Roman Age Pottery from Niculițel–Cornet (Tulcea county, Southeastern Romania)

Abstract

The paper presents the Roman era pottery discovered during the 1988 and 2000 rescue archaeological excavations at Niculiţel–Cornet, Tulcea County, Romania, prior to the construction of the methane gas pipe in the area. The assemblage consists of pottery of Pontic, Oriental and Western origins, while the functional categories represented are kitckenware, tableware, amphorae. Handmade pottery of local tradition is also present. The fine ware is represented by terra sigillata, barbotine decorated vessels, Pontic sigillata and imitations. The majority of the pottery can be dated to the 2nd-3rd c. AD, with some fragments characteristic of a slightly earlier period, and other types dated up to the 5th c. AD. The present catalogue represents a part of the discovered Roman pottery, the rest of material being scheduled for future analysis and publication.

Keywords

• lower danube
• roman pottery
• noviodunum