New archaeological findings at Dacian Fortress of Sarmizegetusa Regia

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Archaeological excavations carried out at the Sarmizegetusa Regia site since 2017, have revealed one of the greatest Romanian discoveries of the last half century: a cult building with monumental architecture, located on the ninth terrace. Its plan includes no less than 60 limestone bases, some of them in situ, arranged in five rows of 12 rows each.

This year, a new discovery of great importance joins the alley paved with limestone slabs, tiles and andesite, the ceremonial road and the monumental cult building mentioned above. It is another old building, also located on the ninth terrace, in a lower layer of excavation, and whose burning remains have been identified on large areas.

Archaeological discoveries are important both for the site, which can be enriched with new places to visit, and for a better understanding of the Dacian civilization.

Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and the most important military, religious and political centre of the Dacians prior to the wars with the Roman Empire. Erected on top of a 1200 m high mountain, the fortress, comprising six citadels, was the core of a strategic defensive system in the Orăştie Mountains (in present-day Romania).

Ceremonial road revealed during research:

Paved alley:

Source: 1, 2

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