Rural Settlements Research Articles

Regional Characteristics in the Dynamics and Location of the Rural Population of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Today, population settlements of the Republic of Uzbekistan, especially rural settlements, ensure the increase of the main population. Therefore, in this article, rural population settlements in the republic, the number and increase of their population were studied in the section of economic districts and regions. The reforms carried out in Uzbekistan in the last 30 years and how their results are reflected in the size, number and weight of rural settlements were proved by determining the rate of population growth, distribution in the territorial structure, density of villages and the distances between them.The unique geographical location of Uzbekistan and the location of the rural population of the regions in it, the role and importance of the increase in the rural population in the growth of the country's total population were revealed. In particular, the crowded and dense concentration of villages in the Ferghana Valley, which occupies the first place in terms of population density not only in the republic, but also in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, which has a large land area and a small population, and the increase in the number of rural residents in the Navoi regions, the differences in the territorial structure were clearly highlighted. Efforts were made to thoroughly research the effect of the work done on increasing the level of urbanization in the republic, the role of the rural population and the actual situation within the framework of rural districts and villages.

Mass Media as Catalyst for Business Development in Rural Settlements: A Study of Ogun State, Nigeria

The Mass Media as Catalyst for Business Development in Rural Settlement is a research study that is focused on identifying different challenges faced by rural settlers. Mass media has transformed and will continue to transform our world as it creates avenues to develop businesses at local and international levels. The knowledge of how to manage the mass media process to develop business in rural areas has grown in depth. The aim and objectives of this study is to examine the roles played by mass media in business development of rural settlements, to study the rate at which business developmentin the rural settlements are aided by mass media, to study peoples’ reaction to messages fromthe mass media on businessdevelopmentand to achieve theseobjectives, survey research design was adopted. The study used Media Effects and Cultivation Theories to back its findings while simple random sampling techniques and purposive approach were employed to select six hundred respondents from six different local governments in Ogun State. A well-structured questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. Data collected was analyzed with regression analysis. Part of the result is identifying the roles played by Radio and Television which have been identified as significant contributors to business development of rural settlements, ascertaining the high rate at which business development in the rural settlements are aided by mass media amongother findings.

ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ СТРУКТУРЫ СМЕРТНОСТИ МОЛОДЕЖИ ЗА ПЕРИОД ПАНДЕМИИ В СЕЛЬСКИХ ПОСЕЛЕНИЯХ, МОСКВЕ И ДРУГИХ ГОРОДАХ РОССИИ

Significance. A change in the structure of youth mortality may indicate the emergence of new problems in health protection among young people. The increase in mortality among young people during the pandemic is largely due to its indirect influence, which can be determined by living conditions that are fundamentally different in rural settlements, the capital and other cities of the Russian Federation. It can be assumed that among young people, the highest indirect loss during the pandemic will be among rural youth, while the least one - among Muscovites. The ppurpose of the study was to analyse transformation of the structure of youth mortality in rural settlements, Moscow and other Russian cities. Material and methods. The study used Rosstat data on mortality among Russians aged 20-34. The standardized death rates for boys and girls living in the capital, other cities of the country and rural areas were compared, and the ratios between the 2022 indicators and 2019 indicators were calculated. Deaths due to alcohol and drug use were analysed. Years of potential life lost until 70 years were calculated per 1000 corresponding population. Results. From 2019 to 2022, mortality among young Muscovites increased by 7.4% compared to 23.0% in other cities and 27.3% in rural areas. Among girls, mortality increased by 4.5% in Moscow and decreased by 7.3% in other cities and by 11.0% in rural areas. Despite the fact that the contribution of COVID-19 to youth mortality was less than 5% in 2022, the structure of mortality was significantly different from the one in 2019. Among Muscovites, changes in mortality are largely due to indirect impact of the pandemic; while among rural youth, a greater increase in mortality is due to concomitant infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, resulting in complications, and among residents of other cities, direct and indirect impacts were approximately the same. With the smallest total years of potential life lost due to all causes in Moscow, in 2022, YPLL associated with the use of psychoactive substances equalled to 25.3 and 3.9 person-years per 1000 population of corresponding gender and age in Moscow, among boys and girls, respectively, 14.5 and 2.5 person-years in other cities and 10.5 and 2.1 person-years in rural areas. Limitations. The quality of the analysed data is limited by quality of death cause coding in different regions. Conclusion. Young people in the capital experienced the greatest changes in the structure of death causes after the pandemic and the highest indirect loss due to the pandemic, associated with behavioural risk factors. More favourable living conditions and a higher level of life in the capital create “hothouse” conditions for young people, slowing down the development of their ability to withstand difficulties. The influence of “hothouse” conditions is not compensated by the capital’s opportunities for creativity realization and entrepreneurial activity. There are some grounds to hope for a reduction in youth mortality from alcohol-related causes, but so far there is no reason to expect a reduction in mortality from drug-related causes.

СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ КАК ОСНОВА ДЛЯ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ СТРАТЕГИИ ПРОСТРАНСТВЕННОГО РАЗВИТИЯ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ

The article investigates the theoretical aspects of forming strategies for spatial development of rural areas in the Russian Federation. It notes that contemporary science does not adequately address the sociological factor as one of the main determinants of strategic planning in the context of the country’s rural settlements’ development. Meanwhile, the author substantiates the theoretical and practical significance of public opinion in the development of projects and plans for the spatial development of Russian villages. The influence of the current regulatory legal framework on spatial development on the possibility of civic activity by rural residents in matters of development and modernization of their territories is critically assessed. Based on the analysis of foreign experience in strategic planning of spatial development, the conclusion is made about the necessity of conducting scientific and legal work to develop techniques for collecting and analyzing population opinions, as well as a legal mechanism for incorporating this tool into the strategic planning process in the Russian Federation. An attempt is made to formulate the necessary legislative amendments, and a standardized algorithm for forming spatial development strategies for rural territories is proposed, considering the objective necessity of including sociological interaction tools with the population. It has been concluded that sufficient sociological support for spatial development projects in rural areas can significantly impact the regional economy by accurately allocating resources when planning spatial development activities for villages, identifying problems and needs of specific territories and their residents, stimulating local economic growth through projects designed considering the specifics of rural areas, their strengths, and unique features, improving the quality of life of the population by increasing the necessary infrastructure and access to essential services, reducing migration from rural areas by enhancing the quality of life and providing employment, forming an adaptive mechanism of interaction with the population, and creating sustainable models of spatial development for rural areas.

Local population decline of the threatened Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor is linked to the modernisation of the rural landscape

Summary Landscape changes and the intensification of agriculture in recent centuries were largely responsible for the dramatic decline in the biodiversity of farmlands. Rural settlements have also been subject to radical changes due to modernisation, but their impact on bird populations is poorly quantified. The Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor is a threatened farmland bird and already extinct in many areas. We monitored a population of this long-distance migrant in a traditional farming area in the Poľana Mountains (central Slovakia) in three breeding seasons (1996, 2016, and 2021). We analysed the impact of the increase in number of modern habitations and the decrease in traditional farmsteads on the population decline. The number of breeding territories decreased from 73 in 1996 to 38 in 2016 and 22 in 2021. As the population has declined, the breeding area has also shrunk significantly. While there were no modern homesteads in the breeding territories in 1996, by 2021 their number had increased to the number of traditional farmsteads. Building a single modern house in a territory reduced the probability of nesting to about 6%, and this effect was also seen when one or two farms were still present (17% and 40%, respectively). An additional modern homestead in the territory reduced the nesting probability to almost zero, even if a farmstead was already present. In this long-term empirical study, we identified these changes as a local threat factor for the species studied. The results presented can help in the design and implementation of conservation measures in traditional farming landscapes.

Current state of agriculture in Russia and specific features of agrarian sector development in the far north - the republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

In the article the current state of Russian agriculture and specific features of the agrarian sector development in the Far North - the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and related economic processes taking into account its national interests are discussed. The development of agricultural production is known to be one of the most important priorities of the national strategy of Russia and its regions. Agriculture for the Russian Federation as a system of agrarian relations, is its strategic resource, but rural settlements, especially in the North, existing remotely with a low quality of life, poorly developed communication and infrastructure can not implement the full potential of rural areas. The agricultural complex of Russia and its basis in agriculture occupies one of the defining positions in the country's economy both in terms of its importance in ensuring the livelihood of the population and in the production and consumption of material goods. This situation also applies to the Far North - the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The specific features of traditional industries of the North are primarily associated with natural resources, their productivity and climatic conditions. Agriculture in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) specializes mainly in livestock production. Generally, the branches of agriculture in Russia are represented in independent branches of production of various products such as grain farming, sugar beet production, vegetable growing, horticulture, cattle breeding, pig breeding, etc. All of them differ in the types of manufactured goods, technology and organization of production, systems of applied machines. At the same time, large industries are subdivided into smaller ones.

ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL STATE OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS BY INDICATORS OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of the study was to assess the state of ecological development of rural rural areas of the amalgamated territorial communities of Zhytomyr district based on drinking water quality indicators of non-centralised water supply sources to ensure their sustainable development. It was found that the average pH value was within the current standard, which indicates an excellent environmental condition for this indicator. The average content of nitrates in drinking water, which in all the studied communities exceeded the standard by 1.4 to 3.5 times, was assessed at only one point. The average concentration of total iron exceeded the current standard by 1.9 times only in the rural settlements of the Liubar community. Satisfactory water quality, in terms of total iron content, was recorded in 50 per cent of the surveyed communities. In 70 per cent of the studied communities, the average value of total hardness was recorded at a level higher than 7.0 mmol/dm3, which indicates, according to European legislation, a poor condition of drinking water. Thus, having assessed the ecological state of rural areas in terms of drinking water quality, it was found that most of the studied communities have a satisfactory state of the territories, as the total number of points varied between 2.25-3.3 points. And the greatest contribution to the decline in the level of environmental development of rural settlements is made by the indicators of nitrate content in drinking water and its hardness.

Assessment of Fire and Life Safety in Rural Settlements in India

Assessment of Fire and Life Safety in Rural Settlements in India

ФОРТЕЦІ ЛІВОБЕРЕЖНОЇ УКРАЇНИ ЯК СИРОВИННА БАЗА ДЛЯ СЕЛІТРОВАРІННЯ У 18 СТОЛІТТІ

The article is devoted to the study of the history of saltpeter mining on the territory of the Left Bank of Ukraine and the fate of the earth defense structures of the Cossack fortresses in this process. Nitrate production in the territory of the Left Bank of Ukraine was a fairly widespread industry. The development of artillery and firearms in early modern armies was one of the reasons for the increase in saltpeter production. In the 17th century, mounds of barrows and ramparts of ancient fortifications were used for its extraction, where saltpeter was naturally concentrated. But this method depended on the coincidence of many factors. From the second half of the 17th century on the territory of the Hetman Oblast and the Slobozhan Oblast, the on-board method of saltpeter mining is increasingly spreading. The appearance of saltpeter plants, which worked with artificial edges, greatly simplified the process of saltpeter production, but also required finding places for their location. At this time, saltpeter workers paid attention to the abandoned fortresses built in the 17th century, which had a convenient location and soil reserves for the construction of artificial banks. During the 18th century, the role of fortresses in the defense of Left Bank Ukraine is gradually changing. At the beginning of the century, they were an important component of defense, but over time their influence gradually decreases. Some of them are falling into disrepair, and the rest are turning into rural settlements. The territory of the abandoned fortresses was a convenient location for saltpeter workshops, and the defensive structures served as a raw material base for saltpeter mining. If in the first half of the 18th century the hetman's administration followed the preservation of fortresses, then in the second half of the century this process became widespread even without the restoration of the ramparts. The final destruction of defensive structures by saltpeter’s took place at the end of the century and was connected with the re-planning of cities.

Региональные различия в уровне качества жизни: сравнение показателей между городами и сельскими территориями

The article examines regional differences in the level of quality of life in relation to the Russian Federation as one of the economic indicators characterizing the level of development of territories united into subjects. The substantive part of the concept of «quality of life» has been studied, and indicators of the quality of life of the population living in cities and rural areas have been determined. The indicators of the quality of life in cities and rural settlements are analysed on the example of specific regions of the country; the results of the analysis are presented. A list of indicators of the standard of living in cities and rural settlements of the country's regions is indicated, embodying the degree of development of the territory where the settlement and the subject as a whole are located. The importance and expediency in the development and implementation of measures aimed at improving the quality of life in relation to cities and rural areas in different regions of the country are considered.

