Cincșor Roman Fort: New Data and a Revised Plan from Recent Geophysical Research
Cincșor Roman Fort: New Data and a Revised Plan from Recent Geophysical Research

Summary/Abstract: The 2025 geophysical survey conducted around the Cincșor Roman Fort (Brașov County) aimed to reconstruct the planimetry and to identify the internal structures of the fortification and its adjacent civil settlement. The research employed high-resolution magnetometric measurements, complemented by Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) investigations. The results allowed the delineation of the fort’s perimeter, the estimation of its dimensions, the identification of barracks per scamna, and the detection of the main internal structures, including the external fossae. Four interruptions corresponding to the gates were recorded, although their exact outlines could not be determined, and no traces of corner or curtain towers were observed. The civil settlement (vicus) is visible mainly on the southern side, extending towards the edge of the reservoir, and displays a coherent organisation in relation to the fort’s enclosure. The campaign provides significant data for correlating geophysical observations with previous archaeological research and opens new perspectives on the topographic and functional evolution of the site.

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