Marta, Livius et al.: The Late Bronze Age Settlement of Nyíregyháza-Oros „Úr Csere” (Satu Mare, 2010)

VIII. Conclusions. Nyíregyháza-Oros site and its significance for the reearch of the Late Bronze Age

(Pl. 3/2) is an evidence of the links with this archaeological culture located to the south and east. The reduced quantities of the Suciu materials make us conclude that they are only evidence of some neighbourhood imports, but not of such a strong presence of the Suciu de Sus culture to support a cultural mixture337. The imports from the classical phase of the Suciu de Sus culture in the Hajdfibagos-Cehăluţ milieu, and generally towards west, are well documented338. They are represented on a limited number of richly decorated vessels used for serving meals (cups, bowls) that the two cultures interchange339. The manner in which the decorated cups are represented in serving set of Nyirmada makes reference to interpretations suggesting that the presence of the vessels for serving meals in foreign cultural environments can be placed in the context of some identitary expressions340. As regards the dating of the Suciu de Sus cup from Oros, its decoration, through wide incision and through excision, determines us to opt for a dating during the Suciu de Sus II phase, and Reinecke BC-BD phases respectively341.

The presence of a cup with spiral decoration made through a superficial incision in a narrow channel (PL 29/4), raises the question of a possible affiliation to an earlier period of the Suciu de Sus II phase, respectively to the Suciu de Sus Ila sub-phase. But the fine incision through which the decoration is made, and the spiral motif itself - simple spirals, consisting of shallow and narrow incisions, which descend from the shoulder and stop into the centre of the spiral - have very close analogies in eastern Slovakia342 on some materials dated during Reinecke BC2 and BD stages343. Vessels originating from eastern Slovakia spreaded towards south in the Upper Tisa region344 and even to the centre of Satu Mare region345.

One of the legged mugs (PI. 39/1), although its shape is similar to that of many other vessels from the settlement, differs, however, not only through the ornament, but also through its nature. This makes us consider it of a non-local nature. Given its man-337 The Suciu de Sus pottery was present in a similar quantity in the site nearby Nyíregyháza-Tesco, Shell Petrol Station (Nagy 2007).

338 Németi 2009a, p. 41, and the bibliography.

339 Imports of Hajdúbagos cups and bowls in settlements of the Suciu de Sus culture can be documented as well, although they are less well accentuated (Kacsó 2005, p. 53; Marta 2009, PL 49/6).

340 Tóth-Marta 2007, p. 132-134.

341 A closer delimitation within Suciu de Sus II phase (Ila and lib) can be achieved only for some richer ceramic lots (Marta 2009, p. 96-101).

342 Demeterová 1984, Pl. XXVI/2.

343 Demeterová 1984, p.46.

344 Kovács 1967, PI. 14/3.

345 Marta 2009, PI. 24/2.

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