Проблемы социальной сферы села и обеспечение кадрами предприятий агропромышленного комплекса

The successful development of the agro-industrial complex and ensuring food security in Russia is impossible without qualified personnel who are called upon to solve these problems at the level of each region. The article analyzes the reasons affecting the supply of personnel in agro-industrial complexes using the example of the Penza region. The study revealed a steady downward trend in both the rural population and the number of people employed in agriculture in the region. The analysis showed that the main factors that have a negative impact on attracting personnel to work in rural areas are: poor housing stock in rural settlements; lack of opportunity to receive quality medical care; shortage of teachers in schools; insufficiency of cultural and leisure institutions; poor transport accessibility. It is concluded that changing the current situation, ensuring a comfortable standard of living in rural areas, thereby making work in rural areas attractive, especially for young professionals, is possible only through the joint efforts of enterprises of the agro-industrial complex, municipal and federal authorities.

Адресная реабилитация сельских населённых пунктов юго-запада Брянской области в отдалённый период после аварии на Чернобыльской АЭС

This study investigates the most efficient methods for mitigating radiation exposure to residents of rural settlements in five south-west districts of Bryansk Oblast, Russia. A database has been created utilizing modern decision support systems (ReSCA and GISDSS). It contains characteristics of 71 rural settlements, agricultural ecosystems, and forests in the most radioactively contaminated territories of Bryansk Oblast. The authors conducted an assessment to determine the radiological and economic effectiveness of seven technologies aimed at reducing both internal and external exposure for residents who were exposed to a total dose exceeding 1 mSv/year. A list of the most effective measures for each settlement was determined, taking into consideration radiological indicators, cost, and social acceptability of technologies. The application of ferrocene to cattle and the surface improvement of pasture lands in the settlement area have been identified as the most effective measures. The efficiency of radical improvement of hayfields and pastures has significantly decreased since the early 2000s due to the high implementation costs. It has been observed that in ten areas, implementing all efficient remediation technologies will not guarantee a decrease in the overall radiation exposure for the public to a level below 1 mSv/year. Simultaneously, the reduction factor for the total radiation dose experienced by residents in the most vulnerable settlements will be increased by 1.7-2.2 times. The results obtained are crucial for prioritizing further remediation of settlements in south-west Bryansk Oblast and restoring hem to normal living conditions in relation to radiation exposure.

Iodine availability of the child population in rural and urban settlements of Central Yakutia

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) belongs to the territories with pronounced iodine deficiency in nature and is characterized by a high prevalence of thyroid pathology among the population. Purpose of the work: assessment of iodine availability in the child population of Yakutia. Materials and methods. Preschool children (3 and 6 years old) of Yakutsk city and rural settlements of Yakutia were selected as the object of research. To assess the degree of iodine deficiency, the indicator of iodine excretion with urine was used. The level of urinary iodine excretion (ioduria) and the research of biomedium were determined for the content of 25 chemical elements by inductively coupled argon plasma mass spectrometry. Results. When analyzing the indicators of elemental composition of hair by territorial zones of the republic, iodine deficiency was noted in the 3rd position by prevalence. It was noted that the prevalence of iodine deficiency decreases from 62.15% in 3-year-old children to 10% in the group of 6-year-old children. Analysis of trace elements in children's hair showed deficiency of I in all zones, deficiency was found in more than one third of the subjects. According to the median distribution of iodine in urine in rural children, the 25th percentile was 101 μg/L. Conclusion. Research on iodine supply of children in selected settlements did not reveal iodine deficiency: ioduria indices were within the normal range. Despite this, iodine deficiency in hair was observed in one third of the children studied. The most pronounced iodine deficiency was found in the younger age group of children, which is combined with the maximum incidence of goiter.

Perspektive razvoja turizma u opštini Beočin

The municipality of Beočin is located in the northwest of the Republic of Serbia on the territory of AP Vojvodina. Territorially it belongs to the northern part of region of Srem, while administratively it belongs to the South-Bačka District. There are a total of nine settlements on the territory of the municipality, of which only the narrow municipal core can be classified as an urban unit, while the other settlements can be classified as rural settlements. On the territory of the municipality there are a large number of natural and social (anthropogenic) resources suitable for the development of tourism, which to some extent has been put to the function of development. In order to continue the development, it is necessary to follow the strategic principles and positive experiences of other municipalities that develop tourism. One of the principles on which development should be based is the principle of sustainability. The requirement to preserve the local rural environment and the local community must be correlated. The aim of the work is to present the potential for the development of tourism in the municipality of Beočin, starting from the natural and social resources that are present, as well as to indicate future strategic directions of development.

