On an area affected by a modern building, MNIT archaeologists conducted a preventive archaeological research, with the aim of saving and documenting the preserved vestiges.

The main results of the excavation were brought by the S1A survey. In it, the Roman camp enclosure was identified, which can thus be placed much more precisely on a general plan – until now, due to modern buildings and the castle, the exact position of the north-eastern corner of the camp could not be clearly delimited. Towards the interior of the camp, several reconstructions of the rampart were investigated (agger), respectively a small part of the patrol road (via sagularis). In front of the enclosure, towards the outside, two ditches were identified.

The remarkable results were proposed by conservation specialists in situ and valorization.

As part of a partial restoration project of the central building in the Cigmău fort (Hunedoara County), MNIT archaeologists carried out an intrusive archaeological diagnosis in the area of ​​the standard room (aedes), which, exceptionally for auxiliary camps in Roman Dacia, also features a secure room in the basement (aerarium).

During the research, the foundation levels of the walls that make up the room were identified, but no upper tread level or traces of any possible vaults were preserved.

The goal of the project is to preserve the ruins and their eventual enhancement, in the area of ​​the back rooms of the command building at CIgmău, more precisely of the aerarium, a unique one in the province of Dacia and a rarity in the Roman Empire.

For the defense of northern Dacia, after the Marcomannic Wars, it was brought to She could of the Troesmis (Moesia Inferior) legion V Macedonica. The unit was deployed on the Marcomannic front, but it is likely that a construction vexillation had already chosen the location of the new camp near viceCPC She could, on the banks of the Aries River. After the peace at the beginning of Commodus' reign, the legion camped at She could from where it would only leave with the withdrawal of the Roman army and administration from Dacia during the reign of Emperor Aurelian (270-275 AD).

In 1971, during the excavations for the construction of the city's water reservoirs, systematic archaeological excavations began, which have continued annually since then, without interruption. Systematic archaeological research is still ongoing today, with 52 annual campaigns. The people responsible for these researches were, in 1971-1972, Constantin Daicoviciu, in 1973-2013, Mihai Bărbulescu, and from 2014 to 2023, Sorin Nemeti.

The research carried out shows that we are dealing with a legionary camp typical of those built during the era of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. With an area of ​​23,37 ha, the camp at She could It is within the usual dimensions of legionary camps. The research has been published in monographic works, articles and studies dealing with various materials discovered in the legionary fortification and annual archaeological reports.

Successive campaigns led to the discovery of several archaeological sites: between 1971-1974 the barracks and the complex of horror from latus praetorii sinistrum, between 1975-1977 the barracks, the bastion in the northwest corner and porta decumana, between 1978-1986 the headquarters building (principia), between 1987-1992 the cohort barracks milliaria from latus praetorii dextrum. Several archaeological campaigns in the years 1993, 1995-2007 aimed at researching the baths of the castru (thermae). In 1994 and 2008-2011, research continued at the headquarters building, revealing the porticoes, respectively the courtyard of this building. Between 2012-2016, the area was researched foreshadowing sinister where the complex was identified centuriae (S. Nemeti). In the years 2017-2024, research focused on the civilian residential area northwest of the castro, in what is supposed to have been cannabis-the.

The barracks and the granary complex were covered with earth and conservation works were carried out, and the headquarters building can be visited (principia), the thermal baths, porta decumana, the corner bastion and the curtain bastion. In the last annual archaeological excavation campaigns, the ruins that remain visible were primarily preserved. From 2020, the project "Restoration, enhancement and introduction into the tourist circuit of the V Macedonica Legion Castle, Potaissa-Turda" started, financed by: "Regional Operational Program 2014-2020 - Priority Axis 5", with the objective of rehabilitating the site in view of introduction into the tourist circuit.

The archaeological site She could – Turda, 2024 campaign

Between the years 2017-2021, a type edifice was researched house, a house in the civil settlement (cannabis) located near the legion camp.

During the 2022-2024 campaigns, the research contributed to the completion of the planimetry of the civilian settlement, continuing the research previously started in the civilian area by investigating an area in the central area of ​​the reservation, in the vicinity of the road that crosses cannabiscoming out through them porta decumana. A civil building was identified (Domus II) and in the 2024 campaign, its chambers were surveyed on the surface.

TUESDAY-TUESDAY, August TUESDAY

Archaeological research campaign – Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa (entrance gate to the forum – Propylene / the financial prosecutor's palace – Procurator's House / entrance area to the archaeological site of Sarmizegetusa)

until August 30, 2024

Following the rehabilitation works concerning the areas IL Caragiale Park and the streets in its vicinity have been surveyed from an archaeological point of view. Following the investigations started in January 2024, several historical masonry structures belonging to the Roman, medieval and modern eras have been revealed.

For the Roman era, in addition to the ceramic material and reused architectural fragments, we can mention that a large building and the enclosure wall with part of the elevation at one point were partially discovered. The medieval wall overlaps the Roman one, but also notable is the partial discovery of a gate on the northern side mentioned in documents in the 15th century, but at the time of the discovery, later restorations were also found. For the modern era, we can mainly mention the partial discovery of the walls of a brewery and a correctional school that were located in the park area in the 19th century. The latter are documented and also appear in photographs of the time. Portions of the Roman and medieval walls, given the very good state of conservation, will be restored and put into historical and archaeological value within the park, and they can be visited by the interested public.

 Scientific manager of the construction site, Dr. George Cupcea, in collaboration with Dr. Cosmin Onofrei and Dr. Viorica Rusu-Bolindeț (MNIT), Dr. Sorin Cociș (Institute of Archaeology and Art History, Academy Branch, Cluj-Napoca), Dr. Radu Lupescu (Sapietia University, Cluj-Napoca), Todika Raul, Necșe Karina, Csaba Danél. Beneficiary: Cluj-Napoca City Hall, contractor: construction company SC NordConForest SA. For additional information see:https://www.rfi.fr/ro/rom%C3%A2nia/20240313-zid-din-perioada-imperiului-roman-descoperit-la-cluj-napoca

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.