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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, represe...
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... featuring an apse can be categorised into two types: simple plan and complex plan. Structures with a simple plan are all located outside the Carpathian arc, while those with a complex plan, which includes concentric sections, are found only in the area of the capital of the Dacian Kingdom ( fig. 12). Among the buildings in the first category are those from Malaja Kopanja (Mala Kopanea), located on the Upper Tisa in Ukraine and dated 1st century BC, which are considered to be dwellings (V. Kotigoroško, 1995). Notable examples also include a large structure with a presumed cultic role at Cârlomănești, from the 1st century BC, two ...
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... 1st century BC, which are considered to be dwellings (V. Kotigoroško, 1995). Notable examples also include a large structure with a presumed cultic role at Cârlomănești, from the 1st century BC, two buildings from Brad in Bacău County, one interpreted as a temple and the other as a palace, a structure from Popești dating to the 2nd century BC ( fig. 13), another from Tei-București, which dates back to the 5th-4th century BC, and others (C. Bodó, ...
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... structures featured luxurious inventories, suggesting a special status (A. Pețan, V. Sîrbu, 2023). Particularly debated are the constructions from Grădiștea de Munte on the heights of Rudele and Meleia (C. Bodó, 2000). There are several dozens of these constructions, which are situated at high altitudes (1300-1400 m) ( fig. 14). Some researchers consider them to be temples or dwelling-temples inhabited by monks (A. Vulpe, 1986;V. Sîrbu, 2006). Earlier studies, however, proposed interpretations such as shepherds' dwellings (C. Daicoviciu et al., 1959) or blacksmiths residences (I. Glodariu, E. Iaroslavschi, 1979). A similar layout characterises the building on ...