Urban Management in the Context of Liveability and Social Exclusion in Nigeria: A Review

Nigerian cities have some of the lowest liveability indices worldwide due to environmental degradation exacerbated by the remarkable expansion in the country’s urban population. Various studies have revealed links between city liveability and urban management, indicating the urban challenges faced by Nigerian cities are due to fundamental flaws in city management systems designed to exclude critical urban actors. Therefore, this paper examines the nature and impact of city governments’ urban management systems (U.M.S.) on inclusivity and liveability in Nigeria. Based on an extensive literature review, the paper notes that incorporating urban management under local governments (typically urban and rural settlements) redirects attention from urban centres, resulting in their current problems. Additionally, the performance of municipal administration in Nigeria has been impacted by the exclusion of critical urban players from city management. Therefore, the article urges reviewing the current urban management paradigm and advises investigating cutting-edge strategies to reposition urban management in Nigeria.

Theory and practice of civil identity formation: the experience of Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov Region

The object of the study is the official documents of the Government of Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov region, defining the strategy of state policy in relation to the formation and strengthening of civic identity, as well as the practice of implementing this policy through content analysis of the activities of various civil institutions. More than 150 ethnic groups live in the Rostov region. The population is more than 4 million people. According to the 2020 census, approximately 90% identified themselves as Russians; slightly more than 2% as Armenians, and even fewer as Ukrainians. Rostov-on-Don is today a border city with a difficult social situation, although in the Soviet years it was a large industrial, scientific, educational and cultural center of the country with attractive climatic and economic conditions. The purpose of the study is to reveal the forms of interaction between theorists and practitioners who comprehend and work on issues of building and strengthening civic identity in the region, demonstrating the positive results of this cooperation and discussing the problems that arise along the way. The research methods are content analysis of the websites of the Government of the Rostov Region and its pages on the VKontakte portal, the official websites of the Southern Federal University and the Don State Technological University; the Taganrog News Agency "My Taganrog"; the websites of the Military Cossack Society "All-Great Army of the Don"; the Central City Public Library named after A. P. Chekhov (Taganrog); and others. Summarizing the content analysis, the authors point to the need for closer interaction between representatives of the scientific elite and officials, especially in terms of developing regional strategies on interethnic relations and youth policy; the need to intensify the work of national cultural communities in the region; strengthening responsibility for the reliability of sociological research; ending the practice of assessing the importance of the work done by the number of participants in events; using Internet portals of municipalities are not only used to cover the work of housing and communal services, but also for socially significant events with a patriotic and civic solidarity orientation. The research is promising both in terms of expanding the scientific field, including data from portals of cities, districts, rural settlements, secondary schools, mass media (including radio and television) in content analysis; and in terms of "deepening" the research, involving the analysis of reporting documentation from various government departments and civil institutions.

Хозяйственная жизнь и быт крестьян как отражение процесса формирования сельской поселенческой сети на территории Среднего Прииртышья в конце XIX - начале ХХ в.

In the process of formation of the rural settlement network of the Middle Irtysh region, several stages can be distinguished, among which an important place is occupied by the period of the late 19th - early 20th century. At this time, a large number of new rural settlements appeared on the map of the modern Omsk region, and the number of existing settlements increased significantly. The circumstances that determine this process within the designated chronological framework are of interest today in the interdisciplinary scientific field. Considering the stated problem, both objective and subjective factors should be taken into account; take into account the influence of state policy, natural and climatic, geographical, socio-economic conditions. One of the indicators of the process of formation of a rural settlement network on the territory of the Middle Irtysh region in the late 19th - early 20th century. the organization of the economic life and life of the peasants. It was they who, in many ways, determined the microclimate in the village or the need to find a new place of residence. The construction and maintenance of the railway, the availability of land, forests and pastures suitable for farming, the availability of sources of drinking water created the conditions for the emergence of new settlements in the Irtysh region. Their foundation was the result of both the resettlement of peasants from beyond the Urals, and the result of internal migration. The basis of economic life was arable farming and cattle breeding. Crafts, which directly depended on the place of residence of the peasants, played an important role in economic life. An important condition for settling in a new place was the construction of houses. The type of dwelling depended on the zone of settlement: in the steppe and forest-steppe zones, the main types of dwellings of the settlers at the first stage were dugouts, huts and booths, in the taiga regions the material for construction was wood.

