Marta, Liviu: The Late Bronze Age Settlements of Petea-Csengersima (Satu Mare, 2009)
III. Habitation of te Suciu de Sus Archaeological Culture
on the point of maximum diameter. Conical knobs are the most frequent (AA), and are present in great numbers on pots and bowls/dishes, but are present on other vessel forms as well. Small, elongated, horizontal knobs (AE) are also very frequent, being present especially on type 4 cups (PI. 31/3, 33/11). A great number of knob types on the pottery from Petea — Csengersima are present in other setdements of the Suciu III phase: type AA knobs190, type AC knobs'91, type AD knobs192, type AE knobs193, AG type knob groups194, type AJ knobs195, type AK knobs196. Type AB, AF and AI knobs lack analogies within the published pottery of the Suciu de Sus culture. Otherwise these are also rarely present in the setdement at Petea — Csengersima. An important element is the horizontal knob/protuberance on the edge of the pot’s rim (PI. 52/1). This has the shape of a side-lobe of the type found in great numbers on the pots of the Berkesz — Demecser group197 198 199. Rib decoration (B group of ornaments — Typ. pl. 3) is represented by: linear appliqué rib (BA), arched appliqué rib (BB), doubly arched appliqué rib (BC), pair of spiralled appliqué ribs (BD), parallel sloping ribs (BE), arched ribs that descend from the handle (BF), fingerimpressed or notched appliqué belt (BG). The most frequent types of appliqué rib decoration encountered on the Suciu de Sus pottery at Petea — Csengersima is also found on the pottery from other setdements of the culture (types BB196, BC1'9, BD2"0). Motifs BE and BF are absent from the published pottery from the setdements of the Suciu de Sus culture. The explanation might be that they are also rarely used on the pottery from Petea — Csengersima. An exception is the horizontal appliqué rib (BA), which is relatively often present. The reason of its absence from other sites might be due to the fact that in the setdements in the south and east of the culture (from where the bulk of the published coarse pottery comes from) it is replaced by finger-impressed of notched appliqué belts201. These ornamental motifs are quasy-absent from the setdement at Petea202. It is worth mentioning that during the Middle Bronze Age the finger-impressed appliqué belt is widely used in both regions of the Suciu de Sus culture. Without knowing if its occurrence is reduced, it is also present in the western settlements from the Suciu II phase (according to Bader) 203 *. However, its absence in the western region and its presence in the eastern and southern regions during the late Suciu phase is a complex that will be also transferred to the subsequent habitations of the Suciu de Sus culture. On the other hand there are some relief ornaments and accessories from the Suciu III phase that are inherited from the first phases of the culture2"4. 190 Kacsó 1987, abb. 4/11; Bejinanu 2003, pi. 3/5; Pop 2003, fig.2/8, 6/4; Kacsó 2003, pl. V/l, 7/8,1,9, VIII/2,3, XXXI 1/2; Kacsó 2004 abb. 5/7; Kacsó 2006, fig. 11/6. 191 Kacsó 1987, abb. 1/9; Kacsó 2003, pl. VII/13, XXXII/13; Kacsó 2006 fig. 11/4 192 Kacsó 2005, pl. 4/13. 193 Bader 1978, pl. LIII/1,2; Kacsó 1987, abb. 1/13, 11/15,17; Kacsó 2003, pl. VIII/3; Kacsó 2005, pl. 4/9; Kacsó 2006, fig. 5/9. 194 Bader 1978, pl. LIII/6; Kacsó 1987, abb. 4/5, 9/6, 12/4; Kacsó 2003, pl. VII/7. 195 Kacsó 2003, XXXII/11; Kacsó 2004, abb.2/9, 6/5. 196 Bejinariu 2003, pl. 2/6; Kacsó 1987, abb. 21 /2; Kacsó 2003, pl.VII/12; Kacsó 2006, fig. 10/20. 197 Kovács 1967, fig. 11/19,20,13/4,10. 198 Kacsó 1987, pl. 4/13; Kacsó 2005, pl. 3/3. 199 Bader 1978, pl. LIII/1. 200 Bader 1972, pl. 9/3,5; Kacsó 1987, pl. 4/3 (reverted); Kacsó 2005, pl. 10/14; Bader—Lazin 1980, fig. 15; Demeterová 1984, pl. 9/6. 201 Kacsó 1980; Kacsó 1987; Bajusz - Tamba 1980; Gogáltan - Isac 1995; Gogáltan 2001; Pop 2003; Kacsó 2003; Kacsó 2004; Kacsó 2005; Kacsó 2006. 202 The few fragments with finger-impressed belt decoration were found in the proximity of the Middle Bronze Age complexes, which suggests that the fragments belong to these. 203 Bader 1978, pl. XLVI/6, XLlX/3,4. 2(14 Type AA and AB conical knobs (Bader 1978, pl. XLVI/8,10 - Culciu Mic), appliqué ribs that descend from the handles (Kacsó 1995, pl. 10/1,2 - Lăpuşel). 36
