Radiocarbon Dating of Late Iron Age Graves from Transylvania

In order to confirm and narrow down the relative chronology of the Late Iron Age in the Carpathian Basin, eleven samples from three Celtic cemeteries in Transylvania (Archiud-Hânsuri, Fântânele-Dealul Iuşului / La Gâţa and FântâneleDâmbul Popii) were submitted to radiocarbon dating using the AMS method. Based on the measurement of samples from human and animal bones and on additional 14C results from the Carpathian Basin, one could observe that the date ranges, often divided into numerous smaller or larger phases, cover a much wider period than the four Transylvanian Celtic horizons defined based on the typological changes of artefacts linked to historical events or socio-historical phenomena (La Tène B1/B2-C1 phases, 350/335-190/175 BC). The explanation of this circumstance raises further questions of physical and archaeological methodology, interpretation and research

Aerial Geoarchaeological Survey in the Valleys of the Mureş and Arieş Rivers (2009-2013)

The paper presents the most important results of the Romanian–Hungarian aerial archaeological project, i.e.the intensive topographic research of the Middle Mureş Valley. Situated between the mountains, in the widen-ing valley section various aged/high terraces were formed, providing proper conditions for human habitats.Beside the already documented stone buildings from the Roman period, observed due to the negative cropmarks – especially in 2013 – positive crop marks of settlements datable before and after the Roman periodwere observed in large variety. The simultaneous examination of the geomorphological conditions underlinedsignificant differences between the prehistoric and Roman strategies of settlement establishment