Lower Danube

La Grande Bretagne et ses efforts pour créer et perpétuer la Commission Européenne du Danube (1855-1858), in vol. Enjeux politique, économique et militaires en Mer Noire (XIV-XXI siècles): Etudes a la mémoire de Mihail Guboglu, sous la direction de Faruk Bilici (INALCO, Paris), Ionel Candea (Université de Galatzi et Musée de Braila), Anca Popescu (Institut d’histoire “Nicolae Iorga”, Bucarest), Editura Istros – Muzeul Brăilei, Brăila, 2007, p. 703-716 (ISBN 978-973-9469-94-4)

by Constantin Ardeleanu

Depozitele cuaternare din Dobrogea (cu privire speciala asupra argilelor rosii)

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Cotet V. in Peuce 5, 1978

Zacamantul de fier de la Iulia - Dobrogea de Nord. Consideratiuni privind importanta sa economica

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Bacalu V. in Peuce 5, 1978

Bogatiile miniere ale Dobrogei de Nord descoperite in 30 de ani de la eliberarea patriei (1944-1974)

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Bacalu V. in Peuce 5, 1978

Efectele construirii căii ferate Cernavodă – Constanţa asupra navigaţiei dunărene (1859-1860), în „Analele Universităţii Ovidius Constanţa”, seria Istorie, t. III, 2006, pp. 41-54

by Constantin Ardeleanu

Abstract: The author analysis, on the basis of contemporary unpublished documents, the attitude of the representatives... more Abstract: The author analysis, on the basis of contemporary unpublished documents, the attitude of the representatives in the European Commission of the Danube regarding the effects of a private competitive project, aimed to bring the Romanian grains into the great commercial route-ways: the Cernavodă – Constanţa railway. Thus, almost simultaneously with the establishment of the European institution, a British company obtained a concession from the Ottoman government, which allowed it to build a railway along the Dobrudscha isthmus. The sense of competition put pressure upon the ECD engineer-in-chief, Charles Augustus Hartley, compelling him to work with much expedition; in the same time, owing to the limited resources available, the railway was used as a pretext for abandoning the more resistant and durable, but also more expensive improvements necessary for rendering navigable the St. George branch of the Danube. Thus, the building of a not very profitable enterprise, the Cernavodă – Constanţa railway, resulted in permanent changes in the geography and economics of the Danube Mouths. Besides abandoning the more advantageous works from St. George in favour of the cheaper and easier adjustments from Sulina, the railway scheme of the British capitalists stimulated the commercial houses from Brăila and Galaţi, which, on the one hand, asked the ECD officials for improvements and modern harbour facilities, and, on the other, realised the necessity to consolidate their enterprises. The first phase in the competition between Rail and River was won by the latter, but the victory was gained by means of a debatable solution, which, on a medium and long run, proved fallacious from a technical and economic point of view.

Aspecte calitative și cantitative privind rolul economic al grecilor cu protecție britanică din portul Galați în primii ani după Războiul Crimeii, in Minoritățile etnice în România în secolul al XIX-lea, edited by Venera Achim and Viorel Achim, Editura Academiei Române, București, 2010, pp. 27-38.

by Constantin Ardeleanu

The economic development of the Lower Danube ports, after 1829, was to a great extent determined by the activity of... more The economic development of the Lower Danube ports, after 1829, was to a great extent determined by the activity of the strong communities of Greek merchants and ship-owners. Among these entrepreneurs, Ionian Greeks benefited after 1815 of British protection, an advantage that facilitated their role of mediators of the great trade between the East and the Western markets. Based on unpublished information in the correspondence of the British Vice-Consul in Galatz, found in British archives, this study emphasizes the role of the British subjects from Galati and Braila in the economic development of the Romanian principalities by mid-19th century.

GEMELE DIN COLECTIA I.C.E.M. TULCEA

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Gavrila Simion PEUCE, S.N. III – IV, 2005-2006, p. 173 - 182

La communication énoncée est dédiée, par l’auteur, à Monsieur V. H. Baumman, comme signe d’hommage pour sa belle... more La communication énoncée est dédiée, par l’auteur, à Monsieur V. H. Baumman, comme signe d’hommage pour sa belle carrière. La collection en discussion est composée de 11 intailles et pierres semi-précieuses simples, considérées à avoir des pouvoirs magiques. Les intailles du catalogue sont groupées de la manière suivante: celles avec des figures des déités sont suivi par celles qui intailles symbolise des signes de
zodiac et d’autres animaux. Les dernières deux pièces sont des semi cristaux joliment polies sans avoir
des intailles.

