Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Urziceni. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)
Archaeological discoveries
On the present site of Urziceni, under thick medieval deposits, traces of a large settlement of the Middle Bronze Age (Otomani culture) are preserved. The discoveries were found along the ditches of the water pipe on the Main Street. Six vessels found in the garden of the house No. 416 (by János Schiel) is linked to this habitation. After this settlement ceased its existence, a new settlement was born (or moved?) in the Togul Károlyi site. The two settlements attest that the territory of Urziceni was inhabited from 1800 to 1300 B.C. This was a period of stability, when the civilizations of the “tells” flourished in the Tisa Plain. To the south and east of Urziceni, two settlements were discovered (at the sites Drumul Căminului and Valea Fabricii de Hârtie) dating from 1300 to 1100 BC (the Late Bronze Age). The two settlements belong to the Hajdiibagos/Cehăluţ culture. A great number of bronze weapons, tools and ornaments were buried in the ground, in this period. After these settlements ceased to exist, traces of another settlement have been identified at the site Crucea Vada, while another has been investigated during the archaeological rescue excavations at the border-crossing point, Vamă. These two settlements belong to the Gáva culture, a civilization which is remarkable for the spectacular fortifications built on heights or the islands of the swamps of the Tisa Plain. Săpătură arheologică la Urziceni-Vamă Régészeti ásatás Csanálos-Vám lelőhelyen Archaeological excavation at the Urziceni-Vamă site 7 Fusaiole - Orsógombok - Spindle-weight
