Pop, Dan: The Middle Bronze Age Settlement of Petea-Csengersima (Satu Mare, 2009)

V. Catalogue of the Middle Bronze Age finds from Csengersima

fragment of the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, possibly phase I. Diameter: 160 cm, 65 cm deep.

571 B (PI. 18-21)

Roman Age feature with oval outline and dark-grey fill in the upper part with daub and charcoal; from the level of 75 cm in depth became grey-yellowish with yellow and dark grey stripes. Besides the Roman Age artefacts (iron slag, 9 ceramic fragments) was found a great quantity of ceramics (134 pieces), a clay and daub weigh with rod impressions that belonged to the Bronze Age, to the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I. Dimensions: 240 x 260 cm, maximum depth: 140 cm.

577 (Fig.6)

Feature with circular outline, and the walls were inclined towards the outside, stair-like bottom; yellow-reddish fill with charcoal; and a dark spot of ash towards the bottom. The fill uncovered ceramic fragments of the Bronze Age, of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase 1. Diameter: 104 cm, 28 cm deep.

578

Feature with almost rectangular outline that occurred as a long and narrow spot, grey-yellowish, with much daub and charcoal. The deposition was 10 cm thick; it superimposed the yellow sterile soil. The north-western end was cut by feature 576 and by another small feature, with circular outline and grey fill with yellow inclusions and charcoal. The materials found there belonged exclusively to the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I. Dimensions: 300 x 740 cm; 10 cm deep.

580

Roman Age feature with circular outline; straight walls that went deep into the sterile soil. It was researched at 320 cm in depth. The fill was almost dark, with horizontal thin layers of yellow soil starting from 80-100 cm. Feature 580 superimposed feature 650, which belonged to the second phase of the Suciu de Sus culture. When the Roman age feature was excavated, it reached the Bronze Age depositions and several ceramic fragments of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase II fell into its fill as well as a ceramic fragment of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I. Dimensions: 194 x 180 cm; 320 cm deep.

597 (Fig.6; Pl.25-26)

Rectangular feature with rounded margins, arched walls in the northern side and inclined towards the outside, the southern wall was cut by a small-sized feature. The fill was yellow-grey with daub. Other two features were excavated in its southern comer. They had dark grey fill with little daub (669 D) with ceramic fragments of the feature 597 that had fallen into it. The two smaller features were not deeper than 597. The fill of the feature 597 uncovered several ceramic fragments of the Bronze Age, of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I. Dimensions: 597: 200 x 165 cm; 40 cm deep; 669/D (smaller) diameter: 30 cm; 25 cm deep; 669/D (larger) diameter: 40 cm; 30 cm deep.

643 A-B (Pl.22/8-9)

Roman Age features with a fill that contained Roman artefacts and several ceramic fragments of the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I.

650

Feature with rectangular outline and rounded comers that cross-cut feature 651 D in the southeastern side. The same side uncovered feature 650 B that was likely to belong to feature 650. It was a hearth that was out of order under it, and around it had a pit with vaulted walls. The grey fill with daub and charcoal uncovered several ceramic fragments that belonged to the Bronze Age, the Suciu de Sus culture, phase II and several that belonged to the first phase of the same culture. The latter ran into the fill of the feature when it was excavated.

651 (Pl.22/1-7)

Oval feature with unclear margins; the fill was grey-yellowish with daub and charcoal. It cross-cut feature 650 in its western side. Another feature was excavated in its south-western side, the latter was smaller (651 C), shallow with the same colour of the fill. Besides the ceramic sherds of the Suciu de Sus culture, phase II, some of the first phase were also found. Dimensions: 420 x 240 cm; 42 cm deep; 651 C: 50 x 55 cm, 5 cm deep.

651 D

Feature with oval outline that cross-cut feature 651 in the southern side. It was less deep than feature 651. It revealed several ceramic fragments of the Bronze Age, of which two belonged to the Suciu de Sus culture, phase I. Dimensions: 100 x 270 cm, 25 cm deep.

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