Marta, Livius et al.: The Late Bronze Age Settlement of Nyíregyháza-Oros „Úr Csere” (Satu Mare, 2010)
III. Dan V. Sana: Archaeological Complexes and Surface Management int he Settlement
III. ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEXES AND THE SURFACE MANAGEMENT IN THE SETTLEMENT Archaeological Complexes Despite the investigation of about 186 archaeological complexes assigned to the late Bronze Age, the results do not provide a complete picture of the inhabitation process in the „Úr-Csere” location. The type of excavation, limited to the researching of the eastern side of the settlement, deprives us of an overview picture. Even so, the contribution of the research to the knowledge of this period is, undoubtedly, an important one. The types of archeological complexes are as follows: fortification elements, already discussed herein above, dwellings and pits. Dwellings Traces of such constructions, consisting of pieces of burnt clay-and-straw mortar, were found in the inventory of many pits. However, the diggings performed revealed very few such structures. This is understandable considering the fact that the archaeological research reached the peripheral area of the settlement from its western and northern-western area, excavating less than one quarter of its total surface. Typologically, the dwellings researched are subterranean / cottage or semi-subterranean. The complex marked with the index 281, approximately rectangular, slightly deformed, sized 430 x 300 cm (Fig. 18-19), can be assigned to this category. The roof of the dwelling was most probably two-sided, supported by pillars placed at the middle of the short sides and in the middle of the long side, fact confirmed by the pit discovered on the north-west side and by a deepening encountered in the central area. The filling consisted of gray colored soil, with dark brown lenticular deposits. The lack of the burnt clay-and-straw mortar or of the charcoal indicates that the dwelling did not disappear violently, its degradation occurring in time, once it got abandoned. The long sides are arranged on the NW-SE direction. Two other discoveries originate from site 33, considered initially to be pits. However, given their large size, we consider that their function should be re-analyzed. We are referring here to complex number 7 and the one marked with the index 14. The first 15
