Pavlina Vladkova,Novae. Sector VIII А. Buildings extra murosComplexes During the Roman and Late Antiquity Periods /Novae. Сектор VIII А. Сгради extra muros. Комплексите през римската и късноантичната епохиSofia 2025ISBN 978-619-7763-02-7
374 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 28,5 x 20 cm; kartoniert/hardcoverbulgarisch mit einer ausführlichen englischen Zusammenfassung
/bulgarian with an extended summyary in English
Volume 2 presents the results of the excavations of the complexes
from the Roman and Late Antique periods: from the early 2nd to the
late 4th - early 5th century. This is the time when life was most
intense and the buildings had a representative character. Attention
has focused on the architectural structures: well preserved walls,
some with frescoes, mortar floors and hypocausts. Space is given over
to lead and ceramic water pipes and to numerous miscellaneous sewage
structures. Three periods of construction have been distinguished,
the second being a residence in which high government officials, the
provincial governor, merchants and others who visited the camp of the
First Italian Legion stayed. Movable finds are included insofar as
they support the dating of the architectural remains and are
important in refining the chronology. All the epigraphic monuments
discovered over the years have been collected, the rare seals on
building ceramics, diptychs and graffiti are presented, the data on
the frescoes found have been systematized, etc.
Bilyana Marinova Torbatova, Pagan Cult Sites in the Lands Between the Danube and the Balkan Mountains (early-1st – late-4th Century AD) /Езически култови обекти в земите между Дунава и Балкана (началото на I - края на IV в.)Sofia 2024ISBN 978-619-7712-19-3
836 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./ num. colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 20 cm; kartoniert/hardcoverin bulgarischer Sprache
mit einer englischen Zusammenfassungin Bulgarian with summary in English
The appearance of this work is due to the absence in the previous
historiography of a generalized study on the pagan cult
infrastructure from the period 1st - 4th century AD in the lands
between the Danube and the Balkan Mountains, and is based on the
availability of sufficient information in the scientific literature
and museum funds, allowing identification according to established
criteria of a very large number of temples, shrines and cult places.
The available information includes data from archaeological
excavations, finds of votive reliefs and other votive monuments,
epigraphic evidence, numismatic data and a limited number of ancient
written records.
In different
periods of time, the lands covered in this study included parts of
(or, less commonly, entirely) different Roman administrative units:
in the first half of the 1st century AD – parts of the province of
Moesia and the client kingdom of Thrace; from the end of the 1st
century AD – part of the provinces of Upper Moesia and Thrace, as
well as the entire province of Lower Moesia; from the second half of
the 3rd century – part of Riparian Dacia province and the entire
Lower Moesia; from the very end of the 3rd/beginning of the 4th
century these lands were already divided between the provinces of
Riparian Dacia, Second Moesia and Scythia. Several cases of changing
the route of the borders between the different provinces were also
documented, with a tendency in the 2nd century to expand Lower Moesia
at the expense of Upper Moesia (to the west) and Thrace (to the
south), and in the 3rd century – to reduce the territory of this
administrative unit in order to create initially one, and
subsequently two new provinces in its lands.
The purpose of
this work is to present as complete a picture as possible of the
pagan cult infrastructure in the lands between the Danube and the
Balkan mountain range during the 1st - 4th century. The study covers
sites of all types, located in cities, military camps, settlements of
different ranks, villa mansions and individual rural households, as
well as those with roadside character and isolated location in the
then settlement system. The fulfilment of the set goal implies in the
first place the identification of the sites of pagan cult ritual. The
aim is to present as much information as possible about each of the
recognized cult sites, and this also determines the direction of the
specific research tasks:
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accurate location data, with particular attention to
the topographic characteristics of the terrain;
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clarification of the location in the settlement system,
with a brief overview of the main points in the development of the
settlement unit to which some of the sites are related;
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data on the organization of the cult space;
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typological definition;
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history of use;
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analysis of the votive material in order to establish
the revered cults and attempt to determine the leading one among
them, as well as the ethnic and social composition of the users of
each particular cult site.
