Papers by Bogdan Craiovan
ArheoVest Symposium: Interdisciplinarity in Archaeology and History, 2022
Studiul de față își propune să introducă în circuitul științific o serie de descoperiri arheologi... more Studiul de față își propune să introducă în circuitul științific o serie de descoperiri arheologice inedite, rezultate în urma cercetărilor arheologice preventive realizate în hotarul administrativ al comunei Dumbrăvița, jud. Timiș. Cercetările în cauză s-au desfășurat pe parcursul anului 2021 și au vizat două situri cunoscute în bibliografia de specialitate drept Dumbrăvița-Obiectiv 3 și Dumbrăvița-Obiectiv 5. Cu ocazia acestor săpături arheologice au fost identificate o serie de complexe și materiale datate în cadrul unui palier cronologic variat, de la cea de a doua epocă a fierului și perioada post-romană (sec. III-IV), până la perioada timpurie, clasică și târzie a evului mediu (sec. IX-X; sec. XIV-XV; sec. XVII-XVIII).
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Patrimonium Banaticum nr. IX, 2019
The present paper aims to bring forward a new batch of medieval artifacts, belonging to the medie... more The present paper aims to bring forward a new batch of medieval artifacts, belonging to the medieval period. The batch consists of 19 finger rings, discovered in the Banat region of Romania, between 2019 and 2021. All of the artifacts from this paper were discovered by history and archaeology enthusiasts, with the help of a metal detector. The majority of the materials are represented by chaton rings, made out of copper or bronze, and decorated with various geometrical, floral, and abstract patterns. These types of rings are very common throughout the 11th–13th centuries and were one of the most commonly used types of garment by men and women alike.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Arheovest nr. X, 2022
Studiul de față își propune să introducă în circuitul științific o serie de descoperiri arheologi... more Studiul de față își propune să introducă în circuitul științific o serie de descoperiri arheologice inedite, rezultate în urma cercetărilor arheologice preventive realizate în hotarul administrativ al comunei Dumbrăvița, jud. Timiș. Cercetările în cauză s-au desfășurat pe parcursul anului 2021 și au vizat două situri cunoscute în bibliografia de specialitate drept Dumbrăvița-Obiectiv 3 și Dumbrăvița-Obiectiv 5. Cu ocazia acestor săpături arheologice au fost identificate o serie de complexe și materiale datate în cadrul unui palier cronologic variat, de la cea de a doua epocă a fierului și perioada post-romană (sec. III-IV), până la perioada timpurie, clasică și târzie a evului mediu (sec. IX-X; sec. XIV-XV; sec. XVII-XVIII).
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Analele Banatului, 2021
This article presents the anthropological analysis of six individuals belonging to the Bodrogkere... more This article presents the anthropological analysis of six individuals belonging to the Bodrogkerestúr culture from an archaeological site situated in West Romania. These results will add new data to a cronocultural spectrum that has a gap in knowledge from this geographical region. Macroscopic observations were performed on the specific morphological aspects of the bones to determine the skeletal completeness, bone surface preservation, age at death, stature, biological sex, non-metric traits, bone pathologies and scoring entheseal changes. Our results indicate that there are 2 females, 3 males and one with ambiguous sex determination, age at death between 20 and 50 years old, and 162,08 ± 4,66 cm mean stature. Observed pathologies include cribra orbitalia, cribra cranii, dental pathologies and traumatic lesions on the cranial and post-cranial skeleton. Non-metric traits recorded like squatting facets, vastus notch, rhomboid fossae or femur plaque can be an indicator of the physical activities of this Eneolithic population. Entheses scoring shows a pattern on three skeletons from grave M7 on the insertion point for m. brachioradialis. The results may be an indicator that they had an agricultural lifestyle.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Transilvania, 2021
The present paper aims to bring forward new insights regarding the early medieval age in the Bana... more The present paper aims to bring forward new insights regarding the early medieval age in the Banat region of Romania. The main subject of our paper revolves around a grave discovered during the 2016 archaeological research of the “Cociohatu Mic” site located near the village of Dudeștii Vechi, Timiș County, Romania. The grave, as well as the grave goods were poorly preserved, still a few competent conclusions could still be drawn after analyzing the funerary inventory.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Applied Sciences, Dec 9, 2021
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Applied Sciences, 2021
