Otomani

An Early Bronze Age culture of eastern Hungary, northwestern Romania, and eastern Slovakia, dating to the period 2000-1600 BC, and shows connections with Unetice. It is the equivalent of the Hungarian Füzesabony group in the central Hungarian sequence. A high proportion of Otomani settlements are artificially or naturally fortified (Barca, Spissky Stvrtok), often by the use of water, and tells are frequent. The type site, near Marghita, is a citadel overlooking the eastern edge of the Hungarian plain. Black burnished ware with bossed decoration on one-handled cups is the most frequent pottery type. The ceramics feature large, pointed bosses. Bronze artifacts are elaborately ornamented.

The Rumanian equivalent of the Hungarian Fuzesabony group, Otomani is an earlier Bronze Age culture of the mid-2nd millennium be found primarily in the lowlands of the Banat as well as the Carpathian foothills to the east, in northwest Rumania. A high proportion of Otomani settlements are artificially or naturally fortified, often by the use of water. Tells are frequent, whilst the type site, near Marghija, is a citadel site overlooking the eastern edge of the Hungarian plain. Cemeteries are as yet uncommon, with inumed cremation the principal burial rite. Black burnished ware with bossed decoration on one-handled cups is the most frequent pottery type.