Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Căuaş. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)
Archaeological vestiges
There are significant findings of the Copper Age in Căuaş commune. The settlement of Hotoan dates from the early period of the Copper Age and is linked to the Tiszapolgár culture. The settlement was identified through ceramic fragments fit with pointed buttons, which were discovered in the tilled land around the former stables of the agricultural cooperative. A grave containing a necklace of white marble beads, specific of this period, was found in Hotoan, in the point called La Păşune. Other two settlements dating from the Copper Age were found on the territory of Ghenci locality, nearby Tiream, at the sites Ierul Körte and Păpurişte. The group of Copper Age finds along the Valley of Ier is explained by the importance given to animal husbandry at that time. Four settlements are known on the territory of Căuaş dating from the Early and Middle Bronze Age (2000-1400 BC). Two of them, Ghenci- Tagul Kati and Răduleşti- Grădina lui Ţurcaş were identified through the ceramic materials revealed by ploughing. Another settlement, situated at the entrance to Ghenci from Carei, was found in the ditch where an optic fiber cable was installed in 1997. Furthermore, in Ady Endre a settlement of this age was identified during the excavation of a ditch (the Gat Channel). The number of population grows in the area at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age (1400-1150 BC). Several settlements are known dating from this period, three of them being in the locality of Ady Endre. Two of these settlements (Ghenci- Pădurea Ciorilor and Ghenci- Ierul Körte) revealed two bronze axes besides the dwelling and pottery remains. Topoare de bronz descoperite la canalul Căuaş - Ady Endre Bronzcsákányok Érkávás - Ady Endre kanális mellől Bronz Axes discovered at the Căuaş - Ady Endre canal 5
