Between sacred and profane – a discovery belonging to the Coţofeni Culture inside “Stanu Cerbului” cave (Bihor County)
Between sacred and profane – a discovery belonging to the Coţofeni Culture inside “Stanu Cerbului” cave (Bihor County)

Summary/Abstract: This brief paper presents a recent ceramic find, discovered inside “Stanu Cerbului” Cave in VidaValley. One can remark a pattern which is specific to the Coţofeni Culture, in its third stage of evolution. Theother three situations in which vessels were discovered in caves: Igriţa, Izbândiş and Moanei, seem to prove aspecial religious behavior regarding a subterraneous deity. These discoveries prove the fact that ritual places wereoften used in the last stage of the Coţofeni Culture, under others cultural influences, and, as we know from theliterature, they are specific to the Pădurea Craiului Mountains.

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