Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Ecsed. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)
Archaeological Data
on the high plateaus. The change of water level influenced the land use. The animal husbandry, therefore, was more efficient. The healthy grass on the marshland and on the turf provided food for large flocks over the winter, while hunting, fishing, beekeeping and picking were as important as farming in the food production. Archaeological Data The first human communities settled the area of Nagyecsed during the Neolithic Age. The “Neolithic revolution” changed peoples way of life: the farming and husbandry became preponderant in daily activities instead of hunting, fishing and gathering. During this process the material culture changed significantly. The use of hand-made clay objects (ceramic vessels, god-statues, clay weighs) spread together with the tools of polished stone and bone. Close to farm-lands, permanent settlements were established. These small settlements comprised only few a dwellings. The houses were small, with walls made of wattle, while the roof was made of straw or reed. Neolithic cultures reached the Upper Tisza region, the northernmost limit of the neolithization, around 6000 BC. The earliest Neolithic community settled in the area of Nagyecsed at the site Péterzug. Since the swamp was not yet formed, the inhabitants occupied the area with the most fertile soil. Another settlement, situated south to Péterzug, in Hályogos-dűlő, was identified through several discoveries of obsidian blades and the pottery fragments. Only Vase eneolitice descoperite la situl Péterzug Rézkori edények a Péterzug lelőhelyről Eneolithic vessels discovered at Péterzug site 5
