The Cotofeni culture was followed by various Bronze Age cultures, which gradually evolved into the proto-Dacians between 1500-1200 BC. The final step of Dacian ethnogenesis is the immigration of Agathyrsi (the first Scythians) in 800-700 BC, who were assimilated by the Dacians. 
The Agatyrsi were pushed towards the territory of Romania by other Scythian groups who migrated West. They settled into Transylvania, where they assimilated into Geto-Dacian culture while contributing important elements to it.
The Agatyrsi were known for metal work and setting their laws in verse and music for easy memorization. By 600 BC, the Dacian region of Transylvania was famous for gold mining and for the high sophistication of its metal artifacts.
In Dacia, gold artefacts were pervasive and often had religious significance. Many Dacian men and women wore gold bracelets and pendants as a sign of Zamolxian religious wows.
It is this treasure that would motivate the Roman emperor Trajan to conquer the Dacian capital and occupy its most famous gold mining regions, which later be exploited by the Romans for gold production.
*which would later be exploited*
*vows*
You can read about the Cotofeni culture here:
https://twitter.com/atharavesta/status/1647310939568340995
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