Archaeological research of the Calvinist Church of Tășnad. The settlement was mentioned
the earliest in 1246 gaining urban privileges. The present-day Calvinist church is
built in late Gothic style and preserves valuable artistic details. During the archaeological
research in the interior, foundations of an earlier church with semicircular apse
was discovered, dating from the second half of the 13th century. To the west, part
of an even earlier structure was revealed. On the exterior, on the northern part,
foundations of the demolished sacristy were discovered, together with two annexes
of the church. There were medieval and early modern burials inside and around the
church, but they disturbed each other and part of them was liquidated during the modern
period. One of the graves contained a sliver ear-ring with S-shaped and six beads;
other discovered artifacts include a golden ear-ring with S-shaped end, a bronze bell,
pottery with stamped motif, fragments of stovetiles and of the demolished vault of
the nave.
