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In 2017, a burial site destroyed by forestry works was discovered in Závod (Malacky dist.). Burials took place here mainly in the 2nd and the first half of the 3rd century. Among the finds from the second half of the 2nd century (B2/C1), artefacts of foreign provenance are numerously represented. They have parallels in the areas north of the Central Danube barbaricum, especially in the burial sites of the Przeworsk culture. Whether this is evidence of long-distance trade, cultural influence or minor ethnic movements is a matter of debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An accidental find of mainly bronze parts of a horse tackle from the Roman period discovered in 2017 in the Lesser Carpathians near the municipality of Borinka. The set includes, as well as a bit with chains, the end forgings of cheek pieces, end forgings of a strap with gold-plated silver metal plate, a frontal metal plate with silver applications, as well as other forgings and fragments. The bit is a Vimose I type, finds of which appear over an extensive area of Barbarian territory from southern Scandinavian to the central Danube region, and are dated to B2/C1 and C1a. The RFA-analysis of the metal items showed that with the exception of the iron part placed in the mouth of the horse, they are made of bronze with the addition of zinc. Some items are decorated with silver and gold. By the metal items, a preserved part of a strap was found, which was subjected to detailed DNA analysis. The analysis documented the use of cow's leather. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2017, a cremation burial place from Roman times was disarticulated in Závod (Malacky district) during the maintenance of a pine forest with earth-moving vehicles; based on geographical data and the composition of the finds, this burial place can most probably be identified with older finds published by E. Beninger. Development-led excavation on the sites of the find provided evidence of the complete destruction of the burial place. Nevertheless, a number of finds were able to be rescued, showing the presence of imports from the territory of the Roman Empire as well as from other areas of Barbaricum. Finds from the disarticulated graves originate mainly from the 2nd century to the mid-3rd century, with some occasional finds from older, and more recent, periods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]