Paper short abstract:

To reveal the social and ideological significance relating to the celestial bodies in the prehistory of the Carpathian Basin a complex investigation has been accomplished which shows complex rather different pictures of cognitive levels of Bronze Age archaeological cultures.

Paper long abstract:

Archaeological finds indicate ideological and social changes growing from the late Middle Bronze Age and developed into a most likely organized system in large part of Central Europe including the Carpathian Basin by the Late Bronze Age. There is good evidence that celestial phenomena or rather their influence in archaeological remains emphasises a particularly important role. During the Bronze Age the increasing use of special symbols assumed to be solar is well known and easily discernible on different types of archaeological artefacts. Anthropological research also proves that celestial events may exert a great or even decisive influence on the life of communities. The strong impact of and following from this the respect of the sun and/or the moon might go as far back into the past as the early history of the human beings. The emergent novelty of the Bronze Age is however to create an ideological background by applying celestial phenomena which support the shaping of a society of rank. Limits of generalization, however is strongly emphasised as it can often lead false or arguments with slight meaning.