureș. Complexul Muzeal Arad. ISBN 978-9730096644.
^Boardman, John, ed. (1983). The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume III (PDF). Cambridge University Press. p. 63. ISBN 0521224969. The Lăpuș group of Crișana–Maramureș, which is the Romanian counterpart of the Gava (Hungary) and Holihrady (Slovakia) cultures
^Kipfer, Barbara Ann (2000). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic. ISBN 9780306461583.
^Metzner-Nebelsick, Carola (2012). "Channelled pottery in Transylvania and beyond – ritual and chronological aspects". In Astaloș, Ciprian (ed.). THE GÁVA CULTURE IN THE TISA PLAIN AND TRANSYLVANIA. Editura Muzeului Sătmărean. pp. 65–81.
^"Sarasau hoard". Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
^"Sarasau hoard". Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.