Hungarian ancestors ate snails!

Nlcafe.hu reports of the latest findings of an excavation in Csongrád county. Numerous shells were found on location, dating back to the time of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian basin around the 10th century. Many archaeologists are led to take it as evidence that snails were a part of Hungarian ancestors’ diet.

The stretch from Kübekháza to the Serbian border is being explored before a route is built there. Archaeologists found three major locations over the 7000 square meter-stretch, with many interesting finds. Apart from clay bowls, an overwhelming number of snail shells was found.

The only explanation so far is that they were part of the diet of the Hungarians who first arrived to the country.

There used to be a river nearby, providing an explanation for the vast number of shells in the area. Experts believe that Hungarian ancestors from the Árpád-dynasty era, apart from harvesting wheat and keeping animals, were also open to adding snails to their dietary customs.

During the excavations, remnants of community settlements from the Bronze Age were also found. Among other things,

a 1000-year-old well was found. It is assumed that this well has some ancients bowls, some in their entire original state, at the bottom.