Roman pottery from Aegyssus: the tableware

Abstract

The archaeological research undertaken at Tulcea (Dobruja, SE Romania) – the ancient Aegyssus – has led to the discovery of vestiges specific to the settlement and they have contributed to partially throwing light on the history and evolution of the city in the early and late Roman period. The excavations of 1959, 1971, 1974–1980 and the subsequent sporadic ones (seldom), in the intramural area, have brought new data on the genesis, on the evolution of the defence system, and on some aspects regarding the topography of the ancient city. During the past years, a series of preventive archaeological researches have provided new data on the extra muros area of the settlement, and the presentation of these excavations – often reduced spatially – has contributed to a better understanding of the habitation in this area.