Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 1. (2019)

Nicoleta Man: Life on Roman Limes. Civilitan Settlements on Eastern Limes of Dacia (Between the Camps from Brăncoveneşti and Sărăţeni)

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Agricultural tools used in the upper part of the Mure§ valley, are known by studying farming tools discovered in deposits tools, like Märculeni, Dedrad, or through the study of tools found during archaeological research in civil settlements from Bráncovene^ti and Maiore§ti. The multitude and variety of agricultural implements parts of the deposits discovered in studying area are able to outline a fairly complete picture of the inventory of tools used in agriculture.

The most common tools found in such deposits tools are pieces of metal plough, scythes,

sickles, hoes, spades, mattocks, grinder, etc. Coulters or cutters plough are roman types.

Agricultural tools of these findings are able to give us some pointers on advanced techniques of those times. These are, first, use the most refined type of plough knew then: the plough with coulter, iron cutter and wheels. The presence in the deposit from Märculeni, two different types of cutters plough, with different shape and massiveness, suggests using either of them, depending on soil strength, in other words, we can speak about specialized tools based on terrain features.

Fig. 1. Map of Roman Settlements in Eastern Dacia.