New Bone Hairpins Discovered on the Territory of Colonia Aurelia Apulensis
New Bone Hairpins Discovered on the Territory of Colonia Aurelia Apulensis

Summary/Abstract: The present paper examines a sample of previously unpublished bone hairpins discovered inthe end of 2014 in the north-western part of the former Roman city of Colonia Aurelia Apulensis, on the spotcalled “The Water Treatment Station”. Such artifacts were discovered on the site in Apulum only in civil housingareas and in cemeteries, and they represent approx. 30% of all bone and antler objects discovered there overtime. Archaeological researches performed over the last two decades have doubled the number of such artifacts,so that currently the items discovered on the site of Apulum represent most of the bone hairpins from theprovince of Dacia. Hairpins were part of the everyday lives of ancient women, being objects of practical utilityand aesthetic value at the same time, and they provide valuable information on the bone-processing industry,that era’s fashion, and the factors of Romanization.

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