Open AccessRoman cenotaph from Napoca
Author(s) -
Eugenia Beu-Dachin,
Diana Bindea,
Luminița Săsăran
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta musei napocensis. i prehistory-ancient history-archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-4487
pISSN - 1454-1513
DOI - 10.54145/actamn.i.55.05
Subject(s) - human settlement , context (archaeology) , archaeology , geography , ancient history , history
The article focuses on an interesting discovery in the immediate vicinity of the Roman city of Napoca, next to the Roman road connecting the city to the settlements located eastward, and in the context of a funerary area. The fragmentary skeleton of a lamb of 1.5 – 2 months was discovered within a sarcophagus with flat lid and without any decoration. It seems that we deal here with an interesting type of cenotaph. The funeral inventory was poor, consisting of two lead objects. A ceramic bowl was also deposited near the sarcophagus.