Book review, Braconarea patrimoniului arheologic din Munții Șureanu. Istorie și jurisprudență (Poaching of archaeological heritage from the Șureanu Mountains. History and jurisprudence), Cluj-Napoca: Editura MEGA, 2024, 736 p.
Professor Michael Meyer from the Institute of Prehistory at the Free University of Berlin has turned 65.
Transylvania is a distinct region framed by the Carpathian Mountains, which form a natural boundary. The term ‘Transylvania’ is often used to designate the entire area within the mountain range. Although seemingly isolated, Transylvania has always been connected to the territories to the east and south via a series of passes and valleys that cross the Carpathian Mountains and have been in use since prehistoric times. Transylvania is also connected to the Great Hungarian Plain to the west via the courses of several rivers. The Mureș and Someș rivers are the most important, having been used from prehistoric times to the present day. These geographical features have influenced the cultural evolution of Transylvanian societies throughout the Late Iron Age. Culturally and historically, this period can be divided into two distinct phases. The first is the ‘Celtic horizon’ (c. 350–190/175 BC), which was oriented towards Central European cultural patterns. The second is the ‘Dacian horizon’ (c. 190/175 BC to 106 AD), which predominantly followed North-Balkan and Mediterranean models.
Review, Marosszentanna. Sântana de Mureş. Late imperial cemetery at the Mureş, Publications of the Jósa András Museum 84, Nyíregyháza, 2024, 188 p. (Daniel Spânu, Romania)
For me, archaeology has always been attractive and easy to talk to people about. Interview with Matthew WHINCOP, Secretary General of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM)