Necropolele getice de la Enisala si Telita

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Gavrila SIMION, Peuce 6, 1977

Cetatea geto-dacica de la Bestepe (comuna MAHMUDIA-Tulcea)

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Gavrila SIMION Peuce 6, 1977

Monede bizantine anonime si skyfate in colectia muzeului din Tulcea

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Al. Popeea, V.H. Baumann, in Peuce 6, 1977

Un tip de bratari din a doua epoca a fierului la Dunarea de Jos

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Mihai IRIMIA, Peuce 6, 1977

LUCERNELE DE LA NOVIODUNUM / The Roman Lamps at Noviodunum

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Victor H. Baumann PEUCE, S.N. VII, 2009, p. 217 - 310

The purpose of this paper is to present the lamps from Noviodunum discovered accidentally or during the rescue... more The purpose of this paper is to present the lamps from Noviodunum discovered accidentally or during the rescue excavations conducted until 1990 (some of them were published together with other finds), as well as the lamps found during the systematic archaeological excavations from 1995 to 2008. We analyzed 159 lamps discovered in the archaeological area of Noviodunum fortress and we divided them into two big groups, five categories and 21 types. The production of lighting objects emerged and diversified in Noviodunum and its surroundings in the 2nd century A.D. and was stimulated by the presence of military units and the transit trade on the Danube, which served as a genuine “channel” of Roman civilization. Several beautiful lamps dated to the same period were also found in the tumular necropolis near Noviodunum. Most lamps from Noviodunum date to the Early Roman Period (132 lamps), that is an average of 84%, which we consider a sign of economic fervour in the context of rapid Romanization and urbanization that turned Noviodunum into a flourishing municipium by the end of the 2nd century A.D. The remaining 27 lamps (22 of them were made in Noviodunum) date to the Roman-Byzantine Period indicating the growth of local production. The small number of imported lamps reflects the specific economic situation of the Danubian-Pontic area due to limiting trade only with the Eastern Roman Empire. The local lamp production didn’t diversify, but increased, mainly due to the army’s requirements, and second due to the daily necessities that determined part of the rural farms in the area in the 4th century A.D. to redirect their economy to various crafts, including pottery production for the local market.

EARLY IRON AGE COMPLEXES WITH HUMAN REMAINS FROM THE BABADAG SETTLEMENT

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Sorin-Cristian Ailincai, Gabriel Juganaru, Alexandra-Clara Târlea, Mirela Vernescu PEUCE, S.N. III – IV, 2005-2006, p. 77 - 108

Inceputurile navigatiei comerciale antice la Gurile Dunarii / The begginings of the commercial navigation at Lower Danube

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Bulgaru, V. in Peuce 6, 1977

STUDIUL ARHEOZOOLOGIC AL RESTURILOR DIN DOUĂ NIVELE APARŢINÂND SEC. II-III ŞI IV P.CHR., GĂSITE ÎN SITUL AUTOHTON DE LA TELIŢA-AMZA (NORDUL DOBROGEI)

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Sergiu Haimovici PEUCE S.N. I (XIV), Tulcea, 2003, p. 487 - 510

Au commencement on donne un coup d’oeil sur les caractéristiques de l’environnement actuel du site archéologique et... more Au commencement on donne un coup d’oeil sur les caractéristiques de l’environnement actuel du site archéologique et aussi sur le mode par lequel Rome a occupé la province Dobroudja et a fait lentement la romanisation de la population autochtone, que pendant le troisième siècle a accédé déjà à la citoyenneté romaine. Les restes fauniques appartiennent aux deux formations (niveaux) notés A et B. En A on a déterminé 352 restes qui appartiennent aux lamellibranches, aux poissons, aux oiseaux et aux 15 espèces de mammifères (voir aussi le tableau IA-anexe et les tableaux 1-7A). En B on a déterminé 410 restes provenant seulement des poissons et des 12 espèces de mammifères (voir aussi le tableau IB-anexe et les tableaux 1-7B). On a considéré pour les deux niveaux les caractéristiques de chaque espèce, spécialement pour les mammifères en donnant leurs caractères morphoscopiques et on a fait des mesures que sont contenues dans les tableaux. On a indiqué quelles étaient les occupations des habitants du site: la cueillette des coquillages, la pêche et surtout l’élevage des animaux domestiques et la chasse des sauvages. Dans le matériel faunique, pour les deux niveaux, on a trouvé aussi des restes humains et on les a décrit. Finalement on a précisé comment était l’environnement du site durant la première partie de Ier millénaire.

