REDISCOVERING SUCIDAVA MOESICA: INSIGHTS FROM RECENT LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY
REDISCOVERING SUCIDAVA MOESICA: INSIGHTS FROM RECENT LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY

Summary/Abstract: Recent landscape archaeological investigations at Sucidava Moesica have rediscovered the location of this major Lower Danube frontier site, which had been largely unknown to both scholars and the public. These investigations document its spatial organisation and long-term development from the 2nd to the late 6th century AD. The combination of remote sensing, topographic analysis, and targeted field observations allows a refined understanding of the relationships between the fortification, the associated civil settlement, and the surrounding riverine landscape. The results highlight the strategic role of local topography, hydrology, and communication routes in shaping both the military and urban layouts of the site and in ensuring its continuity from the Roman to the Early Byzantine period. This study contributes new data to the understanding of the Lower Danube limes in Moesia and demonstrates the value of landscape-based approaches in frontier archaeology.

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