ABSTRACT
The Carpathian basin has been a home for various groups of peoples since palaeolithic times as a result of its fertile soils and geographical position in central Europe. Many cultures have flourished and passed away throughout the centuries, and these all left some trace behind them. By the middle of the last century an enormous number of archaeological finds filled the shelves of Hungarian museums, and systematic excavation has only added to the amount. Many of the contents of the museum shelves, including several million prehistoric objects, remained unprocessed. An attempt to solve this problem came with the application of computer processing and database concepts in museums.
