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only be determined with further excavations to the south direction. Late Roman finds
were uncovered around the wall in the upper layer, while the lower contained Middle
Imperial items, indicating the building time and use. Still, the 4th century finds clearly
show that the building was reconstructed in the Late Roman Age and continued to use
it. The different utilisation is suggested by the fact that a lot of terrazzo floor fragments
were found at border of Late Roman and Middle Imperial Age layers. It may also
happen that these served as a filling during the Late Roman period, however, this has
to be justified by further analysis.
This wall is also joined by two additional east-west oriented cross-walls, which certify
the multi-room layout of the building. The excavated objects from the multiple layers
prove that this structure was used during the Middle and Late Imperial period.
According to the building plans of the prospective reception building, further research
was conducted to the north of the fort in order to develop a security zone. Storage pits
from the Bronze Age and the Early and Middle Imperial period were found at this
place, along with the remains of furnace that had a burnt red hob. Due to the northern
erosion of the loess layer in the whole site, the archaeological objects were hard to
identify properly, causing a delay in the research.
The excavated material was transported to the Town Museum, where the processing of
the objects was started. During the process, 4300 ceramic pieces were cleaned and
repacked.
366 Roman bronze coins were restored, while the restoration of 65 bronze, 233 iron,
41 lead and 3 silver objects was also started.
More than 300 pieces of a fragmentary fresco was found at the place of the prospective
reception building. All floral ornamented pieces were cleaned and conserved.
Results and summary of archaeological excavations (2009-2011):
- A large ”representative” building that features fresco ornaments and terrazzo
flooring was uncovered at the north-eastern part of the fort.
- An iron and bone workshop functioned in the northern part of the fort before the
Late Roman Age (ca. 2nd-3rd century).