Vitalie Bârcă
Biographic Data
| ID | 6918747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vitalie Bârcă |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vitalie |
| FAMILY NAME | Bârcă |
| SIGNATURE | BARCA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3078-374X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Sarmatians on the western edge of the Eurasian steppe. Reading notes on a recently published monograph
The publication of the monograph Sarmatian cemetery-shrine near the village of Petrești in the Middle Prut region1 [in Russian] by Serghei Kurceatov and Valeriu Bubulici provides new data and perspectives on the Sarmatian communities inhabiting the western edge of the Eurasian steppe. Owing to the richness of the archaeological documentation and the wide range of issues addressed, the volume serves as the starting point for a series of reading no…
At the Border. The Rescue Archaeological Research of Cămin (Satu Mare County)
This study presents the results of the rescue archaeological excavations conducted during 2024 at Cămin (Satu Mare county), in site Via Căminului-nord, preceded by an intrusive diagnostic performed in 2022. In the occasion, thirty-six features have been identified, the majority clustering on the edge of the Papirgyár river terrace. According to the analysis of the identified inventories, most date to the 3rd century AD, respectively fourteen feat…
Aspects of the Funerary Rite and Ritual in the Sarmatian Cemetery of Timișoara-Hladik 1 (Timiș County). Preliminary Observations
This study, without aiming for comprehensiveness, attempts to present certain aspects of the funerary rite and ritual in the Sarmatae cemetery of Timișoara-Hladik 1 (Timiș county), wherea number of 139 inhumations and 16 ditched flat circular funerary enclosureswere investigated during 2019-2020 subsequent to the initiation of the Timișoara Sud bypass works.A series of aspects like the location and layout of the examined graves, their type and se…
Barbarian Strongly Profiled Brooches of Type Almgren 80, the “Vojtenki” Variant, from Romania
Notes on Some of the Glass Finds in the Villa Rustica of Dealul Lomb – Cluj-Napoca
The rescue archaeological excavations which yielded the glass items discussed here were conducted in the summer of 2008, nearby Cluj-Napoca, on Dealul Lomb. These unearthed and fully investigated a Roman date building, most likely a villa rustica, unreported in the academic literature until that date.The find of summer 2008 completes the picture on Roman farmhouses located in the vicinity of the Roman town at Napoca, the presence of three such si…
Preliminary Data on the Rescue Archaeological Excavations of Alba Iulia - Republicii Blvd. No. 3
The rescue archaeological research was undertaken between March – May 2022 in Alba Iulia city, at Republicii Blvd. no. 3.The research perimeter lay within the Olympic Pool area, both inside the former courtyard of the property, on the east and north sides related to the existing building, as well as outside the courtyard, on the same sides.The land plot is situated in the northern side of the city, on a high terrace, at 3.2 km north-west the Mure…
Preliminary considerations and notes on the Sarmatian burial vestiges of Timișoara – „Hladik 1” (Timiș county)
The 2019-2020 archaeological research resulted in the discovery, near Timișoara, at site Hladik 1, of a Sarmatae cemetery of which 139 burials have been investigated, some encircled by a ditch. The grave goods in the Timișoara – „Hladik 1” burials, rather varied and rich, are represented by handmade or wheel-thrown pots, domestic and household objects, toiletries, silver coins, adornment and dress items, weapons, etc. The preliminary analysis of …
The Free Dacian settlement of Arad (Site B_06). Preliminary considerations
The object of this article is to preliminary present the rescue archaeological excavations prior to the construction of the Arad-Timişoara Highway, conducted in 2010 on-site B_06. The investigated area is located on the Arad-Seceani highway section, in the km 15+490-15+780 stretch. The field research concluded the site was a large settlement lying both on the highway route as well as to its west and east. The archaeological investigations carried…
The Mirror With Thickened Rim and Nail-Shaped Handle From the Geto-Dacian Settlement of Poiana (Galați County, Romania). Notes on Its Origin and Dating
We discuss here the mirror discovered in 1987 following the archaeological investigations carried out in the Geto-Dacian settlement of Poiana (Galați county/RO). It belongs to the type of disc mirrors with thickened rim, central disc projection and nail-shaped handle. The item, singular in the east-Carpathian area, is the most western find of such mirror type. Subsequent to the analysis of all aspects related to such mirrors, it may be concluded …
Bucket-shaped pendants from the Sarmatae environment. A few notes on the origin, dating and use of these amulets in the Barbarian world
