Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Sanislău. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2010)
Archaeological Vestiges
Archaeological Vestiges Two large geographic units meet on the territory of Sanislău: the Carei Plain to the East and the Nir Plain to the West. During the Antiquity, the two regions were separated by the marshy valley of the Mogyorós Brook. Its terraces offered favourable locations for the prehistoric and antique settlements. The lands in the eastern side of the settlement were favourable for agriculture. On the West, the rows of sand dunes have an approximate orientation on the North-South axis. Between the dunes, the low marshy plains offered rich grassland almost throughout the whole year. Some of these pastures were used during the spring, too, evidence being preserved that the soil under the marsh was hard, the cattle being able to feed themselves even standing in water up to the knees. The territory of Sanislău Commune is rich in prehistoric discoveries, attesting an intense inhabitation of the area. The first traces of the human presence in these places date back to the Stone Age. They were discovered in 1987, on the left side of the road Sanislău-Horea, where, during the digging of the ditch beside the road, fragments of Neolithic pottery were discovered. Moreover, in the courtyard of the former Agricultural Produc-Sanislău, vedere aeriană Szaniszló madártávlatból Sanislău, aerial view 3
