Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Ciumeşti. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2010)

Archaeological Discoveries

Archaeological Discoveries

The territory of Ciumeşti Commune is crossed by several watercourses, flowing on an approximate South - North direction. The main streams are Berea and Valea Neagră (The Black Valley), which separate this area from the Plain of Carei. Geographically, the micro-zone of Ciumeşti Commune lies on the eastern side of a wider geographical unit, characterized by sand dunes and shorter or longer watercourses, called the Nyírség (or Nir). During the Prehistoric Age and the Antiquity, people settled mainly on the banks of the water streams. The territory of Ciumeşti has been intensively inhabited over time, some areas being inhabited successively over several historical periods. Due to the exceptional density of habitation, a large part of the administrative territory of Ciumeşti is practically an archaeological site.

Thanks to Gyula Kovács, the local Calvinist Priest, Ciumeşti-Berea area is one of the best-known archaeological sites of Satu Mare County. The priest came in the village in 1951, and being an amateur archaeologist, he identified more than 100 archaeological sites on the territories of Foieni, Berea, Ciumeşti and Sanislău settlements, during several years. The great number of the new discoveries is

Ciumeşti, vedere aeriană Csomaköz madártávlatból Ciumeşti, aerial view

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