A new week has begun at the Roman Villa from Oarda-Bulza. The sun is not shy to hide behind the clouds, and we are not shy to start work. The guardian of the villa showed up in the end. The end of the week found us washing and sorting the artefacts, sharing smiles and good …
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The Second Week – Lăcraru Paul Sorin
The legends says that in a corner of Romania, it exist a village called Oarda, where it could be rain and clouds all over around, but no way above our little field where we’re working. Even prayers didn’t worked… The dirt became like cement, but no problem of that because our enthusiasm grew more and …
The First Week – Marina Musteață
The first week was the best! Although the hungry sheeps stole the start line, we managed to overtake them and arrive early on the site. The winners started a quest of “who’s gonna rise the tent first?” because the warmth of the sun is not waiting for us to drink our coffee. After the start, …
The Beginning: 2022 – Bogdan Lăpușan
Welcome back to the Roman villa at Oarda-Bulza! This year, we continue our journey in the countryside of Apulum. The weather is promising and the team is ready to work. The campaign would not be the same without a mascot, this being our cat friend.
Week Three Excursion
This excursion post is going to be mostly photos that we took during our excursion. Anything that I can tell you about these places we visited, is online. I highly encourage that you read about Sarmizegetusa Ulpia Traiana, it’s associated museum, Densuș Church and the round church of Geoagiu. Even better, when (not if) you …
Week 3 Review
But seriously, there were rocks everywhere. When you start a new archaeology project, the first season goes by very fast. Everyday feels like a week and a week feels like a day. Time means nothing to a bunch of people obsessed with documenting the chronology of history. Week three was no exception. Not only did …
Week Two Excursion!
During the second week of excavations, the team traveled to Costești-Cetățuie and Sarmizegetusa Regia. One night at dinner, Matt took a poll of the types of Sunday excursions people would be interested in. The options were: lovely hikes through the Orăștie mountains, Roman sites and museums, and quaint Medieval towns. Spoiler alert: we did all …
Is it still summer?
Well I wish it was! Let me begin my three-part apology as to why you don’t know how the last two weeks of our excavation went because I didn’t tell you! This is in summary what my life was like during that time: I was wrapping up the first season at ARVP, traveling to Cluj …
Press Conference for ARVP
On Tuesday, July 20th, a press conference was held at the National Museum of the Union in Alba Iulia. Mariana and Matt discussed our the progress during this first season and what is to be expected going forward. For more information, click here!
Week Two Review
Week two was a week of mystery for both areas. Starting with area A, there was a combination of intact wall foundations of the Roman villa home and large rubble piles. It was unclear what caused the major destruction and debris layer in area A. Soon enough Medieval pottery began to surface and it looked …
Apulum Roman Villa Project 