Residential buildings in the settlement of Kartal II (Еarly Hallstatt period)

The article publishes archaeological complexes of the type of dwellings, that originate from the settlement of Kartal II (the early Hallstatt horizon). A total of 8 (9?) such complexes were opened, mainly on the territory of the suburb of the hillfort (site "North-East"). They can all be divided into three groups. The first one consists of 5 dwellings, sunk into the mainland (no. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). The second one consists of 2 dwellings of the so-called ground type (1/2004 and 9/2011), but, in fact, buried in humusized soil to the level of the mainland. The third one consists of a single dugout type dwelling (no. 10). With the exception of dugout no. 10, remnants of open and closed hearths were found in all other complexes. Practically no traces of load-bearing structures were found. Analogies with residential complexes of the Kartal II settlement are known in synchronous cultures of both neighboring and more remote regions. However, this may not be complete, but only partial similarity in some parameters and features. The ceramic complex of dwellings indicates that the settlement of Kartal II belongs to the horizon of Hallstatt cultures with incised ceramics (Sihleanu - Tămăoani - Hansca-Holercani).