This article presents the complex case study of an ancient skeleton presenting a maxillary supern... more This article presents the complex case study of an ancient skeleton presenting a maxillary supernumerary tooth (mesiodens). The skeleton was found in an archaeological site in the western part of Romania and was dated back to the Eneolithic period, some 5500 years ago. The aim of this article is to analyze the mesiodens and the jaws in light of current knowledge regarding anomalies of dental development of past and present‐time populations. The cranial remains were investigated
from an orthodontic perspective through inspection and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan. The occlusion was analyzed according to Angle’s classification and observations were made
regarding the presence of calculus, dental wear, presence of caries, bone loss and ante‐mortem tooth loss. Observations were made regarding tooth dimensions and comparisons were made with modern population. In this specific case, the mesiodens caused minimum disruption within the upper dental arch and the occlusion. Additionally, it did not have any negative impact on the adjacent teeth or cause any other complication. Judging by the analysis of the jaws, the presence of
the mesiodens had little impact on the overall oral health of the person. As suggested by other findings in the scientific literature, the mesiodens is an anomaly found throughout all historical periods, from the oldest archaeological sites to present day.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH-EAST EUROP: Life under the shadow of the Ottoman Empire’s Expansion (15-16th centuries), 2021
In the last two decades, Timişoara’s archaeological identity, especially regarding the XVI-XVII c... more In the last two decades, Timişoara’s archaeological identity, especially regarding the XVI-XVII centuries, has been greatly improved. New pieces of information and clues arose after every archaeological dig conducted in Timişoara’s center, all of these being of the utmost value for trying to paint an image of ottoman Timişoara. The following paper aims to bring forward a series of archaeological finds regarding the street system of the city during the XVI-XVII centuries, the way these alleys and lanes were built, the materials used, and the general layout.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Transilvania, 2021
The present paper aims to bring forward new insights regarding the early medieval age in the Bana... more The present paper aims to bring forward new insights regarding the early medieval age in the Banat region of Romania. The main subject of our paper revolves around a grave discovered during the 2016 archaeological research of the “Cociohatu Mic” site located near the village of Dudeștii Vechi, Timiș County, Romania. The grave, as well as the grave goods were poorly preserved, still a few competent conclusions could still be drawn after analyzing the funerary inventory.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Banatica, 2020
Cercetarea arheologică în urma căreia au fost identificate cele patru morminte a fost una de salv... more Cercetarea arheologică în urma căreia au fost identificate cele patru morminte a fost una de salvare, fiind determinată de săparea unui șanţ pentru introducerea de utilităţi în zona sitului arheologic Moșniţa Veche–„Dealu Sălaș” (judeţul Timiș). Parte dintre mormintele prezentate au fost afectate de aceste intervenţii neautorizate. Totodată, observăm că asupra mormântului 3 s-a intervenit încă din vechime. În conexiune anatomică a rămas partea inferioară a scheletului, craniul fiind identificat pe bazin, iar oasele din jumătatea superioară au fost identificate în umplutura gropii. Această intervenţie ulterioară înhumării
o legăm de fenomenul jefuirii mormintelor, practică larg documentată la sarmaţi în zona Banatului românesc, nordul Serbiei sau estul Ungariei. Mormintele au o orientare generală S-N, mobilierul funerar fiind constituit din vase ceramice și piese din metal. Vasele ceramice se referă la castroane tronconice și căni, realizate dintr-o pastă fină, bine lucrată,
arsă reducător, caracteristice perioadei. Atrage atenţia cana prevăzută cu tub de scurgere din M.1, aceasta asigurând mormântului o datare cuprinsă între ultima treime a secolului IV d.Hr.–prima jumătate a secolului V d.Hr. În aceeași perioadă încadrăm și M.3, datarea fiind asigurată de fragmentul de fibulă din fier care poate fi încadrată categoriei fibulelor cu picior întors pe dedesubt. Mobilierul funerar provenit din M.2 și M.4 asigură o datare mai generală a celor două complexe arheologice pe parcursul secolelor III-IV d.Hr.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Ziridava Studia Archaeologica, 2020
The prehistoric settlement is located north of the municipality of Alioș (Timiș County), on the r... more The prehistoric settlement is located north of the municipality of Alioș (Timiș County), on the right slope of Alioşu Valley. The site is little known and has been analyzed from the perspective of the structures visible on site and of the materials collected from the surface. Our research is based not only on focused on-site investigations, but also on aerial photography, Structure from Motion, and magnetometric surveys. These sets of methods have led to a more nuanced picture of the inner structure of this settlement and of the natural environment in the proximity of the site. The survey of 4.6 hectares from the area of the plateau has led to the identification of an extended settlement that had developed south of the fortification that dominates Alioşu
