Pop, Dan: The Middle Bronze Age Settlement of Petea-Csengersima (Satu Mare, 2009)

V. Catalogue of the Middle Bronze Age finds from Csengersima

536/D (Fig.2)

Feature with circular outline, straight walls and arched towards the outside, flat bottom, situated in the southern side of the “feature” 536; the fill was grey-yellowish, with daub and charcoal. The uncovered ceramic belonged to the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I (45 pieces). Diameter: 140 cm, 20 cm deep.

537 A-B-C (Fig.2; Pl.4-8)

Three cross-cutting features formed an irregular trench, oriented north-west - south-east, with 280 x 190 cm in dimension, delimited by the grey colour of the soil with yellow inclusions. Feature

537 A occurred in the southern side, it had circular outline, slightly deepened into the sterile soil, flat bottom; dark grey fill and yellow inclusions, with daub and charcoal. It uncovered ceramic fragments of the Bronze Age, of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I, big pieces of daub and fragments of a grinder stone. Diameter: 120 cm; 10 cm deep.

Feature 537 B was situated in the north of 537 A and had circular outline. Its walls were slightly inclined towards the outside, slightly arched towards the bottom part, arched bottom; the fill was dark grey, with stripes of charcoal. It contained a great quantity of Bronze Age ceramics, of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I, and very much daub. Diameter: 200 cm, 65 cm deep.

Feature 537 C was situated in the south of 537 B and in the east of 537 A, cut by the two pits; with oval outline, straight walls and arched towards the outside, arched where they met the bottom; flat bottom with dark grey fill and two pieces of vitrified daub. Dimensions: 120 x 140 cm; 40 cm deep.

538 (Fig.l; Pl.9-10)

Feature with oval outline, conical walls, irregular bottom, slightly alveolar in the western part; with grey fill. In the middle of the upper part it contained consistent traces of daub, and the fill in the half eastern part was yellow-grey. A small part in the south was not uncovered. The fill uncovered a great quantity of ceramics of the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I, a little charcoal and pieces of daub. Dimensions: larger than 170 x 174 cm; 45-62 cm deep.

541-543 (Pl.l 1/1-3)

Small features that belonged to the Roman Age (?) as they were likely part of the same construction. The fill was dark-grey, homogeneous, with scanty material. They were excavated within feature 544.

Feature 541 had circular outline, straight walls and slightly arched bottom. The excavation didn't reach the sterile soil, but a grey-yellowish layer mixed with charcoal, which was likely the culture layer of the Middle Bronze Age. The ceramics found in it belonged to the Bronze Age, to the Suciu de Sus culture, phase 1(13 pieces). Diameter: 40 cm; 48 cm deep.

Feature 542 had circular outline and was excavated in the same level as the first - it was likely the culture layer of the Middle Bronze Age. It uncovered several ceramic fragments of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I (19 pieces) and several ceramic fragments of the Roman Age (2 pieces). Dimensions: 35-40 cm, 40 cm deep.

Feature 543 had circular outline, its excavation was carried out as in the case of the previous two pits. It contained only a few atypical fragments of the Late Bronze Age and a little daub. Dimensions: 45 x 50 cm, 40 cm deep.

544

Feature that occurred on a large surface, grey-yellowish, mixed with daub and charcoal. After a layer of 15 cm had been removed, several features of the Bronze Age occurred: 544 A-F. That layer uncovered a great quantity of ceramics of the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I (70 pieces).

544 A (Fig.3)

Feature with circular outline, with straight walls and arched bottom. The dark grey fill with daub and charcoal uncovered several ceramic fragments of the Bronze Age, of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I. Dimensions: 104 x 110 cm; 34 cm deep.

544 B (Fig.3)

Feature with almost rectangular shape, deeper in the half eastern part and higher in the west. The grey fill with daub fragments uncovered several fragments of the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I (55 pieces). Dimensions: 250 x 180 cm in diameter; 50 cm deep.

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