Lyudmil Vagalinski – Milena Raycheva (eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Roman and Late Antique Thrace Conference “Conflicts and Catastrophes in Roman and Late Antique Thrace” (Burgas, 12th – 16th October 2020)(Bulletin of the National Archaeological Institute, vol. 50)
Sofia 2024ISBN 978-619-254-041-8
218 S./pp., zahlr. Farb. und S/W-Abb./ num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover
The fourth edition of the International “Roman and Late Аntique
Thrace” (RaLATh) Conference was carried out in a hybrid format in
Burgas, Bulgaria, in 2020. It proved a challenging undertaking in a
year marked by COVID-19 restrictions, which was nevertheless
fulfilled successfully thanks to the traditionally excellent
partnership between Burgas Municipality and the National
Archaeological Institute with Museum (Sofia). This time, the
conference theme focused on conflicts and catastrophes – a rather
thought-provoking topic in our opinion, the discussion of which is
crucial for the deeper understanding of turbulent events that shaped
the fate of ancient Thrace, and for the establishment of
chronologies. We are grateful to all participants who contributed to
this discussion in various ways and especially to those who submitted
their manuscripts for publication in the present volume.
Kostadin Rabadijev (ed.), The Apogee of the Triballian Dynasty: The Triballoi and Their Neighbours in the Classical and Early Hellenistic TimesProceedings of the conferences “The apogee of the Triballian dynasty. 50 years since the discovery of the Mogilanska Mogila and Vratsa Tombs”, Vratsa, 12th-13th November 2015 and “The Rogozen Treasure in the Ancient world. 30 years later”, Vratsa, 3rd-4th November 2016(Studia Archaeologica Universitatis Serdicensis. Supplementum VII / 2024)
Sofia 2024ISBN 978-954-07-6047-6
264 S./pp., zahlr. Farb. und S/W-Abb./ num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
The Lords of Salt: Provadia-Solnitsata 5600-4350 BC.(National Archaeological Museum.
Catalogues, volume 39)Sofia 2025ISBN 978-619-254-045-6
ISSN 2367-8860
200 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 25 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover
The exhibition catalogue presents over 530 finds discovered during
the excavations of the salt-production and urban centre. The exhibits
date from Late Prehistory, Late Hellenistic period and Antiquity.
Iliana Borisova-Katsarova / Илиана Борисова-Кацарова,The Western Gate of Serdica. Archaeological survey and socialization
/ Западната порта на Сердика. археологическо проучване и социализацияSofia 2024ISBN 978-954-07-5994-4
336 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./ num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcoverin bulgarischer Sprache
mit einer englischen Zusammenfassungin Bulgarian with summary in EnglishThe monograph presents the results of the archaeological excavations
of the Western Gate of Serdica in 2011-2016 and the subsequent
establishment of the archaeological park. The first part of the study
adds new insights and discussion to what is known so far about
Serdica in the Roman and Late Antique periods. The second part
focuses on the management of archaeological monuments in the city and
seeks to locate the archaeological park in the context of Sofia's
ancient heritage.
Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl,The Mosaic of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Meaning, technique and conservation = Mozaicul Marelui Palat din Constantinopol. Semnificatie, tehnica si conservare Bukarest 2024ISBN 978-606-8922-29-4
358 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 23 x 17 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
Through his book, Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl invites us to a captivating
journey in the world of the mosaic. History, tradition, and
iconography – the book puts together an extremely valuable material
for both mosaic artists and restorers, as well as the wider public.
For all of them, it is only a detailed and deep understanding of the
techniques and materials used in the past that can ensure the
selection of the most suitable and correct methods of conservation of
a work of art, regardless of its nature.
In his professional
milieu, Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl is a widely-known restorer of mural
painting and historic plaster with an emphasis on mosaics, having a
remarkable professional experience. He was the main coordinator of
the international projects of conservation for the mosaics of the
Great Palace of Constantinople and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, as well
as a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Peter
Berzobohaty-Gastl is extremely passionate about the production
technique of Late-Antique and Byzantine mosaics, and this book
presents the results of his research spanning over more than 30
years.
