▁imply ▁that ▁this ▁settlement ▁has ▁not ▁last ed ▁too ▁long ▁in ▁our ▁era . ▁Another ▁discovery ▁in ▁this ▁horizon ▁includes ▁a ▁large ▁red ▁pot , ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁wheel , ▁with ▁lips ▁in ▁steps , ▁and ▁which ▁has ▁perfect ▁analog ues ▁in ▁the ▁cer am ics ▁from ▁S arm iz eg et usa ▁( Gr ă di ş te a ▁Mun cel ului ), ▁already ▁dated ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁BC ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁AD . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁plate au ▁within ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁several ▁rect angular ▁buildings , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁round ▁ap se . ▁The ▁walls ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁wooden ▁st akes ▁bar rag ed ▁with ▁ro ds ▁and ▁st itch ed ▁together ▁with ▁cl ay . ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁covered ▁with ▁re eds ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁st raw s . ▁The ▁floor ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁yellow ▁cl ay , ▁well ▁pressed . ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁each ▁other , ▁sometimes ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁them ▁being ▁only ▁ 1 ▁m . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁several ▁surve ys ▁to ▁verify ▁the ▁surrounding ▁plain , ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁m ound , ▁outside ▁the ▁d itch . ▁These ▁surve ys ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁the ▁Da cian ▁settlement ▁was ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁plate au ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁d itch , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁spread ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁field ▁nearby . ▁The ▁plate au ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁fort