Monteoru

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A fortified hilltop near Bucharest which is the type site of a Middle to Late Bronze Age culture, c 2000-1600 BC, covering much of eastern Romania. This culture of the Sub-Carpathian zone was of local origin, but absorbed influences from both the south (notably faience in trade) and the steppes. It had a rich, varied collection of pot and metal forms. The site had a citadel with a long occupation and four large grave groupings in an adjoining cemetery. The citadel was fortified by box-like ramparts and stone walls, with house platforms in the interior. The burial rite is predominantly contracted inhumation, with pottery, bronze jewelry, and stone or faience beads as grave goods.

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The type site for a long-lasting Bronze Age culture of the Sub-Carpathian zone (south Poland, northeast Rumania), lasting through much of the 2nd millennium be. Ilie type site of Sarata-Monteoru comprises a citadel with a long occupation and four large grave groupings in an adjoining cemetery. The citadel was fortified by box-like ramparts and stone walls, with house platforms in the interior. The burial rite is predominantly contracted inhumation, with pottery, bronze jewellery and stone or faience beads as grave goods.

The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983Copied

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