Bucket-shaped pendants were broadly diffused in various cultural environments from the area comprised between the north-east of the Black Sea and Central Europe. This study attempts, without aiming at being exhaustive, to analyse the objects of this type within the Sarmatian environment. The author examines these pendants from the Sarmatian environment compared to that of other cultural settings, within a broader context and concludes that in the…
Brooches of type Almgren Group VII, Series I, Variation with Headknob and Vertical Catchplate, from East and South-East Romania (the Barbarian World)
We attempt herein, based on archaeological finds, to analyse brooches of type Almgren VII, Series I, the headknob and external chord variation from territories east and south-east of Romania. The authors discuss a number of 46 such brooches. The typological analysis of the finds as well as the approach of the other issues these raise, also considered similar specimens diffused on a vast geographical area and a chronological time span comprised be…
The Sarmatian Mirror With Tamgas From the Settlement of Sebeș - “Podul Pripocului” (Alba County, Romania)
The article discusses the mirror discovered in 1967 following the archaeological excavations conducted in the Sebeș - “Podul Pripocului” settlement (Alba county/RO), dated to the 3rd – 4th century AD. The piece, singular in the intra-Carpathian area, belongs to the type of disc mirrors with rectangular side handle and decorated reverse. These are specific mainly to the Sarmatae world, yet are also found in the environment of other cultural identi…
The Bronze Cauldron of Piatra Șoimului (Calu) (Neamț County, Romania). Notes on the Distribution, Dating and Use of Such Type Cauldrons in the Sarmatian Environment
We shall discuss here the bronze cauldron discovered in 1932 in the perimeter of the Daco-Getae settlement of Piatra Șoimului (Calu). The vessel was dated by R. Vulpe to the 3rd century AD and the 1st century BC by Gh. Bichir. According to its features, the Piatra Șoimului (Calu) cauldron belongs to type VI, variation 1, subvariation A in S. I. Demidenko’s typology. Although the earliest cauldrons of type VI.1.A come from a series of features of …
The Bronze Cauldron of Avrămeni (Botoșani County). Aspects of Collective and Individual Mobility During the Late Iron Age in the Territories Between the Carpathians and the Volga
In 1942, following readjustment works of the road connecting the Săveni and Avrămeni communes, a barrow was destroyed, resulting the find of a bronze cauldron. A. Nițu deemed the vessel of Avrămeni as part of the series of cauldrons coinciding with the civilisation and expansion of the Sarmatians by the Don and Lower and Mid Danube in the 1st – 4th century AD and dated it to this chronological span. Gh. Bichir argued that the Avrămeni cauldron is…
Notes on a Clay Mould for Brooch Casting Recently Discovered From the Great Hungarian Plain
The object herein is the examination of the clay mould for brooch casting discovered in site 7 of Ecser (Hungary), investigated during May 2004 – June 2006 by rescue archaeological excavations performed prior to the construction of the express road M0, a bypass of Budapest. The mould was found in feature 4180 linked to the 3rd century AD Sarmatian settlement. Based on the morphological analysis of the Ecser mould, the author notes it was used for…
Accomplishments and Failures in the Management of Fortress Sarmizegetusa Regia, a Unesco World Heritage Monument
Sarmizegetusa Regia was included, together with other five Dacian fortresses (Bănița, Costești-Blidaru, Costești-Cetățuie, Piatra Roșie and Căpâlna), on the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1999. They are a unique synthesis of external cultural influences and local traditions in terms of building techniques and overall, in the ancient military architecture, representing the monumental expression of the civilisation of the Dacian Kingdom.The…
Positive and Negative Aspects in the Management of the Dacian Fortresses in the Orăștie Mountains Listed Among Unesco World Heritage Sites
The research and documenting of the historical monuments are fundamental and key tools for their adequate understanding and protection. Despite the numerous national and international laws, agreements and recommendations, regulating almost all aspects related to the protection of the monuments, they are not fully complied with and applied in Romania. The Dacian fortresses from the Orăștiei Mountains, on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites mak…
Vitalie Bârca, Notes on the origin and dating of the bone pyxides from the Sarmatian environment between the Don and the Prut
