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Excavation

  • Abritus
  • Razgrad
  • Abritus
  • Bulgaria
  • Razgrad

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  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Summary (English)

  • ABRITUS (Galena Radoslavova – galena_rz@abv.bg, Georgi Dzanev) The explorations in Sector West continued along the northern fortification wall, behind tower No. 9 and to the west of the eastern fortification gate. Room No. 1 measured 7.45/7.70 m by 4.20/4.50 m and had two entrances. The finds included pottery of the 4th – 5th centuries AD: an intact amphora and sherds from amphorae, pots and bowls, bronze coins from Constantius II to Theodosius II, semi-prepared products from antler, indicating the existence of a workshop in the room. Rooms Nos. 4 and 5 belonged to one building. Room No. 4 measured 6.50/7.20 m by 5.20 m and had three entrances. The finds included an iron fibula, Late Antique pottery: sherds from amphorae, pots and bowls, bronze coins from Constantius II to Theodosius II. Room No. 5 was 2.40 m wide. The finds included fragments from glass vessels, terracotta spindle whorls, fragmentary and intact amphorae, pots and bowls, bronze coins from Constantius II to Theodosius II. Room No. 10 was discovered close to the south of Room No. 5. A corridor was excavated between Room No. 1 and Rooms Nos. 4, 5 and 10, 13 m long and 1.10 m wide. Sherds of the 4th – 5th centuries AD were found. Debris from a Mediaeval sunken-floored house was excavated and sherds of the 10th century AD were found. Two pits filled with gastropod shells were discovered close to the house.

  • Galena Radoslavova - Regional Museum of History – Razgrad 
  • Georgi Dzanev - Regional Museum of History – Razgrad 

Director

  • Galena Radoslavova - Regional Museum of History – Razgrad
  • Georgi Dzanev - Regional Museum of History – Razgrad

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Research Body

  • Regional Museum of History – Razgrad

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