Roof Burn Layer East
Roof Burn Layer East Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇷🇴 Danube Plain, Romania
About
About Roof Burn Layer East
Roof Burn Layer East in Danube Plain, Romania is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Roof Burn Layer East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
45.0719° N · 27.0140° E · 511 m · 3 mapped features
Roof Burn Layer East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Roof Burn Layer East
45.0727° N · 27.0148° ERoof Burn Layer East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Roof Burn Layer East
45.0712° N · 27.0134° ERoof Burn Layer East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Roof Burn Layer East
45.0731° N · 27.0130° E