Dacian fortress of Unip explained

Dacian fortress of Unip
Map Type:Romania
Coordinates:45.663°N 21.306°W
Location:Dealu Cetățuica, Unip, Timiș, Romania[1]
Area:4 ha
Cultures:Hallstatt, La Tène
Discovered:2007
Excavations:2011, 2015, 2019
Archaeologists:Liviu Măruia, Dorel Micle
Condition:Ruined
Designation1:Monument istoric
Designation1 Number:TM-I-s-B-06089

It was a Dacian fortified town. The site was discovered in 2007 by a team of archeologists led by Liviu Măruia and Dorel Micle.[2] The first excavations were carried out in 2009, and in the following years traces of habitation from the first Iron Age (Hallstatt culture), the Dacian period (1st century BC–1st century AD) and the Slavic migration period (7th century) were discovered here.[3] According to Micle and other local archeologists, the four-hectare site could overlap the ancient polis of Zurobara, mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geographia.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Situl arheologic de la Unip - Dealu Cetățuica . Repertoriul Arheologic Național.
  2. Situl arheologic de la Unip-“Dealu Cetățuica”, com. Sacoșu Turcesc, jud. Timiș. Un istoric al cercetărilor . Măruia . Liviu . Bolcu . Lavinia . Horak . Florin-Petru . ArheoVest . 1 . 295–308 . Szeged . JATEPress . 2013 . 978-963-315-153-2.
  3. Web site: Ce secrete ascunde singura așezare dacică din Banatul de câmpie. Situl arheologic ar putea fi „polisul” Zurobara . Adevărul . Both . Ștefan . 30 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Bănățenii au descoperit Zurobara . evz.ro . Ghidovăț . Georgeta . 31 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Descoperire arheologică fără precedent în Timiș. Ce comoară dacică a fost găsită pe câmpia de la Unip . pressalert.ro . Stanici . Georgeta . 30 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Dacii din Câmpia Bănățeană . Timișoara . 2014 . 6.