Non-invasive archaeological researches performed in the Middle Bronze Age settlement from Alioș-Valea Alioşu (Timiș County, Romania). Structures, chronology, and perspectives
Non-invasive archaeological researches performed in the Middle Bronze Age settlement from Alioș-Valea Alioşu (Timiș County, Romania). Structures, chronology, and perspectives

Summary/Abstract: The prehistoric settlement in located north of the municipality of Alioș (Timiș County), on theright slope of Alioşu Valley. The site is little known and has been analyzed from the perspective of the structuresvisible on site and of the materials collected from the surface. Our research is based not only on focused on-siteinvestigations, but also on aerial photography, Structure from Motion, and magnetometric surveys. These setsof methods have led to a more nuanced picture of the inner structure of this settlement and of the naturalenvironment in the proximity of the site. The survey of 4.6 hectares from the area of the plateau has led to theidentification of an extended settlement that had developed south of the fortification that dominates AlioşuValley. The second structure identified in the central area of the plateau is published here for the first time. Itcovers an area of 0.5 hectares and no acceptable analogies have been yet identified. A number of artifacts providechronological indications: numerous pottery fragments and the Hajdúsámson-type shaft‑hole axe, all recoveredduring field researches. These artifacts date the site to stage MBA II (Reinecke A2; approximately 1950-after 1700BC).

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