The Bronze Age Shafthole Axe Discovered in Loranta, the Municipality of Brusturi, Bihor County
The Bronze Age Shafthole Axe Discovered in Loranta, the Municipality of Brusturi, Bihor County

Summary/Abstract: This brief note aims to present a recently discovered copper axe discovered in 21.10.2019 in thevillage of Loranta. The spot was verified in 27.10.2019 but unfortunately no other archaeological material wasuncovered during the field research. Based on its morphological-typological characteristics, the axe belongs tothe Dumbrăvioara type, the development of which has been dated to the second part of the Early Bronze Age.Taking into account the analogies from the cave in Izbucu Topliţei, the axe from Loranta can be connected to theRoşia-type discoveries. The study focuses on a single item deposit that can be connected to the intense trafficalong the Criş Valley that links Transylvania to the Hungarian Plain.

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