Virag, Cristian: Situl neolitic Halmeu - Vamă (Satu Mare, 2015)

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Cx. 4/B is a V-shaped ditch, captured on the width of the area under research (5x3 m), slightly oblique against Cx. 4/A and bounded from it by a step with the maximum width of 1 m (fig. 90, 91, 148/a). The fill was dark brown. The feature revealed a huge quantity of Neolithic pottery and lithic materials. The maximum depth was 2.20 m from the current trampling surface;

Cx. 4/C is a circular feature with a diameter of ca. 1 m that contained a few ceramic materials and was located in the margin of Cx. 4/B (fig. 90). The fill was dark brown;

Cx. 7 is an oval feature (2.40 x 1.40 m), partly captured in the north-eastern side of the area under research (fig. 90). The feature revealed Neolithic ceramic materials and lithic materials. The maximum depth was 1.30 m from the current trampling surface. The fill was dark brown;

Cristian Virág

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Cx. 8 is a Neolithic circular feature (2x2 m), 0.60 m deep, with a dark brown fill and numerous ceramic and lithic material. The walls were oblique and the bottom flat (fig. 92);

Cx. 9 is a ditch, perhaps a palisade that surrounds the Neolithic settlement during a certain stage of habitation. An entry in the site was discovered as it was marked by two large postholes from the former gate. In the back there were other two smaller postholes, probably sustaining the gate. The ditch’s width is varying from 0.20 to 0.40 m and has a depth that ranges from 0.20 to 0.50 m. The fill consists of a dark brown clay (fig. 92, 93, 149);

Cx. 10 is an elongated feature (8.70 x 2.50 m) with a pit on the northern side of the feature.

The fill of the ditch was dark brown, the maximum depth was 1 m and the bottom was alveolar (fig. 92, 93). The feature was parallel to the ditch assumed to be a palisade. A noticeable quantity of ceramic and lithic material was discovered;

Cx. 10/A is an oval feature (1.30 x 0.70 m) placed immediately nearby Cx. 10 with numerous ceramic materials. The fill was dark brown, the walls of the feature were oblique and the bottom flat (fig. 92, 93);

Cx. 11 is a circular feature (1.70 m in diameter) captured partially in the southern part of the uncovered surface. The fill of the feature was dark brown, with straight walls, flat bottom, 0.54 m in depth (fig. 92, 93). Neolithic pottery was uncovered from the feature;

Cx. 12 is a ditch (6 x 0.40 m), with a clayey dark brown fill, probably a foundation trench for the wall of a house (fig. 92);

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Cx. 13 is a Neolithic feature with irregular shape (3.2 x 3.7 m), with a maximum depth of 1.20 m from the level of the trampling surface. There were discovered ceramics and lithic materials. The feature descends in steps, the walls were slightly oblique, the bottom flat and the fill dark brown with scattered daub. The feature was cut by a rectangular Bronze Age pit (0.30 x 0.40 m) that revealed a complete pot (fig. 94, 95);

Cx. 14 is an oval Bronze Age feature (1.2 x 1.6 m), slightly irregular, with a maximum depth of 0.50 m. The fill was dark grey, with lots of charcoal and ceramic materials (fig. 94, 95);

Cx. 15 is a circular Bronze Age feature (2 x 2,1 m), with maximum depth of 0.80 m (fig. 94). The fill was dark grey with lots of charcoal and ceramics;

Cx. 16 is an oval Neolithic feature (1.3 x 1.4 m), slightly irregular, with maximum depth of 0.30 m (fig. 94, 95). The fill was dark brown with numerous ceramic materials;

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