Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Urziceni. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)

Archaeological discoveries

was carried out in 1998, but no grave dating from the Roman Age was identified here. This shows that probably a single grave was here, or a small cemetery. A bricklike colored bowl made with the wheel was preserved from the inventory of the grave. The shape of the vessel indicates Roman origin, rarely found at barbarian peoples. Tough, the ethnic assignment of the vessel is rather difficult. The rite of the inhumation is typical for the Sarmatic population, but in the Late Roman Age, Germanic people have taken over this funeral rite, too. Lacking the details on skeleton orientation, it is difficult to say if it is a Germanic or a Sarmatic grave dating from the Roman Age. Other settlements of the Roman Age have been identified through surface surveys near the road to Urziceni-Pădure, in the area of the bridge, crossing the Pârâul Negru channel and on the left bank of the Fabrica de Hârtie Brook, towards the Carei-Urziceni road. Coins issued by Emperors Traian (between 103 and 111) and Antoninus Pius were found on the territory of Urziceni, indicating a significant habitation of the area during the Roman Age.

An inhumation grave was found between Urziceni and Foieni, on a hill surrounded by the swamp, at the site Râtul Vada. Green spots were identified near the skull, indicating the existence of temple rings made of bronze or silver, dating the burial in the 8th and 9th centuries. Traces of the medieval village Vada were identified in

Ceramică medievală descoperită la Urziceni Középkori cserşptoredekek Csanálosról Medieval pottery discovered at Urziceni

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