Aurora Pețan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4353818 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Aurora Pețan |
| NOMBRES | Aurora |
| APELLIDO | Pețan |
| FIRMA | PEȚAN A |
| AFILIACIONES | West University of Timişoara |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7373-8418 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Shaping the Landscape in Late Iron Age Europe
Large-scale landscape transformation in mountainous regions during the Late Iron Age remains insufficiently integrated into broader debates on European urbanism. In southwestern Transylvania, extensive slope terracing came to define the spatial core of the Dacian political centre. This study examines the scale, organization, and social implications of this engineered landscape using high-resolution LiDAR data and spatial modelling. Over 4000 anth…
A stonemason’s toolkit from the pre-Roman limestone quarry at Măgura Călanului (Romania)
This article discusses a stonemason’s toolkit that was discovered by chance at Măgura Călanului, Romania. This finding helps to address a longstanding gap in our understanding of the tools used in quarrying and monumental architecture during the Dacian Kingdom. The toolkit includes fifteen iron implements, such as double-headed picks, a whetting set, splitting wedges, and rare toothed tools, weighing a total of 10.93 kg. These tools provide valua…
Nondestructive investigations of tin-rich bronze mirrors discovered in Dacian sites from Sălaj County – Romania
On the Fringes of the Empire
Decoding symbols
This article examines the apsidal building at Piatra Roșie, focusing on the decorated iron discs found within its context, which form the basis for a reinterpretation of the structure’s functionality. The analysis proposes that these discs, adorned with zoomorphic and vegetal motifs, likely served as an indication of identity and authority, representing clans, tribes or alliances. This interpretation supports the hypothesis that the building func…
Cetatea dacică de la Cucuiș – Dealul Golu (jud. Hunedoara) în lumina datelor LiDAR
The Dacian fortress at Cucuiș- Dealul Golu (Hunedoara County) is a lesser-known fortified hilltop situated not far from the capital of the Dacian Kingdom. Discovered in the 1970s, it underwent several systematic research campaigns in the 1990s; however, the published information remains scarce. There is no record of a published plan, and the research reports do not include any visual documentation. The entirety of Hunedoara County is now covered …
Freely available LiDAR-derived digital terrain model (DTM) uncovers the heartland of the Dacian Kingdom
Aurora Petan, The World Heritage Convention and Romania. Case Study
Romania has signed the World Heritage Convention in 1990. Its process of implementation was carried out along two decades, but the resulting legal framework does not grant at present the appropriate protection and management of the sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. Moreover, even if steps have been taken towards the implementation of the Convention, the compliance with it is far from being a reality. This study brings forth the fact tha…
Aurora Pețan (România), Cetățile dacice din Munții Orăștiei. Probleme actuale și perspective / Th e Dacian fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains. Current issues and perspectives
The Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains are a series of six monuments dating back to the period of the Dacian Kingdom (1st century BC – beginning of the 2nd century AD) and located in Transylvania. They have been included into the World Heritage List since 1999. Unfortunately, at present only one of them has a site manager. The issues that all six are facing are highly difficult: they have a poor state of conservation, they are being affec…
A 'new' Roman Temporary Camp in Parâng Mountains
A new Roman camp was documented – mainly for its topographical features – far away from any known camp from Şureanu Mountains. It has a typical size of the encampments from around Sarmizegetusa Regia, 5 hectares, as no one reaches a full-size legionary camp. Having tituli and being made of two parts separated by a palisade, it finds also analogies in the region (as Comărnicel 1). What is really outstanding at the encampment from Cracul Găurilor i…
Aurora Pețan (România), Cetățile dacice din Munții Orăștiei. Probleme actuale și perspective / Th e Dacian fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains. Current issues and perspectives
The Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains are a series of six monuments dating back to the period of the Dacian Kingdom (1st century BC – beginning of the 2nd century AD) and located in Transylvania. They have been included into the World Heritage List since 1999. Unfortunately, at present only one of them has a site manager. The issues that all six are facing are highly difficult: they have a poor state of conservation, they are being affec…
A 'new' Roman Temporary Camp in Parâng Mountains
A new Roman camp was documented – mainly for its topographical features – far away from any known camp from Şureanu Mountains. It has a typical size of the encampments from around Sarmizegetusa Regia, 5 hectares, as no one reaches a full-size legionary camp. Having tituli and being made of two parts separated by a palisade, it finds also analogies in the region (as Comărnicel 1). What is really outstanding at the encampment from Cracul Găurilor i…
Aurora Petan, The World Heritage Convention and Romania. Case Study
Romania has signed the World Heritage Convention in 1990. Its process of implementation was carried out along two decades, but the resulting legal framework does not grant at present the appropriate protection and management of the sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. Moreover, even if steps have been taken towards the implementation of the Convention, the compliance with it is far from being a reality. This study brings forth the fact tha…
Freely available LiDAR-derived digital terrain model (DTM) uncovers the heartland of the Dacian Kingdom
Decoding symbols
This article examines the apsidal building at Piatra Roșie, focusing on the decorated iron discs found within its context, which form the basis for a reinterpretation of the structure’s functionality. The analysis proposes that these discs, adorned with zoomorphic and vegetal motifs, likely served as an indication of identity and authority, representing clans, tribes or alliances. This interpretation supports the hypothesis that the building func…
Cetatea dacică de la Cucuiș – Dealul Golu (jud. Hunedoara) în lumina datelor LiDAR
The Dacian fortress at Cucuiș- Dealul Golu (Hunedoara County) is a lesser-known fortified hilltop situated not far from the capital of the Dacian Kingdom. Discovered in the 1970s, it underwent several systematic research campaigns in the 1990s; however, the published information remains scarce. There is no record of a published plan, and the research reports do not include any visual documentation. The entirety of Hunedoara County is now covered …
A stonemason’s toolkit from the pre-Roman limestone quarry at Măgura Călanului (Romania)
This article discusses a stonemason’s toolkit that was discovered by chance at Măgura Călanului, Romania. This finding helps to address a longstanding gap in our understanding of the tools used in quarrying and monumental architecture during the Dacian Kingdom. The toolkit includes fifteen iron implements, such as double-headed picks, a whetting set, splitting wedges, and rare toothed tools, weighing a total of 10.93 kg. These tools provide valua…
Nondestructive investigations of tin-rich bronze mirrors discovered in Dacian sites from Sălaj County – Romania
On the Fringes of the Empire
Shaping the Landscape in Late Iron Age Europe
Large-scale landscape transformation in mountainous regions during the Late Iron Age remains insufficiently integrated into broader debates on European urbanism. In southwestern Transylvania, extensive slope terracing came to define the spatial core of the Dacian political centre. This study examines the scale, organization, and social implications of this engineered landscape using high-resolution LiDAR data and spatial modelling. Over 4000 anth…
Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (7 obras) · Archaeological Research and Protection (6 obras) · History (6 obras) · Ancient history (5 obras) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Archaeology (3 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Geology (2 obras)