July-August 2023
Archaeological site Covasna – Citadel of the Fairies is located on the outskirts of Covasna, on Cetăţii Hill. The most numerous discoveries from the site belong to the Dacian Kingdom era, but materials dated to the Bronze Age or the Middle Ages were also discovered. Archaeological research was concentrated in the last campaigns in the area of the bastion and the wall on Terrace II. Here, two edifices (I and II) oriented roughly NE were discovered, which had a roof supported by wooden pillars. Until the year 2023, neither of these two edifices was fully outlined, so their functionality could not be established with precision.
The 2023 campaign (July-August) sought to identify the northern and western limits of Building II, which had not been previously identified. The research is not complete, but from the information obtained so far, Building II appears to have had four rows of supporting pillars, 10 per row, except for a central row, with 11 pillars. In particular, Dacian ceramic fragments were found, but also objects made of bronze, iron, glass or stone. Also, the amount of animal bones discovered was extraordinary.
