Two Roman Glass Furnaces Discovered at Reşca-Romula (Romania)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7577472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mircea Negru (0000-0001-6855-450X, Spiru Haret University), P Badica (0000-0003-3038-2110, National Institute of Materials Physics), Andrei Alexandru-Dinu (0000-0003-2729-8161, National Institute of Materials Physics), Magdalena Galatanu (0000-0003-3984-6727, National Institute of Materials Physics), Andrei Kuncser (0000-0003-2841-5809, National Institute of Materials Physics), Delia Patroi (0000-0003-1579-423X), Ilinca Artene (National Bank of Romania) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 573-584 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/726009 |
| OpenAlex | W4386691394 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Romula (today Reşca, Dobrosloveni Village, Romania) was the largest urban and economic center of Dacia Inferior (Malvensis), a Roman province located in the north of the Lower Danube region. In this context, the city market included workshops for the production of ceramic, metal, stone, bone, and glass objects. In 2013, 2015, and 2018, during excavations of the former Roman city, two rectangular glass furnaces were discovered. One has only one chamber, the other has two chambers. A melted glass layer was found on the walls of furnace no. 1, as well as in one room of furnace no. 2. Broken fragments of glass were also found in both. The furnaces are located in the central area of the Roman city. The evidence suggests that the furnaces belong to secondary glass workshops. The glass may have arrived in raw form, where it was remelted and processed. The discovery of these furnaces contributes to the growing body of evidence for Roman glass production around the empire.1
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |