The Dacian Fortress From Costeşti-Blidaru – Recent Archaeological Research. The Towers From La Vămi, Poiana Lui Mihu, Platoul Faeragului

Abstract

The large number of isolated towers scattered in different spots of the hill on which the Dacian fortress at Blidaru was built intrigued the archaeologists right from the beginning of the excavations. In recent campaigns 4 of the 17 towers known until today were tested and some interesting construction details were observed. This paper presents an overview of the main results, a second one is meant to be soon published, dealing with the archaeology and history of the Blidaru fortress in the light of recent excavations. This first part comprises only a short presentation of the fortress itself, of the cisterns and of the temples found there during the excavations.

Freely Available LiDAR-based Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Uncovers the Heart of the Dacian World

“…8) the terraces, having a flat surface, can be easily spotted. At least 17 rectangular buildings have already been identified on these terraces (Pescaru et al 2014), but the logic of their topographic location and consequently their functionality (military towers or dwellings) have remained unclear (Fig. 3:1).…”