A Nyíregyházi Jósa András Múzeum évkönyve 37-38. - 1995-1996 (Nyíregyháza, 1997)
Régészet - Josyp Kobal’: Preliminary report on the results of archaeological research on the multi-level fortified settlement of „Chitattia” (near Solotvino/Aknaszlatina, Transcarpathian region, Ukraine) by the Expedition of the Transcarpathian Museum of Local History
Josyp Kobal ' Finally in the summer of 1983, the expedition of the State University of Uzhgorod made a test survey of the settlement of „Chitattia" (KOTIGOROSHKO 1989.23.). Fig.4 Solotvino, „Chitattia". Trench I. View from north. In the background: valley of river Tisza 4. kép Szolotvinó/Aknaszlatina, „Csitattja". I. kutatóárok. A lelőhely észak felől. A háttérben a Tisza völgye The archaeological material belongs to three different chronological periods: Bronze Age (Ottomány Culture), beginning of the 1st millennium A.D. (Dacián culture) and the Early Middle Ages (Slavic finds from the 9th-10th centuries) (KOTIGOROSHKO 1989.23-, KOTIGOROSHKO 1991/A.152.). In the spring of 1990, the territory in question and its surroundings were parcelled among builders of private houses. Earth Fig.5 Upper Tisza region. Situation of Dacián fortified settlement „Chitattia" at village Solotvino. 1: Solotvino 2: Malaia Kopania 3: GallisLovacska A: Dacián fortified settlement B: Celtic oppidum C: Eastern frontier of La Téne sites 5. kép Felső-Tisza-vidék. A Szolotvinó melletti „Csitattja" erődített dák telep elhelyezkedése. 1: Szolotvinó/ Aknaszlatina 2: Malája Kopanya/Alsóveresmart (Kiskoppány) 3: Gallis-Lovacska A: dák erődített telep B: kelta oppidum C: a La Téne lelőhelyek előfordulásának keleti határa works began, and as a result, the earthworks and the cultural level were destroyed in the eastern part of the fortified settlement. It is due to the local historiansvolunteers O.I. Popovich and K.I. Lukács that the Sector of Archaeology of the Transcarpathian Museum of Local History was informed and the demolition of the site was stopped. Taking into consideration that a part of the cultural layers had been destroyed, the great scientific significance of the fortified settlement, and in order to prevent further attempts to use this territory for building activities, it was decided to begin the rescue excavations that were conducted in 1991-19931 In the first stage of the work the main aim was to get a general picture concerning the fortified settlement: its situation, the system of fortifications, the character of the stratigraphy and thickness of the layers, chronology and cultural attribution. To resolve all these questions and taking into account the perspective of future excavations, we decided to run a survey trench across the settlement in a north-south direction. It was 2 m wide and mainly crossed those parts of the settlement that were destroyed by the earth moving work. The fortified settlement is situated at the western edge of Solotvino, at the end of Shahtiorskaia street, 50 m south of the spherical watertank in a place called „Chitattia", a Roumanian word meaning „fortified settlement, castle". Fig. 6 Solotvino, „Chitattia". Ground plan of the fortified settlement. A: settlement B: trench of 1993 C: trench of 1991 D: test pit of 1992 6. kép Szolotvinó/Aknaszlatina, „Csitattja". Az erődített telep alaprajza. A: település B: 1993-as kutatóárok C: 1991-es kutatóárok D: az 1992-es szonda szelvénye The site occupies a neck of land on the right bank of the Tisza river. The fortified settlement is situated at a height of 290 m above sea level. It has a trapezoid in 1991 excavations were carried out in cooperation with the Expedition of the Insitute of Archaeology of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences under the leadership of Dr. S.S. ßerezanskaia. I am very grateful to S.S. Berezanskaia for her help and useful advice. 116 A Jósa András Múzeum Évkönyve 1997
