The Bronze Age Site from Luduş

The location of the habitation from Luduș Fabrica de Cânepă (Eng. Hemp Factory) along the middle Mureş Valley facilitated its connection with the western world, found between the Criş Rivers and along the Tisa River, reaching even areas as far as the Danube. Only in this way can we explain the presence of a bronze lunular pendant in one of the graves from Luduș. Subsequently, at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, the area underwent important transformations under the influence of settlers coming from over the Oriental Carpathians, setting the stage for a new cultural environment. Closely examining the book, the interested reader will notice that this is not a simple site monograph, as the authors managed to offer a more complex synthesis on aspects concerning the cultural evolutions which flourished in Transylvania between 1800 and 1400 BC. Through the frequent analogies, one finds itself well connected to relevant contemporaneous social and cultural manifestations, including thus a larger area in the study. One of the main characteristics of the Bronze Age is, once again, highlighted: the constant dispersal of individuals and ideas, which made the development of a unitary ceramic style possible, spread over the whole intra-Carpathian area. The ritual dimension, including funerary practices, proves as well similar sensibilities.