Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/1. (2011)
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New Data about the Roman Settlement from Odorheiu Secuiesc 231 15. Tamási Áron Str. no. 75 Roman materials emerged on the right bank of the Tárnává River; therefore the Roman settlement might have a larger extent than previously thought. At the house no. 75 in 1976a water pipe trench was excavated at 6 m distance from the main road and with a depth of 1.80 m. From the filling of the trench the remains of a large roman vessel were discovered (Pi. 7/13), along with fragments of grey pots, animal bones and pieces of coal. The material collected by Z. Miklós arrived by donation in the museum’s collection. 16. Tompa László Str. no. 23 In front of Csonkavár the archaeological layers were disturbed during the foundation works made at Lilia hostel, as well as at the cellar of the nearby house. The materials are in a private collection, mixed, without any archaeological record, among which Roman fragments of pots, bowls, plates and storage vessels (PI. 7/14-16; 8/1-20). From the same place comes a 5.5 cm long T-shaped bronze brooch with knobbed head, curved bow, trapezoidal in section, the 5.3 cm long foot is short and sharp, the catch plate is type 21, the bow ornaments are two double rows of longitudinal lines (PI. 11/1). It belongs to the Cocis-39a3a2 type; with analogies at Ilisua (Cocis 2004, 223, no. 2015, pl. CXLVIII); dated to the first half of the 3rd century AD. The spring of a 5.4 cm long severely damaged bronze brooch (Pl. 11/2) has 8 wires left, it was broken in the middle part and it dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD; no classification is possible. From the 2.1 cm long severely damaged bronze link (PI. 11/3) only the inferior part is preserved, no classification is possible; the piece dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD. 17. Vásártér Str. no. 2 (Piata Tárgului) In 2004, when digging the foundation of the Zöld Arany store, Roman pottery fragments were recovered. The wares made of well mixed red and reddish paste were come from the bottom of a vessel, which arrived in private collection. 18. Városháza tér (Piata Primäriei) In 1955 while excavating for a water pipe from the trench, rich archaeological materials were recovered. Unfortunately the stratigraphy could not be determined and documentation is also missing. The Roman pottery was found together with shards from the Bronze Age and Migrations period (Ferenczi-Ferenczi 1958, 25). In the same year an impressive hoard of iron tools was revealed, which come from a local workshop. An intact vessel from the same place was dated erroneously in the 13th-14th century (Ferenczi-Ferenczi 1958, 28). In the same location three other vessels two pots and a cup with handle were discovered (PL 12/1-3). The iron hoard consists of farm tools, carpenter tools, craft tools, weapons, household items and undeterminable objects. Blacksmith workshops are archaeologically documented both in the military and civilian sites. Although structurally different, a fabrica from a roman fort focuses mainly on production of military weapons, harness parts, equipment or the repair of objects. Even though their priorities are the daily needs of the camp which requires a standardized production, their products are similar to the production of the civilian workshops (Benea 2008, 31). Workshops from forts in Dacia are known at Buciumi, two at Porolissum and one at Copäceni, other are mentioned from the vicus at Tibiscum, Bumbesti and Mehadia (Benea 2008, 32).
