Hadrian Daicoviciu’s scientific contributions

... 35 The discovery of the remains of a terracotta pipe on the western side of the cistern seems to suggest the same. 36 The Blidaru fortress is placed on the hill slope that provides the passage from the Târsa Plateau to the Grădişte Valley. Besides the fortress, on this hill slope (and along the attested ancient road), a number of towers were uncovered, forming a complex system of defense (Fig. 7b). ...

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Water Management during the Dacian Period in the Orăştie Mountains. Catchment and Storage of Water

... Earlier studies, however, proposed interpretations such as shepherds' dwellings (C. Daicoviciu et al., 1959) or blacksmiths residences (I. Glodariu, E. Iaroslavschi, 1979). ...

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Decoding symbols: the apsidal building in the Alun-Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress

... VIII/3-5. 63 Daicoviciu et al. 1983, p. 232. 64 Florea et al. 2012 Daicoviciu et al. 1983, p. 232. ...

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Sarmizegetusa Regia după anul 102 p.Chr.

... La Apulum sunt cunoscute complexele termale din praetorium consularis 11 , respectiv din zona denumită Dealul Furcilor (Municipium Septimium), de dată mai recentă, datorat unei cercetări arheologice preventive 12 . Situaţia de la Sarmizegetusa este foarte asemănătoare una dintre băi a fost decopertată integral în anul 1883 13 , iar ceva mai recent au fost cercetate complexe termale în proximitatea praetorium procuratoris 14 . Ample cercetări au fost realizate în termele legionare de la Potaissa, publicate în stadiul în care era cercetarea în urma cu peste un deceniu 15 . ...

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Balnea în Dacia – câteva comentarii

... The camps on the Jigurel and Vârfu lui Pătru hills, alongside the three examples Such incursions are usually documented archaeologically through evidence of camps accommodating overnight Roman troops on their way to attack indigenous strongholds [20], but the only such sites identified so far in Dacia are in the Orăştie/Şureanu Mountains (part of the Southern Carpathians range) within vicinity of Sarmizegetusa Regia itself ( Figure 1). The camps on the Jigurel and Vârfu lui Pătru hills, alongside the three examples clustered on top of Comărnicel hill have been known for some time [21], with another possible example suggested on Prisaca hill [22]. However, all these encampments are located some distance away from any potential Dacian targets and, therefore, have been interpreted as part of army transit towards Sarmizegetusa Regia; the small enclosure on Muncelu hill is the only one traditionally assumed to have played a role in the fall of the target. ...

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GIS Analysis and Spatial Networking Patterns in Upland Ancient Warfare: The Roman Conquest of Dacia

... At Ulpia Traiana excavation has produced evidence of brick and tile manufacture beyond the walls and quarrying (Alicu, Pop, and Wollman 1979,1-10) some distance away, though both on a scale sufficient only to support construction within the colonia. Pottery kilns are few in number ( Dawson 1992), while glass production ( Daicoviciu et al. 1983) and sculpture in the temple area of the city (Alicu, Pop, and Catanas 1976) may have served local demand. From Apulum terra sigillata ( Isac et al. 1979, 228-229) made in urban kilns was distributed to Potaissa, Porolissum, Dierna, and Drobeta during the second century, and from the late second century a medallion applique ware, also from Apulum, is known at Drobeta, Dierna, Tibiscum, Micia, Romula, and Lacousteni. ...

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Function and Symbol: The Development of Towns in Roman Dacia