Located in today’s Óbuda, the civil tow

n of Aquincum was established during the Roman conquest. Over the past decades, various cemetery sections have been excavated, including one at the Pók Street site, which is the focus of this anthropological investigation.

On the territory of the civil town of Aquincum, archaeologists from the Aquincum Museum have excavated dozens of villa estates over the past nearly 100 years. A smaller portion of these estates were located on flat areas near the town, while the majority were situated above today’s Bécsi Road, on the slopes of the Buda hills, offering a beautiful view toward the Danube and being in well-defensible locations.

The archaeological research of Aquincum's civil town and its immediate surroundings has been ongoing for over a century, uncovering thousands of graves from various periods of the Roman era. In 2003, previously known cemetery sections were complemented by a grave parcel excavated northeast of the civil town (Budapest, 3rd district, enclosed by Pók street, Városfal street, and Nánási road).