Aegyssus The Aegyssus fortress, located on the “Colnicul Hora” promontory in Tulcea, is one of the most important archaeological sites in Dobrogea, with a history beginning in the 4th–3rd centuries BC and continuing into the Middle Ages. Incorporated into the Danubian limes during the Roman period, the site developed into an important military centre and…
Ibida, Curtina X At the time we initiated research works in the Curtina X sector of the Ibida site (Slava Rusă, Tulcea County) in 2007, the fundamental objective was precisely to prepare the ground for “tackling” the junction point between the two major components of the Ibida fortification complex: the main fortress and the annex…
Starting in 2021, a team coordinated by Dr. Alexandru Berzovan (Institute of Archaeology in Iași), composed of Dr. Mircea Oancă, Dr. Mircea Mamalaucă and Dr. Adrian Gâlea (Vasile Pârvan Museum in Bârlad) conducted archaeological research at the archaeological site of Albești-Cetățuia, which dates back to the early period of the Second Iron Age (5th-3rd centuries…
The Salsovia Fortress, located on the Sfântul Gheorghe branch of the Danube River, is part of the chain of Roman and then Romano-Byzantine fortified settlements that ensured the stability of Roman rule in the area between the Danube and the Black Sea, starting with the 1st century AD and until the first decades of the…
Starting in 2021, Dr. Marian Mocanu from ICEM Tulcea (as research coordinator) together with Dr. Sever-Petru Boțan from the Iași Institute of Archaeology started an archaeological research at Isaccea – Noviodunum (Tulcea county) at the point called Southern Civil Settlement. The purpose of this research is to verify the stratigraphy and chronology of the area…