Nikolina Maraković – Tin Turković, TRANSLATIO IMAGINIS TRIUMPHALIS: Elephant in the Iconography of Power from Antiquity to the Early Modern AgeZagreb 2025ISBN 978-953-379-097-8
484 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 24 x 17 cm; broschiert/softcover
The authors address the issue of the translation of political power
and the legitimacy of rule over the civilized world from antiquity to
the early modern period, focusing on the image of the elephant and
its role in triumphal iconography. The elephant is thus recognized as
a proper imago triumphalis – the most obvious, most universal, and
at the same time, the most easily comprehensible symbol of the idea
of translatio. Through the analysis and interpretation of the use of
this specific motif across several millennia of human history, a
complex historical topic is made approachable and understandable,
even to a wider audience.
Nikola Cesarik – Maja Grisonic – David Štrmelj – Inga Vilogorac-Brčić, Calpurnia and the Egyptian Deities in Caska on the Island of PagZagreb 2025ISBN 978-953-379-221-7
96 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 23,5 x 16,5 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
The Caska Bay near Novalja represents a unique archaeological
complex, not only on the island of Pag but also in the wider eastern
Adriatic region, due to its historical significance and beautiful
landscape. Its historical secrets, mostly from the ancient period,
are gradually being revealed through the persistent work of several
generations of archaeologists and historians. With the exception of
urban areas, or Roman colonies and municipalities, nowhere in the
rural area along the entire eastern Adriatic coast has such a large
amount of epigraphic material mentioning people from the highest
circles of Roman society been found. Caska is also the site that
hides the oldest evidence of the cult of Isis on the entire eastern
Adriatic coast. Inscriptions dedicated to the Egyptian goddess from
the Hellenistic-Roman period were carved on four altars at the
beginning of the 1st century AD by Calpurnia, a member of the
aristocratic family Calpurnii Pisones from Rome. Her father owned a
maritime villa, or rather a coastal country estate in Caska, which,
in addition to a luxurious (but still undiscovered) residential area,
also had its own production facilities for various types of food.
Calpurnia inherited the estate in Caska from her father and
worshipped the goddess Isis and other gods of her circle there. She
did all this at a time when, by all accounts, the ban on Egyptian
cults, initiated by the Roman emperor Tiberius in 19 AD, was still in
effect. This is the story of her, her family, and how and why
Calpurnia Piso came to Caska in the first place, but also the story
of the gods that, despite the bans, Calpurnia worshipped on her
estate.
Sanja Ivčević, Rimska vojna oprema iz doba principata u međuriječju Krke i Cetine / Roman Military Equipment of the Principate Era between the Krka and Cetina Rivers(Katalozi i monogafije / Catalogues and Monographs 7)Split 2024ISBN 978-953-7633-48-6
352 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 24,5 cm; broschiert/softcoverzweisprachig kroatisch - englisch / bilingual croatian - english
Yanislav Tachev, The Coinage of King Cavarus – The Ruler of ThraceSofia 2024ISBN 978-619-91692-6-1190 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 21 x 15 cm;
kartoniert / hardcoverEnglisch mit Zusammenfassung in Bulgarisch /English with a summary in Bulgarian
Yanislav Tachev, Who is Skostokos and all about his Coins
Sofia 2024ISBN 978-619-91692-7-8186 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 21 x 15 cm;
kartoniert / hardcoverEnglisch mit Zusammenfassung in Bulgarisch /English with a summary in Bulgarian
The proposed study is devoted to the bronze and silver coins on the
reverse seals of which the name ΣKOΣTOKОY is inscribed. The work
includes all the coins (bronze rulers and silver city coins) known to
date. The study is divided into two parts. The first part consists of
two chapters. The first chapter deals with the individual aspects of
the earliest coins. These are the bronze ruler coins of the type
"head of Apollo / horseman, running right", inscription
ΣKOΣTOKOY inscribed above horseman. In the second chapter of the
first part, all known posthumous autonomies are covered Lysimachus
tetradrachms and drachms signed in the cut with the inscription
ΣKOΣTOKOY. In the second part of the study, the problems of the
late ruler bronze coins of the type "bust of the ruler /
horseman, walking right", inscription ΣKOΣTOKOY are examined.
