Frontiera romană din Dacia Inferior. O trecere în revistă și o actualizare. 1.

Abstract

This paper is a preliminary report of the most recent results of multidisciplinary research carried out in the mid and lower Olt river forts between Hoghiz and the Danube, on the so-called limes Alutanus. The aim of this reviewis to update information about these fortifications, similarly to the reports dedicated to certain areas of the Roman Empire, published periodically in the volumes of international congresses concerning the study of the Roman frontiers. The last synthesis reports for this sector of the Roman frontier were published more than two decades ago in the volume of the International Congress on Roman Frontiers in Zalău in 1997. It is the intention of the authors that this report presents the most recent data obtained in the framework of the National LIMES Programme. According to the programme’s action plan, the monuments were identified by collecting field data through surveys, topographical measurements and drone flight recordings (orthographic photographs, oblique photographs and video recordings), which were then corroborated with the information available at that time in archives. Research has focused on the fortifications and adjacent areas. The study carried out attempts to show the value of these sites with a view to their protection and sustainable enhancement through inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.