Valley. The second structure identified in the central area of the plateau is published here for the first time. It covers an area of 0.5 hectares and no acceptable analogies have been yet identified. A number of artifacts provide chronological indications: numerous pottery fragments and the Hajdúsámson-type shaft‑hole axe, all recovered during field researches. These artifacts date the site to stage MBA II (Reinecke A2; approximately 1950-after 1700 BC).
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Ziridava. Studia Archaeologica, 2020
The prehistoric settlement in located north of the municipality of Alioș (Timiș County), on the r... more The prehistoric settlement in located north of the municipality of Alioș (Timiș County), on the right slope of Alioşu Valley. The site is little known and has been analyzed from the perspective of the structures visible on site and of the materials collected from the surface. Our research is based not only on focused on-site investigations, but also on aerial photography, Structure from Motion, and magnetometric surveys. These sets of methods have led to a more nuanced picture of the inner structure of this settlement and of the natural environment in the proximity of the site. The survey of 4.6 hectares from the area of the plateau has led to the identification of an extended settlement that had developed south of the fortification that dominates Alioşu Valley. The second structure identified in the central area of the plateau is published here for the first time. It covers an area of 0.5 hectares and no acceptable analogies have been yet identified. A number of artifacts provide chronological indications: numerous pottery fragments and the Hajdúsámson-type shaft‑hole axe, all recovered during field researches. These artifacts date the site to stage MBA II (Reinecke A2; approximately 1950-after 1700 BC).
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Patrimonium Banaticum, 2018
The present paper aims to bring forward new information regardind the late medieval habbitat in t... more The present paper aims to bring forward new information regardind the late medieval habbitat in the Banat region of Romania. The archaeological finds presented in the following study, occured in the summer of 2018, during the rescue excavations conducted by the West University of Timişoara, in the vecinity of Dumbrăviţa, Timiş county. The subject of this paper are the medieval structures discovered during the above mentioned excavation, structures that were identified as post holes, storage pits and oven remnants. Based on the traits of the pottery found in these features, the settlement was dated back to the XV-XVI centuries
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Patrimonium Banaticum, 2018
The present paper aims to bring forward new information regardind the late medieval habbitat in t... more The present paper aims to bring forward new information regardind the late medieval habbitat in the Banat region of Romania. The archaeological finds presented in the following study, occured in the summer of 2018, during the rescue excavations conducted by the West University of Timişoara, in the vecinity of Dumbrăviţa, Timiş county. The subject of this paper are the medieval structures discovered during the above mentioned excavation, structures that were identified as post holes, storage pits and oven remnants. Based on the traits of the pottery found in these features, the settlement was dated back to the XV-XVI centuries.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
The aim of the present study is that of introducing new information into the scientific circuit, ... more The aim of the present study is that of introducing new information into the scientific circuit, regarding the Early Medieval habitation on the Mures Valley. These pieces of information are the results of the preventive excavation that took place during the late autumn of 2014, near the village of Tărtăria, Alba County. During the above mentioned period of time, the Brasov – Simeria railway line was rehabilitated, and as a result one of the sectors ended up affecting one of the many archaeological sites located in the boundaries of the Tărtăria village. The site concerned, conventionally named Site 9, was archaeologically investigated by a team composed of archaeologists from Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva, and West University of Timisoara. Following these investigations, the team discovered an impressive number of archaeological features, some of them dating all the way back to the Neolithic or Eneolithic periods, while others belonged to the Middle Ages, the latter being the object of this paper.