Over the past two centuries, many researchers have published
specimens of both the bronze and silver coins with the inscription
ΣKOΣTOKOY on the reverse stamps.
Yanislav Tachev, The Provincial Coinage of SerdicaSofia 2020 (2025)ISBN 978-619-90409-6-6450 S./pp., 206 S/W-Taf./206 b/w-pls., 21 x 15 cm;
kartoniert / hardcoverEnglisch mit Zusammenfassung in Bulgarisch /English with a summary in Bulgarian
Serdica is the only city on the territory of today's Bulgaria that
issued coins in three different chronological periods. The city mint
goes through three radically different phases. Initially it was
created as a provincial mint, after a century of operation it was
transformed into a branch of the central Roman mint (the end of the
reign of Emperor Gallienus (253 – 268) and finally minted Ottoman
coins (XVI – XVIII centuries)1. The subject of the proposed work is
the provincial coinage of the city. The provincial coinage of Serdica
began during the joint reign of the emperors Marcus Aurelius (161 –
180) and Lucius Verus (161 – 169) and with hiatuses of different
lengths continued until the period of the independent (260 – 268)
rule of Emperor Gallienus (253 – 268). During this one hundred and
seven year period, coins were issued in the city for six emperors and
their family members. From the conducted research, it is clear that
the most intensive coinage was during the sovereign reign of Emperor
Karakala (212 – 217).
Maria-Magdalena Stefan,Morminte tumulare la Dunărea de Jos în secolele V-III a. Chr.Bukarest 2024ISBN 978-606-537-690-8
298 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 29 x 20,5 cm; broschiert/softcover
Müssten die Völker der Balkanhalbinsel heute ein gemeinsames Emblem
wählen, das ihre natürliche, kulturelle und historische Landschaft
zum Ausdruck bringt, so wären die mehr oder weniger großen
anthropogenen Grabhügel, die auf den Hügeln oder
Hochwasserterrassen des gesamten Gebiets von der Bugevac-Steppe bis
zum Ägäischen Meer verstreut sind, zu Recht eine der geeignetsten
Entscheidungen. Sie sind nicht nur zahlreich, Zehntausende von ihnen,
sondern in einigen Regionen, wie zum Beispiel in Dobrudscha, sind sie
sogar zur Landschaft geworden. Man kann sich die Straßen zum Meer
ohne diese hügeligen Horizonte gar nicht vorstellen, die Oreste
Tafrali 1927 in Bezug auf Mangalia als „un des plus beaux et des
plus étranges paysages de la Dobroudja méridionale“ bezeichnete.
Marina Ugarković – Ana Konestra – Martina Čelhar – Martina Korić (eds.), Between Global and Local. Adriatic Connectivity from Protohistory to the Roman PeriodProceedings of the Conference Stari Grad, 28th-29th October 2022(Zbornik Instituta za Arheologiju / Serta Instituti Archaeologici 21)Zagreb 2024ISBN 978-953-6064-73-1
244 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover
Jasna Jeličić Radonić, MARTIA IVLIA VALERIA SALONA FELIXSplit 2024ISBN 978-953-163-559-2
254 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 27 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover
zweisprachig kroatisch - englischbilingual croatian - english
Das Buch von Jasna Jeličić Radonić ist eine zusammenfassende
Monographie über Salona, die in mehrere Kapitel unterteilt ist (Urbs
vetus, Urbs orientalis, Urbs occidentalis, die Stadtentwicklung, die
Nekropolen von Salona und die Kulte in den antiken Nekropolen), die
den aufeinanderfolgenden Phasen der Entwicklung der Stadt
entsprechen. Noch heute sind sich Forscher einig, dass erst etwa 20
Prozent der antiken Stadtfläche erforscht sind und man sich über
die Größe und Bedeutung der einstigen Metropole keine genaue
Vorstellung machen kann.
