Rezultatele preliminare ale cercetărilor arheologice de la Isaccea – Noviodunum (jud. Tulcea): sector Curtină 1 (2009-2013) [Preliminary Results of the Archaeological Investigations at Isaccea – Noviodunum (Tulcea County): Sector Curtain 1. 2009-2013]
Journal Title: Arheologia Moldovei - Year 2016, Vol 39, Issue 1
Abstract
At approximately 3.5 km east of Isaccea and about 115km away from the mouths of the Danube the remains of the Roman-Byzantine fortification of Noviodunum were discovered. The fortress was placed near the most important ford along the main road linking the Black Sea and central and southern Europe. In keeping with the objectives of previous years, in 2009-2013 we continued the archaeological excavations in SC1 (Sector Curtain 1 – the ditch is 8.70m wide and 20.50m long). Our main goals were to acquire new data on the building technique of the precincts, to elucidate the chronological sequence of the stone wall restoration, and to investigate the dwellings and other archaeological complexes from inside and outside the fortress during the Byzantine epoch and the Middle Ages. Discovered during the excavations was an impressive quantity of ceramics (both, common and glazed pots (produced in Byzantine and Golden-Horde potteries), terracotta and tiles, objects of adornment (bracelets made by braided metal wires or glassy paste, beads, bells, etc.), small fragments of colored glass, pieces of various household objects, several types of bone artifacts decorated by incision, coins (Roman-Byzantine, Byzantine, Tatar or Genoese-Tatar), nails, spikes, cramps, etc.
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Dan Aparaschivei, George Bilavschi
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