Preventive archaeological excavations on the route of the A1 motorway (Sibiu– Orăștie): the medieval habitation at km 15+550 (commune Săliște, Alba county) Cover Image

Cercetări arheologice preventive pe traseul autostrăzii A1 (Sibiu–Orăștie): locuirea medievală din punctul km 15+550 (com. Săliște, jud. Alba)
Preventive archaeological excavations on the route of the A1 motorway (Sibiu– Orăștie): the medieval habitation at km 15+550 (commune Săliște, Alba county)

Author(s): Emil Dumitrașcu, Silviu Ene, Marius Streinu
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: preventive archeology; early medieval dwellings; the Middle Mureş Valley; early medieval pottery;

Summary/Abstract: In the autumn of 2011, from October to December, an archaeological diagnostic was undertaken along the route of the future A1 motorway (Sibiu–Orăştie section), sector 1, between 0–24+110 km (Orăştie– Sebeş). Along this motorway sector 11 archeological sites were identified and excavated during the 2012 campaign. Also, at km 15+500 of this motorway sector, during the diagnosis stage, two medieval dwellings and a pit were identified and excavated. The recovered archaeological material of this spot consists mainly of pottery fragments (pots and pans), as well as animal bone remains (Bos taurus, Sus domesticus şi ovicaprin), two grinder fragments and one brick fragment.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 41-63
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Romanian