Living Downtown. An Early Iron Age Settlement Discovered in the Center of Timișoara

Abstract

e rescue excavations that were coordinated by Alexandru Szentmiklosi in the Piaţa Unirii ( e Union Square) from Timişoara revealed important aspects from the history of medieval and modern city of Timişoara. Unexpected was the discovery of three Early Iron Age features. One of the features was a sunken dwelling, while the others were two shafts. While the dwelling was seriously damaged by later constructions, the shafts provided relevant information regarding water management strategies but also concerning spiritual aspects of this community. e settlement can be dated to the Late Hallstatt period, a chronological horizon which has been only scantly investigated so far in the Banat region.