A TOMB FROM THE 4th CENTURY A.D. DISCOVERED IN TULCEA (AEGYSSUS)

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Georgică Costea, Iuliana Costea PEUCE, S.N. VI, 2008, p. 297 - 304

This article presents the results of a salvation archaeological investigation in Tulcea, on 14 Noiembrie Street, in... more This article presents the results of a salvation archaeological investigation in Tulcea, on 14 Noiembrie Street, in front of the gate of the Azizie mosque. The inhumation tomb has a rich inventory made of four black glass bracelets, six bronze bracelets, five of which have rolled up ends, and another bracelet made of two twisted bronze wire, a silver ring, glass paste marbles, one rushlight and a bronze coin – a follis from the time of Constantine the Great. Based on the funerary inventory, the tomb was dated to the 4th century A. D. The found objects permit analogies with other items from the Roman-Byzantine necropoleis at Callatis and Beroe

HAND-MADE POTTERY FROM HALMYRIS AND ITS CULTURAL CONTEXT

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Florin Topoleanu, Eugen S. Teodor PEUCE, S.N. VII, 2009, p. 347 - 360

Halmyris is the most eastern Roman fortification on the Danube. In this paper we study the handmade pottery found in... more Halmyris is the most eastern Roman fortification on the Danube. In this paper we study the handmade pottery found in this site. Six pots, similar to Penkovka culture pottery, were found in the last layers of the fortress (late 6th century - early 7th century). The context of the finds in huts indicates that the potters lived inside the fort and were probably members of the garrison.

ÉTUDE ANTHROPOLOGIQUE ET PALÉOPATHOLOGIQUE D’UN SUJET D’AEGYSSUS (IIIÈME – IVÈME S. AP. J.-C., ROUMANIE)

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Philippe Charlier, Georgică Costea, Alexandre Baralis PEUCE, S.N. VII, 2009, p. 337 - 346

This article presents the anthropologic and paleopathological study of a skeleton discovered in spring 2008 in an... more This article presents the anthropologic and paleopathological study of a skeleton discovered in spring 2008 in an inhumation burial on Independence Street, Tulcea (Aegyssus), as a result of rescue excavations. A skeleton on extended burial on the back, oriented NW-SE was found together with two oenochoe type ceramic pots and a bronze buckle, both dated to the Roman-Byzantine period.

DESCOPERIRI DIN PRIMA EPOCĂ A FIERULUI ÎN AŞEZAREA DE LA SUCEVENI–STOBORĂNI, JUD. GALAŢI

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Adrian Adamescu PEUCE, S.N. IX, 2011, p. 377 - 436

The main purpose of this article is to present the findings of I.T. Dragomir and D. Nanu-Basarab from the... more The main purpose of this article is to present the findings of I.T. Dragomir and D. Nanu-Basarab from the Suceveni–Stoborăni habitat, dated to the Early Iron Age. The analyzed data show that there are two stages of inhabitation in this historical period: one that is represented by the Babadag culture pottery and the other represented by the presence of inhabitation with Basarabi-type decorated pottery. According to the chronological time frame proposed by S. Morintz, the finds from Suceveni–Stoborăni belong to the 2nd phase of Babadag culture, which is dated to the 10th-9th c. BC, followed by a phase that ascribed to the Basarabi phenomenon (8th c.- the beginning of the 7th c. B.C.)

PRODUCEREA CERAMICII LOCALE LA GURILE DUNĂRII ÎN SECOLELE I-IV P.CHR.

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Victor H. Baumann PEUCE, S.N. VII, 2009, p. 193 - 216