Un mormânt din epoca romană descoperit la Alba Iulia – Dealul Furcilor (str. Izvor, f.nr.)
A Roman Tomb Found at Alba Iulia – Dealul Furcilor (Izvor Str., w.no.)

Summary/Abstract: Dealul Furcilor is a well-known archaeological area. The results presented in this paper come from archaeological excavations made there. In recent years, there has been much archaeological research in the area, which revealed signs of Roman habitation, Roman inhumation and cremation tombs and early medieval habitation. Sometimes no materials or deposits of archaeological interest were found. The area under research is situated on the right side of the access road from B-dul Încoronării to the Porcelain Factory. The most important discovery is an inhumation tomb – called M1 – in a brick sarcophagus. The sarcophagus is oriented ENE - WSW and has a slightly trapezoidal shape, 1.50 m in length and 0.70 m maximum width. The sarcophagus was made of six rows of bricks (having approximately 38 x 15 cm) bound together with mortar. The lid was also made of bricks having approximately 38 x 30 cm and being disposed horizontally. When the coffin was emptied, very few human bones were found, mainly teeth. Due to the fact that the human skeleton, as well as the tomb inventory, was missing, we could presume that the tomb was robbed. The dimensions of the sarcophagus and the bone remains suggest that we are dealing with the tomb of a child. The bottom of the sarcophagus was not paved and thus the bottom of the coffin was made directly in the ground. The depth of the tomb is 1.50 m from ground level. A hairpin made of bone was found in the mortar on the long, north-western side of the coffin, near its bottom. We may draw the conclusion that this tomb is typical of the Roman period and dates back to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Similar discoveries have been made in the main necropolis of the ancient Apulum (“Podei”, located between Cetate and Partoş), in the “Apulum II” cemetery, situated near the road from Alba Iulia to Zlatna, as well as on the “Apulum II – “Stadium”. Further research will show whether this has been an isolated discovery, or if this tomb belongs to the already known and much studied Roman necropolis from Dealul Furcilor (Podei).

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