Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/1. (2011)
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124 J. Németi The Celtic settlement continues on the left bank of the Crasna River, in the В zone: at 210 m from the Crasna bridge at Cämin towards Cäpleni, at the bank of the widened river bed a grey patch was outlined in the yellowish-brown clay bottom. Its dimension was 240 x 230 cm. After the recovery its relative depth was 50-60 cm (Pi. 4/1). The A/За feature was rectangle with rounded corners, and it was probably the flat base of a dwelling, although post holes were not found. From the filling of the holes fragments of hand-made and wheel-thrown pottery were recovered, together with ashes, remains of coal, animal bones, some wattle and daub, fragments of two spindle-whorls and an amber bead. • The rim and body fragment of a hand-made, sand-tempered, smooth surfaced, dark grey bowl with straight rim, it is decorated with a button-shaped knob rising from the rim; rim diam.: 24 cm, inv. no. 24.948. • The rim and body fragment of a hand-made, barrel-shaped, thick, brown pot decorated with impressed motifs, inv. no. 24.876 (Pi. 7/1). • The body fragment of a hand-made, grog-tempered, barrel-shaped, brown pot, it is gadrooned with finger impressions; inv. no. 24.877 (PL 7/2). • The body fragment of a hand-made, grog-tempered, flowerpot-shaped, brown vessel, gadrooned with finger-tip impressions; inv. no. 24.878 (Pi. 7/3). • The base and body fragment of a grog-tempered, small brown vessel; inv no. 24.874 (Pi. 7/4). • The rim and body fragment of a hand-made, greyish-brown deep bowl with slightly inverted rim, it was tempered with sand and fire clay; rim diam.: 60 cm; inv. no. 24.872 (PI. 7/6). • The rim and body fragment of a hand-made, grog-tempered, barrel-shaped pot, its colour is brown outside and grey inside, decorated with flat knobs; inv. no. 24.871 (PI. 7/5). • The rim and body fragment of a hand-made, sand-tempered, smooth surfaced, brown deep bowl; rim diam.: 36 cm; inv. no. 24.873 (PI. 7/12). • Fragment of a hand-made brown bowl, tempered with crushed potsherds, with an inverted rim; rim diam.: 30 cm; inv. no. 24.945. • The fragment of a hand-made, sand-tempered, brick-red bowl with slightly inverted rim, which is decorated with stab-and-drag technique; rim diam.: 28 cm; inv no. 24.880 (PL 7/7). • The bottom and body fragment of a hand-made, barrel-shaped, small, brown pot; inv. no. 24.724. • The rim and body fragment of a wheel-thrown, sand tempered, smooth surfaced, brown (slip) bowl, perforated under its rim; rim diam.: 12 cm; inv. no. 24.882 (Pi. 17/2). • The rim and body fragment of a wheel-thrown, sand tempered, smooth surfaced, brown, (slip) bowl, diam.: 28 cm; inv. no. 24.881 (PL 7/10). • The rim and body fragment of a wheel-thrown, smooth surfaced, (slip) grey bowl; width: 19 cm. inv. no. 24.884 (PL 7/9). • Fragment of a biconic, brown spindle-whorl; inv. no. 24.725 (PL 7/13). • Fragment of a biconic, spindle-whorl; inv. no. 24.726 (Pi. 7/15). • A small, amorphous, perforated amber bead; inv.no. 24.728 (PL 7/14). Settling basin At the left bank of the river at the 5.6-6 river km in 1988-1989 a settling basin was constructed. The topographic number of this area is A-120, this village boundary is called Cundlis or Moren tag. Before the reclaim it was a flat, often flooded territory of about 30 hectares, with higher parts between the 5.8-6 river km. Those parts were inhabited by the populations of the Tiszapolgár culture. It became an important settlement during the Late Bronze Age III (Gáva culture), but La Тёпе (Celtic) settlements had also been established at that part of the river bank. Some Celtic ceramics and iron finds were collected from this site when the settling basin was constructed and afterwards, during a survey excavation in 1992 (PL 2/2).
