An Overview of the Archaeological Research in the Roman Fort and Vicus at Sutor
(Sălaj County)

COCIȘ, SORIN; LĂZĂRESCU, VLAD-ANDREI; SOCACIU, SERGIU-TRAIAN

EPHEMERIS NAPOCENSIS 31 (XXXI/2021)

An Overview of the Archaeological Research in the Roman Fort and Vicus at Sutor (Sălaj County)

(pages 223-258)

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33993/ephnap.2021.31.223

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Authors:
SORIN COCIȘ
Institute of Archaeology and Art History, Romanian Academy Cluj Branch, Mihail Kogălniceanu Str. 12‒14, 400084, Cluj‑Napoca, Cluj County, RO; e‑mail: scocis@yahoo.com

VLAD-ANDREI LĂZĂRESCU
Institute of Archaeology and Art History, Romanian Academy Cluj Branch, Mihail Kogălniceanu Str. 12‒14, 400084, Cluj‑Napoca, Cluj County, RO; e‑mail: vlad.lazarescu@academia‑cj.ro; lazarescu_vlad@yahoo.com

SERGIU-TRAIAN SOCACIU
Babeș‑Bolyai University, M. Kogălniceanu Str. 1, 400089, Cluj‑Napoca, Cluj County, RO; e‑mail: socaciu. sergiu@yahoo.com

Keywords: Roman Dacia, Dacia Porolissensis, Sutor, Roman fort, civillian settlement.

Abstract
The article informs upon the current state of research concerning the Roman site at Sutor (Sălaj County). The first reliable information concerning the site was accounted by K. Torma during the second half of the 19 th century. The site remained ‘silent’ until the late ‘60s when several votive monuments were recovered from the area of the site. The systematic archaeological research began in 2001 and continued since then with few interruptions. Even though the fort was trenched between 2006–2008 to establish its position and dimensions, it was in 2012 that most of its inner structure as well as an initial smaller timber fort were revealed, after a large-scale geophysical survey was performed. In 2021 the archaeological works were resumed in connection with the infrastructure works for the ‘Transylvania Highway’ highlighting multiple elements of the civilian settlement developed around the Roman fort.

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