INVESTIGAȚII SATELITARE ȘI PRIN SCANARE LIDAR LA PETREȘTI-„DEALUL NETOTULUI” (MUN. SEBEȘ, JUD. ALBA)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS AND LIDAR SCANNING AT PETREȘTI – ‘DEALUL NETOTULUI’ (SEBEȘ MUNICIPALITY, ALBA COUNTY)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the present study is to offer a historical interpretation of potential anthropic interventions and arrangements identified within the area of Dealul Netotului (Petrești, Sebeș municipality) across various historical periods – especially during the Second Iron Age, corresponding to the Dacian Kingdom. This objective is pursued by correlating existing data derived from metal detector discoveries with information provided by modern techniques of investigating and interpreting soil configuration and morphology. Its prime geo-strategic position – located at the entrance to the Sebeș River gorge leading southward toward the fortress at Căpâlna (a component of the complex Dacian defensive system in the Șureanu Mountains) – combined with its morphology, which allows control over multiple communication routes and easy access to ridge roads, as well as the high density of metal artifacts (such as coins, weapons, harness fittings, etc.), all support the hypothesis of the existence of defensive structures on this hill, more precisely on its densely forested north-facing slope. Such features could account for the concentration of these artifacts. The data provided by satellite imagery – and especially by LiDAR scans – serve to confirm the validity of the previously advanced hypotheses. Across the entire surface of Dealul Netotului, anthropogenic features have been identified, which can be interpreted as structures and interventions (such as towers, fortifications, terraces etc.), most likely dating to the Dacian period.

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