Cercetările arheologice din Peştera Prihodişte (com. Vaţa de Jos, jud. Hunedoara) şi câteva consideraţii privind etapa finală a culturii Coţofeni

  • Subiect: Prihodişte cave is situated 3 km far from Prihodişte village and 5 km far from Vaţa de Jos (Vaţa de Jos commune, Hunedoara Department). The cave is rather receded, at the end of a valley, in the close proximity of former limestone exploitation. The karstic formation can be accessed from two entrances, to the north and to the west, both leading to a central hall, the starting point of a semiactive gallery which closes after 25 m. The archaeological researches started in October, 1998, with a stratigraphic test pit, and continued for another three campaigns, resulting in the discovery of a rich archaeological inventory: ceramics, lithic tools, and organic ornaments. The ceramics discovered in the Peştera Prihodiste presumably belongs to the 3rd final stage of the Coţofeni culture (IIIc). Other similar discoveries seem to sketch a broader chronological and cultural horizon including Banat sites such as Dubova – Cuina Turcului, Băile Herculane – Pestera Hoţilor (layers i-j), Peştera Oilor on Cerna Valley, and Româneşti – Peştera cu apă. Also, one can mention similar ceramic discoveries in south-western Transylvania (Bretea Muresană – Măgura Sârbilor, Deva – Dealul Cetăţii, Nandru – Peştera Spurcată, Băniţa – Peştera Bolii and Petroşani), or in Crişana (Clit – Gureţul Negrilor, Câmpanii de Sus – Peştera Măgura, Peştera Faţa Pietrei, Giurtelecul Şimleului – Coasta lui Damian). There are also several sites in the Balkan area with similar ceramics, belonging to the Bubanj Hum II cultural group, thought as a late echo of the Coţofeni culture.
  • Limba de redactare: română, engleză
  • Secţiunea: Studii, articole, comunicări
  • Vezi publicația: Sargetia. Acta Musei Devensis
  • Editura: Altip
  • Loc publicare: Deva
  • Anul publicaţiei: 2012
  • Referinţă bibliografică pentru nr. revistă: III; anul 2012; subtitlu: Acta Musei Devensis; seria nouă
  • Paginaţia: 59-89
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