The object of this article is to discuss the bone pyxides discovered in the Sar¬matian graves from the north and north-west of the Black Sea. The study, with¬out being exhaustive, attempts a presentation of the graves where bone pyxides were identified, but also of the cultural environments where similar toiletry piec¬es were used. The conclusion is that bone pyxides in Sarmatian graves from the north and north-west Pontic territory are mainly Ro…
A Few Notes on the Tamgas From the Golden Plaque in the Sarmatian Grave at Dunaharaszti (Hungary)
We examine herein the golden plaque identified in the looted Sarmatian grave identified at Dunaharaszti. On its surface are rendered three wolves (?) running left and a tamga, all in relief. The tamga is in the shape of two adjoining volutes. The loops are waving inward on the first, and outward on the second. The symbol is believed similar to that ascribed to king Farzoios for whom Olbia struck golden coin grosso modo by the end of AD the 50’ies…
Notes on the Use, Dating and Origin of the Bucket-Shaped Pendants From the Sarmatian Environment of the Great Hungarian Plain
Bucket-shaped pendants were widely spread in various cultural environments from the Roman imperial period, in the area comprised between the north of the Black Sea and Central Europe. This study, without aiming to be exhaustive, attempts to examine pieces of the type found in the Sarmatian environment of the Great Hungarian Plain starting from the iron bucket-shaped pendants discovered in graves 9 and 13 from the cemetery at Hunedoara Timișană, Ș…
Vitalie Bârcă, Câteva observații privind administrarea cetăților dacice din Munții Orăștiei înscrise în Lista patrimoniului mondial Unesco / A few notes on the management of the Dacian Fortresses of t…
In 1990, Romania signed the Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972. Nevertheless, the effective enforcement of the Convention occurred only in 2000, when the government approved measures for the protection of the historical monuments on the World Heritage List. After 2000, various laws on the management, preservation and protection of the monuments on the World Heritage List were…
Figurative Representations on the Phalerae Found between the Ural, the Caucasus … and the Balkan Mountains (2nd-1st Century BC)
9 Figurative Representations on the Phalerae Found between the Ural, the Caucasus ... and the Balkan Mountains (2nd-1st Century BC) was published in Western-Pontic Culture Ambience and Pattern on page 272
A Disk Mirror Recently Discovered South the Lower Mureș
The object of this study is the analysis of the disk mirror discovered in 2010 during the rescue archaeological excavations carried out in occasion of the construction of the Arad-Timişoara motorway, respectively the Arad-Seceani sector. The mirror was found at ca. 1 m north grave 1 in site B0_6, where beside other two cremation graves, poorly preserved, other 129 archaeological features were also investigated.Though not exhaustively, we attempt …
The Reinterpretation of the Sarmatian Finds From the Romanian Plain (I)1
Within the pages of this study, the first in the series we aim to accomplish, we analyse a few of the Sarmatian finds in the Romanian Plain (Lehliu, Buzău, Olteniţa-Ulmeni, Vităneşti), which have arisen or still arise debates and for which several chronological frameworks have been suggested. Moreover, the author resumes the discussion of certain aspects related to the Sarmatian presence in the Romanian Plain. Following the analysis of the items …
Returned Foot Exterior Chord Brooches Made of a Single Metal Piece (Type Almgren 158) Recently Discovered in the Western Plain of Romania. Notes on Origin and Chronology
This study, without aiming at exhaustiveness, attempts, based on returned foot exterior chord brooches made of a single metal pieces (type Almgren 158) discovered in 2010 following the rescue archaeological excavations performed as a result of the construction of the Arad-Timişoara Highway, respectively section Arad-Seceani, in a series of Sarmatian graves of the cemetery investigated at Hunedoara Timișană, Șagu commune, Arad county, to analyse t…
The Reinterpretation of the Sarmatian Finds From the Romanian Plain (I)1
Within the pages of this study, the first in the series we aim to accomplish, we analyse a few of the Sarmatian finds in the Romanian Plain (Lehliu, Buzău, Olteniţa-Ulmeni, Vităneşti), which have arisen or still arise debates and for which several chronological frameworks have been suggested. Moreover, the author resumes the discussion of certain aspects related to the Sarmatian presence in the Romanian Plain. Following the analysis of the items …
Positive and Negative Aspects in the Management of the Dacian Fortresses in the Orăștie Mountains Listed Among Unesco World Heritage Sites
The research and documenting of the historical monuments are fundamental and key tools for their adequate understanding and protection. Despite the numerous national and international laws, agreements and recommendations, regulating almost all aspects related to the protection of the monuments, they are not fully complied with and applied in Romania. The Dacian fortresses from the Orăștiei Mountains, on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites mak…
