ȚIPARI–JOCUL DOMNULUI, O PRIMĂ DESCOPERIRE A UNEI POSIBILE FORTIFICAŢII APARŢINÂND GRUPULUI CULTURAL BALTA SĂRATĂ
ȚIPARI – JOCUL DOMNULUI, A FIRST DISCOVERY OF A POSSIBLE FORTIFICATION BELONGING TO THE BALTA SĂRATĂ CULTURAL GROUP

Summary/Abstract: During the archeological field research undetaken by the West University of Timișoara and Arheovest N.G.O. in 2019-2020 an area was covered from the northeast of Timiș County in the vicinity of Țipari locality (Szapáryfalva), Coșteiu commune, Timiș county, Romania. The area drew attention through the favorable position for the construction of fortifications to simultaneously control the valleys of the Timiș and Bega rivers that connect the center of Banat region through the Timiș - Cerna corridor to the Danube and the Balkans and through the Făget area to Transylvania. The analysis of satellite images led to the identification of a possible fortification of about 9 ha surrounded by a ditch of around 12 m wide, a fact confirmed by field research through the discovery of rich archaeological material inside its perimeter, consisting of numerous fragments of pottery and lithic material that indicates the presence of an important settlement from the Middle - Late Bronze Age, based on the analysis of pottery that was included in the Balta Sărată Cultural Group.

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