Dieses Buch vereint zum ersten
Mal die Ergebnisse der Forschungen und Überlegungen der Autorin zu
einzelnen Funden. Besondere Bedeutung haben dabei die einzelnen
Beispiele hochwertiger Skulpturen, die in Salona und/oder Dalmatien
gefunden wurden und heute in Museen und Privatsammlungen auf der
ganzen Welt verstreut sind. Durch das Buch von Jasna Jeličić
Radonić erhalten wir Einblicke in eine städtebaulich ambitionierte
Metropole der römischen Provinz, aber auch in das reiche, oft
verstreute Erbe der antiken Metropole, das uns dieses Buch besser
verstehen hilft.
Gabriel Mircea Talmațchi,Greeks, Romans and local population in the territory between Danube and the Black Sea (2nd century BC-1st century AD). An economic history from monetary perspective Iaşi 2024ISBN 978-606-714-878-7468 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 21 x 15 cm; broschiert/softcover
Jana Horvat – Benjamin Štular – Anton Velušček,Trnovo near Ilirska Bistrica in the Early Iron Age / Trnovo pri Ilirski Bistrici v starejši železni dobi(Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae 49)Ljubljana 2025ISBN 978-961-05-0952-3
288 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
Yelyzaveta I. Akhypova, Icons from the 10th–13th centuries in Stone, Bone and Ceramics from Ukraine.A catalogueCluj – Napoca 2025ISBN 978-606-020-907-2256 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 22 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
This book is devoted to a very special circle of works that have
reached us from the art of Kyiv Rus of the late 10th-11th centuries,
and from the artistic heritage of those principalities, which after
the collapse of the vast Kyiv state were formed in the southern and
south-western parts of its territory. These principalities continued
to exist in the 12th-13th centuries, until the invasion of the
Tatar-Mongol hordes in 1230-40s, i.e. in the pre-Mongol period, and
partly survived in the following decades. When it comes to the
artistic culture of that vast world, we usually remember, first of
all, the ecclesiastical architecture, the mosaics and the frescoes of
the churches of Kyiv and Chernihiv, the enormous 11th-century icons
of Novgorod, made, apparently, by artisans then visiting Kyiv, the
miniatures of the 1056-57 Ostromir Lectionary, the decorations of
other outstanding illustrated manuscripts, as well as the precious
gold and silver jewelry, decorated with cloisonné enamel and other
exquisite methods of jewelry art. The monumental sculpture also
existed in that world: carvings in white stone (limestone) on the
facades of some churches, narrative and ornamental plastic of certain
interior elements such as remarkable reliefs(both patterned and
narrative) on the slate slabs that decorated Kyiv’s churches.
However, monumental
sculpture and relief played relatively a modest role in that artistic
world. This assessment of the role of sculpture will not change much
even if we recall the existence of wooden sculpture, the art
inherited from pagan times and known to us from the few surviving
relatively late works of the north-east and north-west of Rus, which
being largely primitive in nature have reached us only in small
numbers due to the poor preservation of the material employed.
(Foreword by Engelina Smirnova).
Bianca Preda-Bălănică, Bronze Age Kurgans in Southern Romania(The Yamnaya Impact on Prehistoric Europe 6)Budapest 2025ISBN 978-615-5766-72-5302 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 20 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
Utilising a systematic methodology, this volume offers an in-depth
analysis of various aspects of mortuary practices, including kurgan
stratigraphy, the orientation of the deceased, bioanthropological and
genetic evidence, grave goods, and chronological assessments. The
research identifies distinct phases of burial rituals, categorising them
into pre-Yamnaya, Early and Late Yamnaya, Katakombnaya, Middle Bronze
Age/Mnogovalikovaya, and Late Bronze Age/Sabatinovka-Noua-Coslogeni,
spanning the time from the 4th to the 2nd millennia BC.
The insights gleaned from this research reveal the intricate
relationships between local customs and the influences of steppe
populations over time. The study sheds light on the complexities of
mobility, interaction, and cultural admixture, as well as the evolution
of burial practices and material culture during the Bronze Age.
