Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Cămin. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2010)

Archaeological vestiges

Archaeological vestiges

The human habitat on the territory of Cămin Commune was conditioned in prehistory and antiquity of the former wetland of the Ecedea Swamps. Undoubtedly, the swamp provided rich resources for the human living, therefore it offered a proper background for the development of a rich network of settlements, starting from the Stone Age itself, and continuing through the Middle Ages.

Two settlements are known dating to the Neolithic: one in the area of Cămin Vineyards and the other one nearby the Crasna pumping station. These settlements attest that this territory was inhabited during the 6th to 4th millennia BC. A polished stone axe was recovered from the settlement located near the pumping station, too. Cămin area was inhabited over a long period during the Copper Age (3400 to2700 BC), being identified three settlements of this period, with successive evolution. Nine graves dating to the Copper Age were researched in the Păşunea Porcilor (Pigs’ Pasture) area, with vessels of funerary offerings deposited next to the skeletons, while one of the corpses wore a gold ornament. It is possible that the intense inhabitation of the area during the Copper Age was due to the favourable conditions offered by the humid area of the marshland’s edge, suitable for breeding herds, as demonstrated also by

Cămin, vedere aeriană Légi felvétel Kálmándról Aerial view of Cămin

Lacul de la Cămin A kálmándi tó The lake of Cămin