Results of Archaeological Excavation of a Lost Brickworks in Lehota (Nitra District)

Peter Nagy

Archeologia technica, vol. 32 (2021)
Pages: 57–64
Language: Slovak
Type of article: scientific article
DOI: n/a

Abstract:
This study presents the results of an archaeological excavation in Lehota, near Nitra, undertaken in 2018 by staff at the Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum, alongside local volunteers. The objective of our research was to verify whether the finding of fired bricks at the location was related to a lost brickworks shown at these places in the maps of the Second and Third Military Surveys. We managed to uncover the foundations of a field brick kiln with three firing tunnels. The building was filled mostly with construction ceramics, and there were also fragments of kitchen pottery, nails and a coin. On the basis of the find and archive documents, we dated the building to the 18th – 19th century.