DIN NOU DESPRE TEZAURUL DE LA VALEA-STRÂMBĂ (TEKERŐPATAK)-KÁPOLNAOLDAL
AGAIN ABOUT THE TREASURE FROM VALEA-STRÂMBĂ (TEKERŐPATAK)-KÁPOLNAOLDAL

Summary/Abstract: In May 1939 one of the most important finds attributed to the Sântana de Mureș-Chěrnjakhov archaeological culture was discovered in Valea-Strâmbă, Harghita County, and since became a symbol for its last phase. The hoard was found on the western side of the ”Kápolnaoldal”, hill at an inclination of 23 degrees and an altitude of 857-875 m, therefore we consider that the place chosen for the hiding of the hoard does not indicate a location designated for human habitation, but rather a different set of reasons. The preservation of the hoard is only partial; considering that its exact composition is unknown, the chronological framework of the individual pieces should not be extrapolated to the hoard itself which is thus unfit to sustain any kind of historical argument and hypothesis. Anyway, the main characteristics of the hoard are related to the female attributes of the material culture. Furthermore, we observed that the most important hoards from the 4th-5th centuries AD, also including the treasure from Valea-Strâmbă, have a common feature. Taking into consideration the hoards with precise place of discovery it becomes evident that in virtually all cases the locations chosen for concealment are conspicuous from a topographic point of view, standing out of their environment, we consider the hoard from Valea-Strâmbă a sacral deposition.

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