Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/1. (2011)
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New Data about the Roman Settlement from Odorheiu Secuiesc 225 In 1969 on this site with a strategic role an archaeological excavation took place, when three survey trenches and a section were opened. The materials date from eight different periods from late Neolithic to the Middle Ages. From Roman times some pottery and roof tiles were found (Ferenczi 2002,49). The tiles are missing from the Flaáz Museums collection, while a part of the Roman pottery from the site is in a private collection. These are fragments of bowls, pots and plates (Pi. 2/23-28; 3/1-2). Archaeological materials are probably related to a structure built of wood, showing similarities with the construction from Porumbenii Mid-Galat (Benkő 1992, 85).10 11 It still is an intriguer problem the female skeleton found in 1893. 6. Görbe Str. (Strada Strämbä) At the crossroad of Attila and Görbe streets, in the spring of 2001 a sewage pit was dug to 60 cm depth. The recovered Roman artefacts consisting of fragments of pots and bowls (PI. 3/3— 6) arrived in a private collection. Among these a pot with distinct signs is remarkable (PI. 3/3). The graffitto characters are 2.5 cm high, apparently the inscription was on three rows, the end is missing: [...] I [...] / ... [..V] CO I (orL) VIN(um?) PIM../ ...IO .?11 It might refer to the owner’s name, it may mean the name of the product or a simple notice of its user. Another fragment also had graffitto (Pi. 3/5) with a single set of three letters of 4 cm height above the maximum diameter, which seems to come from a name: ... DA[..]M[...] or DAW. In this way were marked the names of the owners on the vessels, therefore the shard might preserved for us the proper name of the user of the pot, and the inscription could refer to a sort of short Celtic names like: Daminius (CIL XIII 5911, in Belgica a civis Lingonus-, RIB 1952, in Britannia); Damis (CIL XII 842, in Narbonensis); Damio (CIL V 1310; AÉ 1915, 101, in Italy; CIL III 5150, in Noricum; RIB 2213 in Britannia); Damo (CIL XIII 7535, in Belgica); Damonus (CIL XIII 1364, in Aquitania); Damus (CIL XIII 5751, in Belgica). It can reproduce the names Damale, Damalis, Damas, Danae, Danais, or if the last letter is a V or U, it could be Davius, Davto, Davus (Loerincz 1999, 92, 94). From the site comes a damaged iron mandrel, dated to the 2nd-3th centuries AD (Pl. 11/5), L. 5.5 cm; 1. 2.8 cm; made from a massive iron bar, triangular in section; and a tip of a possible iron spearhead in precarious state of preservation dated to the 2nd-3rd century AD (Pi. 11/6), L. 7.6 cm. 7. Komis Ferenc Str. no. 26 In 2006, when digging the foundations of the Jehovah’s House of prayer, between Kornis F. Str. and Görbe Str., from a black, compact layer Roman materials appeared, of which we mention two pieces of stamped pottery (PI. 3/7-8). 8. Kornis Ferenc Str. no. 31 In the area researched by G. Téglás in the 19th century, who supposedly identified the therma of roman camp, while constructing the store Texal, archaeological layers have been disturbed. Because of the lack of special assistance the rich material got in a private collection. The earth wares consists of various forms of plates, handles of jugs, cups, bowls and fragments of 10 The Roman material coming from here was studied and will be published. 11 The inscriptions from those two fragments of pots were read by Professor R. Ardevan, whose kind help we would like to thank.
