Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 32/2. (2012)
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A Perished Medieval Settlement in Udvarhelyszék 167 a dwelling. Its eastern side has not been excavated and its bottom is flat. From its filling we have recovered fragments of handmade pottery some of which had been decorated with waved or linear string (PI. 10/1-3). In the trench’s southern corner we have uncovered a stilt pit. The angular trace of feature 11 was discovered while working in the trench’s western part, at a depth of 40 cm. This was part of a 16th century semi-subterranean dwelling. Following the excavation of the trench’s western cross section we revealed the dwelling’s north-western corner, and on the basis of this we managed to figure out the position of its southwest and north-eastern position. In the north-western corner we uncovered a burned through surface, presenting large lute patches, with round river stones which must have been part of a fireplace (Pi. 8/2). We did not manage to observe the entrance place and we reached its bottom at a depth of 50-55 cm (Pi. 8/1). The western corner of the feature intersected the stony surface discovered in trench 10. During its excavation, we noticed in the northern side a burned through surface with larger wattle-and-daub pieces and stone debris. During further excavations we uncovered the feature’s northern part. Here we found a bronze belt buckle. Its filling yielded a considerable amount of pottery and animal bones. During restoration, two pots could be put together, alongside which we have also recovered fragments of lids and pitchers. None of the pieces were painted or glazed (Pi. 15-17). During the excavation of the feature we have uncovered several fragments of stove eyes and tiles (PL 18/1-11). Alongside these we have also found fragments of iron knives, nails and an iron spit (PI. 19/11). The north eastern side was well revealed, we have documented round stones on its upper edge and in the north western corner we have uncovered stilt pits which had been part of the structure. This is feature 16, which we found in the northern part of the dwelling. Its filling did not yield any artefacts. Feature 18 was found in the trench’s northern part, at the edge of feature 11. The filling of the stilt pit yielded 16th century pottery fragments. Feature 19 emerged on the north eastern part of feature 11, during the removal of the stony surface. Its filling did not yield any artefacts. The 16th century stilt framed semi-subterranean dwelling had been built in the pit of a previous building. The amorphous large trace of feature 12 was noticed during the excavation of the trench’s middle part (Pi. 2/6). We began to recognize the feature’s trace during the excavation of feature 11, following a change of layers. It was barely visible in the trench’s southern cross section so it is probable that only a negligible part of it fell outside of the trench, its depth was 85 cm. It seems its entrance was found in the western side because here we uncovered a ground level with pebbles. Its filling was dense; its bottom had clay patches and was downtrodden (Pi. 9/1). The pit’s corners were rounded, we noticed in its south western corner a stilt pit (feature 14), which did not go down into the clayey subsoil, so the documentation of its surface was not possible. Its filling was slightly mixed, dense black humus, which yielded pottery fragments and animal bones. During the excavation of the dwelling we have recovered 13th— 14th century pottery fragments (PI. 14), animal bones and a fragment of an iron knife (PI. 19/11). The feature could be found in dark brown, clayey humus, on its north western side it is connecting with feature 3, which dates back to the same period (Pi. 13/1-9). During the excavation, in the southern and north eastern corners we noticed smaller stilt pits. We discovered the oval shaped trace of feature 3 in the north western corner of trench 11, during the excavation of feature 12. In its filling we documented a temporary fireplace with a