Vitalie Bârca, Notes on the origin and dating of the bone pyxides from the Sarmatian environment between the Don and the Prut
The object of this article is to discuss the bone pyxides discovered in the Sar¬matian graves from the north and north-west of the Black Sea. The study, with¬out being exhaustive, attempts a presentation of the graves where bone pyxides were identified, but also of the cultural environments where similar toiletry piec¬es were used. The conclusion is that bone pyxides in Sarmatian graves from the north and north-west Pontic territory are mainly Ro…
The Sarmatian Mirror With Tamgas From the Settlement of Sebeș - “Podul Pripocului” (Alba County, Romania)
The article discusses the mirror discovered in 1967 following the archaeological excavations conducted in the Sebeș - “Podul Pripocului” settlement (Alba county/RO), dated to the 3rd – 4th century AD. The piece, singular in the intra-Carpathian area, belongs to the type of disc mirrors with rectangular side handle and decorated reverse. These are specific mainly to the Sarmatae world, yet are also found in the environment of other cultural identi…
Câteva consideraţii privind vasele metalice de import din mediul sarmatic nord–pontic
The presence of metal ware within the early Sarmatian environment is considerably reduced when compared to other categories of material. Currently, complete metal items come from the damaged grave at Bulahovka and the hoards at Bădragii Noi, Veseloja Dolina, Velikoploskoe and Novočerkassk. They are supplemented by a fragmentary handle of a bronze vessel originating from the hoard at Jančokrak and a few small fragments of a similar metal–made vess…
Returned Foot Exterior Chord Brooches Made of a Single Metal Piece (Type Almgren 158) Recently Discovered in the Western Plain of Romania. Notes on Origin and Chronology
This study, without aiming at exhaustiveness, attempts, based on returned foot exterior chord brooches made of a single metal pieces (type Almgren 158) discovered in 2010 following the rescue archaeological excavations performed as a result of the construction of the Arad-Timişoara Highway, respectively section Arad-Seceani, in a series of Sarmatian graves of the cemetery investigated at Hunedoara Timișană, Șagu commune, Arad county, to analyse t…
The Reinterpretation of the Sarmatian Finds From the Romanian Plain (I)1
Within the pages of this study, the first in the series we aim to accomplish, we analyse a few of the Sarmatian finds in the Romanian Plain (Lehliu, Buzău, Olteniţa-Ulmeni, Vităneşti), which have arisen or still arise debates and for which several chronological frameworks have been suggested. Moreover, the author resumes the discussion of certain aspects related to the Sarmatian presence in the Romanian Plain. Following the analysis of the items …
Figurative Representations on the Phalerae Found between the Ural, the Caucasus … and the Balkan Mountains (2nd-1st Century BC)
9 Figurative Representations on the Phalerae Found between the Ural, the Caucasus ... and the Balkan Mountains (2nd-1st Century BC) was published in Western-Pontic Culture Ambience and Pattern on page 272
A Disk Mirror Recently Discovered South the Lower Mureș
The object of this study is the analysis of the disk mirror discovered in 2010 during the rescue archaeological excavations carried out in occasion of the construction of the Arad-Timişoara motorway, respectively the Arad-Seceani sector. The mirror was found at ca. 1 m north grave 1 in site B0_6, where beside other two cremation graves, poorly preserved, other 129 archaeological features were also investigated.Though not exhaustively, we attempt …
A Few Notes on the Tamgas From the Golden Plaque in the Sarmatian Grave at Dunaharaszti (Hungary)
We examine herein the golden plaque identified in the looted Sarmatian grave identified at Dunaharaszti. On its surface are rendered three wolves (?) running left and a tamga, all in relief. The tamga is in the shape of two adjoining volutes. The loops are waving inward on the first, and outward on the second. The symbol is believed similar to that ascribed to king Farzoios for whom Olbia struck golden coin grosso modo by the end of AD the 50’ies…
Notes on the Use, Dating and Origin of the Bucket-Shaped Pendants From the Sarmatian Environment of the Great Hungarian Plain
Bucket-shaped pendants were widely spread in various cultural environments from the Roman imperial period, in the area comprised between the north of the Black Sea and Central Europe. This study, without aiming to be exhaustive, attempts to examine pieces of the type found in the Sarmatian environment of the Great Hungarian Plain starting from the iron bucket-shaped pendants discovered in graves 9 and 13 from the cemetery at Hunedoara Timișană, Ș…
