„Life (after Town) in Town” in Scythia Minor. Stratigraphical interpretation Cover Image

„Life (after Town) in Town” în Scythia Minor. Interpretări stratigrafice
„Life (after Town) in Town” in Scythia Minor. Stratigraphical interpretation

Author(s): Octavian Bounegru , Marius Adumitroaei
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Institutul de Cercetari Eco-Muzeale Tulcea - Institutul de Istorie si Arheologie
Keywords: urbanism; romanitate dunăreană; antichitate tîrzie; stratigrafie; danubian romanity; late antiquity; stratigraphy

Summary/Abstract: Starting from the words game „town in life” - „life in town”, put into the scientific circulation by British archaeologists, a whole archaeological literature which try to define the realities specific to the cities from the late Roman period has been developed. The first expression refers to towns still functional, while the second („life in town”) shows already a degradation of urban structures. The researches from peripheric zones of the Empire, like Scythia Minor, more precisely the stratigraphic observations on the last level of habitation, prove that these archaeological realities are more nuanced. For this reason, we consider that the expression „life (after town) in town” reflects much more exactly the situation of the last level of habitation from the cities of this province.

  • Issue Year: III/2005
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 259-282
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Romanian