Bronze Age Kurgans in Southern Romania is poised to become a
vital resource for scholars interested in the dynamics of prehistoric
societies, offering perspectives on how cultural identities were shaped
and transformed across centuries.
Stefan Alexandrov – Piotr Włodarczak (eds.),From the Steppes to the Balkans. Yamna Culture in Upper Thrace.(The Yamnaya Impact on Prehistoric Europe 5)Budapest 2024ISBN 978-615-5766-71-8332 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 20 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
Five burial mounds were investigated near the Tundzha River, on the
outskirts of Tundzha and Elhovo, in 2018 and 2019. The detailed
assessing and chronological evaluation of the recovered finds and
observed phenomena improves greatly the existing knowledge of the life
and burial customs of the earliest Yamna communities inhabiting this
land.
Dorotty Nyulas, Ironwork Hoards in Roman DaciaCluj – Napoca 2024ISBN 978-606-020-841-9336 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 22 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
The present volume is an improved and slightly rearranged version of
the author’s doctoral thesis, which was publicly defended at the
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, in September 2023. The
objective of the thesis was the in-depth analysis of hoarding and
depositing ironwork in Roman Dacia through a detailed re-examination
and comparative study of the known assemblages. While the terminology
regarding hoards is far from settled, in this work, ‘hoard’ and
‘deposition’ were used as general terms denoting collections of
objects found as a group, associated with a single context. The word
‘hoard’ was mainly used to refer to assemblages that were rather
clearly concealed, whereas I preferred ‘deposition’ as a more
neutral term in the case of collections where a ritual background
might be supposed. However, every time I wished to indicate an
interpretation, this was emphasised through adjectives, such as
safety hoards, votive depositions etc. Occasionally, to further
stress the inclusion of all assemblage types, both terms were listed
(‘hoards and depositions’), but mainly they are used as synonyms.
‘Ironwork’ is more easily defined; it stands for any type of
object or fragment made of iron, ranging from tools and household
items to scrap. Consequently, ironwork hoards are collections
discovered as closed assemblages consisting of (almost exclusively)
iron objects and fragments.
Cristian Găzdac – Radu Zăgreanu,Minted by Romans, Hoarded by Non-Romans. The Arcalia Hoard(Coins from Roman Sites and Collections of Roman Coins from Romania, vol. XX)Cluj-Napoca 2025ISBN 978-606-020-909-6120 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover
Andrei Opaiț, The Sacred Area Sector Roman Coarseware (1st - 7th centuries) (Histria XVI)Cluj – Napoca 2024ISBN 978-606-020-839-6184 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover
The history and evolution of the old Milesian colony Histria is quite
well known from numerous articles and an impressive series of
monographs that have discussed many archaeological discoveries from
the Archaic to the Roman era. There is no need, therefore, to
summarize their contents here.
This study of the
coarseware ceramics from the Sacred Area sector called also “sector
T”, at Histria seeks to bring to light an archaeological material
generally neglected by the publications of this sector. Because Roman
ceramics were not usually retained in the course of excavations in
the Sacred Area sector, the number of pieces in this study is smaller
than the number analyzed in a relatively recent monograph focusing on
more thoroughly-collected Roman ceramics from other sectors. We can
add numerous other ceramic publications that have appeared since this
monograph especially in recent years.
In turn, the “Sacred
Area sector “ sector has been discussed in numerous publications,
and summarized in two recent articles published by A. Avram and his
collaborators, and one published by F. Munteanu. Although the focus
of the former article is on the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic
periods, when the temples in this area were in use, several pages are
also dedicated to the Roman period when this sector changed its
sacred character and became, for a short period, an artisanal area
and then until the 7th century AD a residential district. The second
article pays more attention to the Roman quarter, which featured a
large “Constantinian house” covering 380 m², with four rooms and
an internal court with peristyle, built perhaps during the second
half of the 4th century. During the 6th century this edifice was
repurposed and subdivided into many rooms with storage functions.
Perhaps also in the 6th century, a series of other buildings-perhaps
simple houses-were constructed to the south of this edifice,
containing dolia, mortaria, and many vasa potatoria, coquinatoria and
amphorae.
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