Vitalie Bârcă, Câteva observații privind administrarea cetăților dacice din Munții Orăștiei înscrise în Lista patrimoniului mondial Unesco / A few notes on the management of the Dacian Fortresses of t…
In 1990, Romania signed the Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972. Nevertheless, the effective enforcement of the Convention occurred only in 2000, when the government approved measures for the protection of the historical monuments on the World Heritage List. After 2000, various laws on the management, preservation and protection of the monuments on the World Heritage List were…
Notes on a Clay Mould for Brooch Casting Recently Discovered From the Great Hungarian Plain
The object herein is the examination of the clay mould for brooch casting discovered in site 7 of Ecser (Hungary), investigated during May 2004 – June 2006 by rescue archaeological excavations performed prior to the construction of the express road M0, a bypass of Budapest. The mould was found in feature 4180 linked to the 3rd century AD Sarmatian settlement. Based on the morphological analysis of the Ecser mould, the author notes it was used for…
Accomplishments and Failures in the Management of Fortress Sarmizegetusa Regia, a Unesco World Heritage Monument
Sarmizegetusa Regia was included, together with other five Dacian fortresses (Bănița, Costești-Blidaru, Costești-Cetățuie, Piatra Roșie and Căpâlna), on the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1999. They are a unique synthesis of external cultural influences and local traditions in terms of building techniques and overall, in the ancient military architecture, representing the monumental expression of the civilisation of the Dacian Kingdom.The…
Positive and Negative Aspects in the Management of the Dacian Fortresses in the Orăștie Mountains Listed Among Unesco World Heritage Sites
The research and documenting of the historical monuments are fundamental and key tools for their adequate understanding and protection. Despite the numerous national and international laws, agreements and recommendations, regulating almost all aspects related to the protection of the monuments, they are not fully complied with and applied in Romania. The Dacian fortresses from the Orăștiei Mountains, on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites mak…
Vitalie Bârca, Notes on the origin and dating of the bone pyxides from the Sarmatian environment between the Don and the Prut
The object of this article is to discuss the bone pyxides discovered in the Sar¬matian graves from the north and north-west of the Black Sea. The study, with¬out being exhaustive, attempts a presentation of the graves where bone pyxides were identified, but also of the cultural environments where similar toiletry piec¬es were used. The conclusion is that bone pyxides in Sarmatian graves from the north and north-west Pontic territory are mainly Ro…
The Bronze Cauldron of Piatra Șoimului (Calu) (Neamț County, Romania). Notes on the Distribution, Dating and Use of Such Type Cauldrons in the Sarmatian Environment
We shall discuss here the bronze cauldron discovered in 1932 in the perimeter of the Daco-Getae settlement of Piatra Șoimului (Calu). The vessel was dated by R. Vulpe to the 3rd century AD and the 1st century BC by Gh. Bichir. According to its features, the Piatra Șoimului (Calu) cauldron belongs to type VI, variation 1, subvariation A in S. I. Demidenko’s typology. Although the earliest cauldrons of type VI.1.A come from a series of features of …
The Bronze Cauldron of Avrămeni (Botoșani County). Aspects of Collective and Individual Mobility During the Late Iron Age in the Territories Between the Carpathians and the Volga
In 1942, following readjustment works of the road connecting the Săveni and Avrămeni communes, a barrow was destroyed, resulting the find of a bronze cauldron. A. Nițu deemed the vessel of Avrămeni as part of the series of cauldrons coinciding with the civilisation and expansion of the Sarmatians by the Don and Lower and Mid Danube in the 1st – 4th century AD and dated it to this chronological span. Gh. Bichir argued that the Avrămeni cauldron is…
The Free Dacian settlement of Arad (Site B_06). Preliminary considerations
The object of this article is to preliminary present the rescue archaeological excavations prior to the construction of the Arad-Timişoara Highway, conducted in 2010 on-site B_06. The investigated area is located on the Arad-Seceani highway section, in the km 15+490-15+780 stretch. The field research concluded the site was a large settlement lying both on the highway route as well as to its west and east. The archaeological investigations carried…
The Mirror With Thickened Rim and Nail-Shaped Handle From the Geto-Dacian Settlement of Poiana (Galați County, Romania). Notes on Its Origin and Dating
