 Since the 1830s , archaeology has played an important role in the study of the Magyar prehistory . Archaeologists have applied two methods ; the so @-@ called " linear method " attempts to determine the route of the migrating Magyars from their original homeland to the Carpathian Basin , while the " retrospective method " tries to discover the antecedents of 10th @-@ century assemblages from the Carpathian Basin in the Eurasian steppes . However , only twelve cemeteries in the steppes have yielded finds that show similarities to assemblages unearthed in the Carpathian Basin . The dating of those cemeteries is also controversial . 
