The funeral customs of the conqueror Hungarians until these customs persisted until the adoption of Christianity 1/7 
While in his life he probably wore the saber on his right with his tip down, he is on the left in the tomb with his tip up.
The gilded silver belts end decorated with silver almost reach the left knee while at the funeral it was folded up to his left shoulder.
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The gilded silver belts end decorated with silver almost reach the left knee while at the funeral it was folded up to his left shoulder.
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The head rests in the saddle, next to his weapons, the skin of his horse with the skull of the animal.
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3/7
The vast majority were buried in prominent droughts and hills in the wetlands.
The tombs were mostly dug into the ridge of the hill.
The tombs were arranged in rows, and the rows were divided into groups separated by empty strips of 10–15 m.
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The tombs were mostly dug into the ridge of the hill.
The tombs were arranged in rows, and the rows were divided into groups separated by empty strips of 10–15 m.
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Tombs were generally rectangular in shape with rounded corners, but were not dug deep. The cemetery was occasionally surrounded by ditches.
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5/7
The graves of the wealthy, upscale dead were larger than average contained more things
The orientation of the tombs is located west-east. 6/7
The orientation of the tombs is located west-east. 6/7
but there are some places where parts of the old customs maybe survived:
https://twitter.com/megyerialmos/status/14831306480471121967/7
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