We discuss here the mirror discovered in 1987 following the archaeological investigations carried out in the Geto-Dacian settlement of Poiana (Galați county/RO). It belongs to the type of disc mirrors with thickened rim, central disc projection and nail-shaped handle. The item, singular in the east-Carpathian area, is the most western find of such mirror type. Subsequent to the analysis of all aspects related to such mirrors, it may be concluded …
Bucket-shaped pendants from the Sarmatae environment. A few notes on the origin, dating and use of these amulets in the Barbarian world
Bucket-shaped pendants were broadly diffused in various cultural environments from the area comprised between the north-east of the Black Sea and Central Europe. This study attempts, without aiming at being exhaustive, to analyse the objects of this type within the Sarmatian environment. The author examines these pendants from the Sarmatian environment compared to that of other cultural settings, within a broader context and concludes that in the…
Brooches of type Almgren Group VII, Series I, Variation with Headknob and Vertical Catchplate, from East and South-East Romania (the Barbarian World)
We attempt herein, based on archaeological finds, to analyse brooches of type Almgren VII, Series I, the headknob and external chord variation from territories east and south-east of Romania. The authors discuss a number of 46 such brooches. The typological analysis of the finds as well as the approach of the other issues these raise, also considered similar specimens diffused on a vast geographical area and a chronological time span comprised be…
The Sarmatian Mirror With Tamgas From the Settlement of Sebeș - “Podul Pripocului” (Alba County, Romania)
The article discusses the mirror discovered in 1967 following the archaeological excavations conducted in the Sebeș - “Podul Pripocului” settlement (Alba county/RO), dated to the 3rd – 4th century AD. The piece, singular in the intra-Carpathian area, belongs to the type of disc mirrors with rectangular side handle and decorated reverse. These are specific mainly to the Sarmatae world, yet are also found in the environment of other cultural identi…
Preliminary considerations and notes on the Sarmatian burial vestiges of Timișoara – „Hladik 1” (Timiș county)
The 2019-2020 archaeological research resulted in the discovery, near Timișoara, at site Hladik 1, of a Sarmatae cemetery of which 139 burials have been investigated, some encircled by a ditch. The grave goods in the Timișoara – „Hladik 1” burials, rather varied and rich, are represented by handmade or wheel-thrown pots, domestic and household objects, toiletries, silver coins, adornment and dress items, weapons, etc. The preliminary analysis of …
Preliminary Data on the Rescue Archaeological Excavations of Alba Iulia - Republicii Blvd. No. 3
The rescue archaeological research was undertaken between March – May 2022 in Alba Iulia city, at Republicii Blvd. no. 3.The research perimeter lay within the Olympic Pool area, both inside the former courtyard of the property, on the east and north sides related to the existing building, as well as outside the courtyard, on the same sides.The land plot is situated in the northern side of the city, on a high terrace, at 3.2 km north-west the Mure…
Notes on Some of the Glass Finds in the Villa Rustica of Dealul Lomb – Cluj-Napoca
The rescue archaeological excavations which yielded the glass items discussed here were conducted in the summer of 2008, nearby Cluj-Napoca, on Dealul Lomb. These unearthed and fully investigated a Roman date building, most likely a villa rustica, unreported in the academic literature until that date.The find of summer 2008 completes the picture on Roman farmhouses located in the vicinity of the Roman town at Napoca, the presence of three such si…
At the Border. The Rescue Archaeological Research of Cămin (Satu Mare County)
This study presents the results of the rescue archaeological excavations conducted during 2024 at Cămin (Satu Mare county), in site Via Căminului-nord, preceded by an intrusive diagnostic performed in 2022. In the occasion, thirty-six features have been identified, the majority clustering on the edge of the Papirgyár river terrace. According to the analysis of the identified inventories, most date to the 3rd century AD, respectively fourteen feat…
Aspects of the Funerary Rite and Ritual in the Sarmatian Cemetery of Timișoara-Hladik 1 (Timiș County). Preliminary Observations
This study, without aiming for comprehensiveness, attempts to present certain aspects of the funerary rite and ritual in the Sarmatae cemetery of Timișoara-Hladik 1 (Timiș county), wherea number of 139 inhumations and 16 ditched flat circular funerary enclosureswere investigated during 2019-2020 subsequent to the initiation of the Timișoara Sud bypass works.A series of aspects like the location and layout of the examined graves, their type and se…
Barbarian Strongly Profiled Brooches of Type Almgren 80, the “Vojtenki” Variant, from Romania
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