
The heritage of the National History Museum of Transylvania includes a vast collection of artifacts representative of the Dacian civilization. The pieces mainly come from the settlements and fortifications discovered and researched by Cluj archaeologists over several decades in various parts of the intra-Carpathian area. Among them we mention the sites from Pecica (Arad county), Sfântu Gheorghe – Bedehazá, Covasna (Covasna county), Mereşti (Harghita county), Măgura Moigradului (Sălaj county), Slimnic, Şura Mică (Sibiu county), Lupu (Alba county), Aghireșu, Someșul Rece (Cluj county).
The most important part of the collection is composed of the artifacts discovered in the central area of the Dacian kingdom established by Burebista in the 1st century BC, represented by the fortresses in the Orăștiei Mountains.
The collection includes thousands of pots and ceramic fragments, iron pieces, gold, silver and bronze ornaments and coins, glass containers, stone architectural elements.
Among the pieces of special historical-archaeological value found in this collection, we mention the silver fibulae, bracelets and necklaces from multiple hoards, the bronze bust from Luncani – Piatra Roşie, the burnt clay medallion, the jeweler's kit, the ornate iron targets and the caps of limestone from Grădiştea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia, the bronze pieces from Costeşti – Cetătăuie, the large supply vessels located in the Blidaru fortification.