Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Călătorii istorice pe Valea Someşului. Ghid turistic (Satu Mare, 2014)
Medieşu Aurit
the Roman period. Several pottery kilns with middle walls were researched during the archaeological excavations. The kilns were deepened in the ground, and two pits were made for the firing room and for the harming room. The connection between the two pits was made through a double channel. In the harming pit, the fire was made at the entrance of the channel; the hot air would pass through the channel until the firing room where on a special grill, fit on the median wall were set the already dried clay vessels. At this stage of the research it can be assumed, that this kiln-type is unique in the Carpathian Basin, as they are specialized in making large-sized vessels for storing cereals and different liquids. Except these large sized vessels, the potters of the settlement made grey, wheel-made vessels and hand-made jars for cooking, decorated with classic Dacian motifs. Archaeological research revealed several dwellings and workshops of the potters. The chronology of the potters’ settlement is not well defined, but it probably starts with the 1st century A.D. and it ends in the 4th-5th century A.D. It is only partially researched so far, in the area pottery fragments are visible on the surfaces indicating the extent of the settlement, and traces of more than 200 pottery kilns can be identified. The cemetery of the settlement was found 500 m far from the settlement of the Dacian potters, in the vineyards of Medieşu Aurit, at the site La Leşu. 74 incineration graves were researched, of which 61 had burned bones, laid in urns, and 13 had burned bones laid directly in the pit. Graves have a special character within the horizon of the barbarian tribes, living nearby the province of Dacia. In this cemetery many urns with lid were found, as well as jars with hand-Rezervaţia arheologică Medieşu Aurit - Cuptor adâncit în pământ Aranyosmeggyesi régészeti park - Földbe mélyített kemence Archaeological park Medieşu Aurit - Oven deepened in the soil 13