The settlement is situated on a natural terrace that oversees a meadow near the Mures River. The base of this terrace is streaked with water streams that were probably an excellent source of running water. The meadow could have been used as grazing pastures, as it is used even to this day. This position offered the settlement’s inhabitants a great strategic advantage, which was probably one of the main reasons of choosing this area.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Intensive archaeological researches have been performed over the last years in the center of
Timi... more Intensive archaeological researches have been performed over the last years in the center of
Timișoara mainly due to edilitary and construction rehabilitation works. The present study introduces the main results of such a preventive research performed in Sfantul Gheorghe Square 2–3 that allowed us to document the habitation features over an area that is nevertheless restricted in size. The research envisaged an actual surface measuring 15 × 3.7 m. There the team has defined five habitation levels on which we have investigated archeological features, the functionality of which is related to habitation spaces, storage pits, and a water well. Among the rescued materials one notes the presence of cooking pots, jugs, tableware items, but also of a series of artifacts such as a hook-and-eye closure, a ring, an agricultural tool, a mold, and a prick spur. The materials recovered from closed complexes date the habitation in question to the period between the 15th and the 17th century, but 18th-century constructions were also identified.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Uploads
Papers by Bogdan Craiovan
from an orthodontic perspective through inspection and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan. The occlusion was analyzed according to Angle’s classification and observations were made
regarding the presence of calculus, dental wear, presence of caries, bone loss and ante‐mortem tooth loss. Observations were made regarding tooth dimensions and comparisons were made with modern population. In this specific case, the mesiodens caused minimum disruption within the upper dental arch and the occlusion. Additionally, it did not have any negative impact on the adjacent teeth or cause any other complication. Judging by the analysis of the jaws, the presence of
the mesiodens had little impact on the overall oral health of the person. As suggested by other findings in the scientific literature, the mesiodens is an anomaly found throughout all historical periods, from the oldest archaeological sites to present day.
o legăm de fenomenul jefuirii mormintelor, practică larg documentată la sarmaţi în zona Banatului românesc, nordul Serbiei sau estul Ungariei. Mormintele au o orientare generală S-N, mobilierul funerar fiind constituit din vase ceramice și piese din metal. Vasele ceramice se referă la castroane tronconice și căni, realizate dintr-o pastă fină, bine lucrată,
arsă reducător, caracteristice perioadei. Atrage atenţia cana prevăzută cu tub de scurgere din M.1, aceasta asigurând mormântului o datare cuprinsă între ultima treime a secolului IV d.Hr.–prima jumătate a secolului V d.Hr. În aceeași perioadă încadrăm și M.3, datarea fiind asigurată de fragmentul de fibulă din fier care poate fi încadrată categoriei fibulelor cu picior întors pe dedesubt. Mobilierul funerar provenit din M.2 și M.4 asigură o datare mai generală a celor două complexe arheologice pe parcursul secolelor III-IV d.Hr.
Valley. The second structure identified in the central area of the plateau is published here for the first time. It covers an area of 0.5 hectares and no acceptable analogies have been yet identified. A number of artifacts provide chronological indications: numerous pottery fragments and the Hajdúsámson-type shaft‑hole axe, all recovered during field researches. These artifacts date the site to stage MBA II (Reinecke A2; approximately 1950-after 1700 BC).
The settlement is situated on a natural terrace that oversees a meadow near the Mures River. The base of this terrace is streaked with water streams that were probably an excellent source of running water. The meadow could have been used as grazing pastures, as it is used even to this day. This position offered the settlement’s inhabitants a great strategic advantage, which was probably one of the main reasons of choosing this area.