A cultural geography review on understanding the mechanisms of transformation in rural settlements: The case of İzmit district

A cultural geography review on understanding the mechanisms of transformation in rural settlements: The case of İzmit district

НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ ПО РАЗРАБОТКЕ ПРОГНОЗА РАЗВИТИЯ ТЕХНИКИ И СИСТЕМЫ МАШИН ДЛЯ МЕХАНИЗАЦИИ И АВТОМАТИЗАЦИИ ПРОЦЕССОВ В ЖИВОТНОВОДСТВЕ

Russian livestock products occupy a leading place in total agricultural output. Despite of a significant decrease in producing volumes in compared to the prereform period (1990) - total milk from 55,7 mln tons in 1990 till 32,3 mln tons in 2021, livestock and poultry’s live weight from 15,6 mln tons till 14,6 mln tons, eggs from 47,5 mln units to 44.8 mln units and the number of livestock (especially cows, sheep and goats) - the share of the industry in total agricultural output remains at 47-48% level. In the postreform period, main groups of commodity producers’ role and proportion have changed. The Russian livestock products’ main producers before the USSR liquidation were agricultural organizations in the of collective and state farms (collective farms and state farms) form, where 82,7% of cattle in total and 74,5% of cows, 81.5% of pigs, 70,5% of poultry, 72,3% of sheep and goats were concentrated; 75-79% of products there, and only 21,6-24,8% in households were produced. Subsectors of livestock perform important social-and-economical and technological functions. Livestock and feed production facilities are like the rural population permanent employment sphere and on this basis the rural settlements’ stability function performing and rural lifestyle preservation are made. Currently, about 4,0 million people are permanently employed in the livestock’s subsectors. Due to animals and poultry the number of collapse process reforming, there the in Russian agricultural sector more than 38,0 thousand rural settlements were eliminated, and more than 12,5 th settlements remain without a population; rural population’s proportion from 26,4% in 1990 till 25,2% in 2022 (from 38.9 mln people to 36,7 mln people) were decreased.

Szolnok – Milléri-holtág part I-II. több korszakú lelőhely őrlőkő leletei archeometriai vizsgálatának előzetes eredményei : Új adatok a domoszlói piroxénandezit nyersanyag régészeti elterjedéséhez

The multi-period archaeological site Szolnok – Milléri-holtág part I-II is located in the north-eastern vicinity of Szolnok, approximately 5 km from the town, on the high bank of the Milléri-holtág. The total excavated area is almost 27 000 m2 . The preventive excavation was performed by the staff of the Hungarian National Museum in two campaigns (in 2014 and 2015) connected with the M4 motorway constructions. Most excavated settlement features belonged to a Middle Iron Age (Scythian Period) and a Late Iron Age (Celtic Period) rural settlement with scattered structures. Besides these, other settlement features were found from the Neolithic, Late Bronze Age and Medieval Period (Árpád Period). It has to be mentioned that in the excavated part of the Scythian Period settlement, only circular and oval structures were found. The rectangular features – typical for other settlements of the period – were absent in Milléri-Holtág part I-II. However, the archaeological finds were typical: ceramic assemblages were characterised by long-lasting forms (pots, bowls) of the Iron Age household ceramics. The assemblages of the Late Iron Age features were very similar to the vessel types of the earlier period. The partition of the artefacts can only be made with the help of some characteristic forms and ornamentations that appeared in a close unit. The ground stone assemblage of the site (primarily fragments of grinding stones) was analysed with petrographic and geochemical methods. Based on these investigations, the finds' most frequent raw material type could be identified with the Domoszló-type pyroxene andesite from the Mátra Mountains, studied intensively in the past few years. Other types of andesite were present in the ground stone assemblage in smaller amounts. The identification of the source areas of these different andesite raw material types needs more exploration, not just in the territory of Hungary, but also in some areas beyond the borders, e.g. Subcarpathia (Zakarpatska Oblast, Ukraine), Eastern-Slovakia, Transylvania (Romania).