June – September 2024
During this period, systematic archaeological research was carried out at Grădiștea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia, Luncani – Piatra Roșie and Costești-Cetățuie.
At Sarmizegetusa Regia, excavations continued on the 9th terrace, part of the sanctuary, discovering vestiges of various constructions erected here in Dacian antiquity (the temple of the alignment type, the retaining wall, structures with a delimiting role, etc.).
At Piatra Roșie, research targeted the fortification plateau, to document the temple and the building, identified during the excavations coordinated by Constantin Daicoviciu, in 1949.
At Costești-Cetățuie, the resumption of excavations had a remarkable result, with the limestone foundations of a cult edifice unknown until now being discovered on one of the southeastern terraces of the hill.
The research was funded by the Ministry of Culture and the Hunedoara County Council, and the team was composed of archaeologists and students from the National Museum of Transylvanian History, Babeş-Bolyai University, the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, the Mureş County Museum, and the "Vasile Pârvan" Institute of Archaeology.


