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Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores

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One of the most prestigious conferences of specialists on Roman ceramic from all around the world, the Congress of Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores was organized for the 29th time, this year in Xanten, Germany, between the 21st and the 26th of September. The large-scale conference hosted over 170 participants and 60 papers which were focusing on different aspects related to ceramic production, types, patterns, use and other issues. One of our team member also contributed to the congress’ presentation list with a paper about the relationship between pottery and military life, based on observations made on pottery assemblages in military barracks.

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Promoting the cultural heritage of Călugăreni

One of our team member took part on a regional conference in Sovata (Mureş county) on the 27th of September 2014 which was focusing on the local history of the town and its surrounding region (III. Szovátai Helytörténeti Konferencia /  The 3rd Conference of Sovata’s Local History). The presentation entitled “Mikháza római öröksége” (The Roman Heritage of Călugăreni) promoted the archaeological and cultural site of the Roman settlement and military fort, presenting the main results and achievements, as well as projects concerning the cultural and touristic potential of the settlement.

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AARG 2014

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The Aerial Archaeology Research Group (AARG) in association with the University College Dublin and the Discovery Programme organized The Aerial Archaeology Research Group Conference  on the 24th-26th September 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.  The main topics of the conference were related to landscape, aerial data, aerial archeology, new technologies and results obtained through aerial surveys.  One member of our team in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Pécs and from Budapest, Hungary submitted and presented a poster on the topic of the First World War Battles on the Roman Limes from Eastern Transylvania (Romania). Based on aerial and field surveys, the presented research focuses on the First World War trenches which run along the same line as the eastern limes of Dacia did once. The defensive strategy behind the choice of the same place in two different periods was discussed in the poster.

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Religion and Magic

Two team members took part at the The 2nd International Symposium on Representations, Signs and Symbols. Religion and Magic, organized in Deva by the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization between the 27thand the 29th of March 2014. One presentation focused on aspects of military cult practices in Roman Dacia, based on a case study from the auxiliary fort barracks. The second one (Pouring the Water, Offering the Wine. Instrumenta Sacra Depicted on Votive Altars from Roman Dacia) analysed another aspect of religion, namely the representations of instrumenta sacra on votive altars from Roman Dacia.

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FIROKONF

Four members of our team participated at one of the most prestigious international forum of Roman archaeologists, organized annually in Hungary. The VIII. Fiatal Római Korosok Konferenciája (The 8th Conference of the Young Roman Archaeologists), organized by the Centre for National Cultural Heritage of the Hungarian National Museum, held this year in Budapest, between the 24th and the 26th of April, hosted many interesting papers dealing with a variety of subjects on Roman culture, history, archeology. Our team held two presentations: one focused on problems related to the location of the auxiliary units in the forts from Mureș County and their connection with the stamped ceramic building material, while the other presented the old and the recent data concerning the Roman fort from Brâncovenești, stressing on its complexity.

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Conference on Roman Military History

Between the 11th and the 12th of April the Department of Antiquity from the University of Szeged (Hungary) was the host and organizer of an international conference II. Ókori Hadtörténeti és Fegyvertörténeti Konferencia (The 2nd Ancient Military History and Military Equipment Conference) focusing on problems related to the Roman army and weapons, military equipment. The project team was represented by four colleagues who held two presentations. One of the papers presented the Roman weapons and military equipment discovered in Mureș County. The other presentation offered a preview on theoretical and practical problems regarding the distribution of finds (bone bow laths) in Roman forts in general and in particular.

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Provincialia Romana

Between the 29th and 31st of January 2014, an international conference organized by the University of Pécs (Hungary), entitled Provincialia Romana. A római tartományok történeti forrásai – hadsereg, vallás, társadalom (ProvincaliaRomana. The historical sources of the Roman provinces – army, religion, society), took place in Pécs, Hungary. As the title suggests, the conference focused on general and particular problems related to the army, religion, and material culture in the Roman era. Five members of the Roman Limes Research Centre attended the conference with three presentations on various subjects: the general methodology applicable for Roman pottery coming from Roman military forts, general problems related to the use of space in forts, and old and recent data concerning the Roman site of Sărățeni from Mureș County.

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In memoriam Veit Stürmer

A good colleague and friend Dr.  Veit Stürmer, has passed away suddenly in the late autumn of 2013. Our team is paying homage to his memory on the 25th of January 2014 in Berlin by participating to a commemorative conference, entitled “Von Kreta nach Kuba. Etappen des Archäologen Veit Stürmer”, that will be held at the Winckelmann Institute of the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Our team will present some of the results from the 2013 survey and excavations campaign on the eastern limes of Roman Dacia.

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The day of Hungarian Science in Transylvania

On the 30th of November 2013 a conference entitled “Maros megye történetéből. A Magyar Tudomány Napja Erdélyben, 12. fórum” (From the History of Mureș County. The Day of the Hungarian Science in Transylvania, 12th Forum) was held in Târgu Mureș. The general subject of the regional conference was the recent research from the field of history and related disciplines focusing on the territory of Mureș county. Taking into consideration the fact that the region, what it is today Mureș county, was rich even in the ancient times, this conference was a great opportunity for us to promote the traces of this heritage. Our results were presented by one of our colleagues with the paper entitled “A római limes Maros megye területén. Örökségvédelmi kihívások” (Roman Limes in the territory of Mureș county. Challanges concerning the Cultural Heritage).

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