Some 28km southwest of Budapest in the unattractive town of Százhalombatta, site of a huge heat and power plant, is Archaeological Park, the only open-air prehistoric museum in Hungary. The six-hectare park sits in the middle of Iron Age tumuli - Százhalombatta means '100 Mounds' - and is still undergoing excavation and expansion. What can be seen at present are reconstructed Bronze and Iron Age settlements, plus replicas of pottery, cooking utensils, musical instruments and clothing.
The highlight of the park is a 2700-year-old oak-timber burial mound that houses an incredibly detailed 5.5 sq m burial chamber rebuilt from archaeological finds and floor plans. An 18-minute film (in English, Hungarian and German) briefly delves into the history of the Bronze and Iron Age in Central Europe, before moving onto the burial process and a step-by-step explanation of the reconstruction of the burial crypt.