Timișoara mainly due to edilitary and construction rehabilitation works. The present study introduces the main results of such a preventive research performed in Sfantul Gheorghe Square 2–3 that allowed us to document the habitation features over an area that is nevertheless restricted in size. The research envisaged an actual surface measuring 15 × 3.7 m. There the team has defined five habitation levels on which we have investigated archeological features, the functionality of which is related to habitation spaces, storage pits, and a water well. Among the rescued materials one notes the presence of cooking pots, jugs, tableware items, but also of a series of artifacts such as a hook-and-eye closure, a ring, an agricultural tool, a mold, and a prick spur. The materials recovered from closed complexes date the habitation in question to the period between the 15th and the 17th century, but 18th-century constructions were also identified.
from an orthodontic perspective through inspection and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan. The occlusion was analyzed according to Angle’s classification and observations were made
regarding the presence of calculus, dental wear, presence of caries, bone loss and ante‐mortem tooth loss. Observations were made regarding tooth dimensions and comparisons were made with modern population. In this specific case, the mesiodens caused minimum disruption within the upper dental arch and the occlusion. Additionally, it did not have any negative impact on the adjacent teeth or cause any other complication. Judging by the analysis of the jaws, the presence of
the mesiodens had little impact on the overall oral health of the person. As suggested by other findings in the scientific literature, the mesiodens is an anomaly found throughout all historical periods, from the oldest archaeological sites to present day.
o legăm de fenomenul jefuirii mormintelor, practică larg documentată la sarmaţi în zona Banatului românesc, nordul Serbiei sau estul Ungariei. Mormintele au o orientare generală S-N, mobilierul funerar fiind constituit din vase ceramice și piese din metal. Vasele ceramice se referă la castroane tronconice și căni, realizate dintr-o pastă fină, bine lucrată,
arsă reducător, caracteristice perioadei. Atrage atenţia cana prevăzută cu tub de scurgere din M.1, aceasta asigurând mormântului o datare cuprinsă între ultima treime a secolului IV d.Hr.–prima jumătate a secolului V d.Hr. În aceeași perioadă încadrăm și M.3, datarea fiind asigurată de fragmentul de fibulă din fier care poate fi încadrată categoriei fibulelor cu picior întors pe dedesubt. Mobilierul funerar provenit din M.2 și M.4 asigură o datare mai generală a celor două complexe arheologice pe parcursul secolelor III-IV d.Hr.
Valley. The second structure identified in the central area of the plateau is published here for the first time. It covers an area of 0.5 hectares and no acceptable analogies have been yet identified. A number of artifacts provide chronological indications: numerous pottery fragments and the Hajdúsámson-type shaft‑hole axe, all recovered during field researches. These artifacts date the site to stage MBA II (Reinecke A2; approximately 1950-after 1700 BC).
The settlement is situated on a natural terrace that oversees a meadow near the Mures River. The base of this terrace is streaked with water streams that were probably an excellent source of running water. The meadow could have been used as grazing pastures, as it is used even to this day. This position offered the settlement’s inhabitants a great strategic advantage, which was probably one of the main reasons of choosing this area.
Timișoara mainly due to edilitary and construction rehabilitation works. The present study introduces the main results of such a preventive research performed in Sfantul Gheorghe Square 2–3 that allowed us to document the habitation features over an area that is nevertheless restricted in size. The research envisaged an actual surface measuring 15 × 3.7 m. There the team has defined five habitation levels on which we have investigated archeological features, the functionality of which is related to habitation spaces, storage pits, and a water well. Among the rescued materials one notes the presence of cooking pots, jugs, tableware items, but also of a series of artifacts such as a hook-and-eye closure, a ring, an agricultural tool, a mold, and a prick spur. The materials recovered from closed complexes date the habitation in question to the period between the 15th and the 17th century, but 18th-century constructions were also identified.