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Archaeotek Archaeological Techniques and Research Center

From what initially was intended to be purely a scientific endeavor, ArchaeoTek's Southern Transylvania Projects evolved to be much more. It became a full program of exploration of Romanian archaeology, anthropology and culture, truly a journey into the histories and realities of the Romanian countryside. As a result, during the past 10 years, more than 500 U.S., Canadian and Western European stud

ents have spent their summers on one of our projects, contributing to the exploration and further understanding of the Romanian past. The experience they took back to their home countries portrayed a different Romania from the one commonly displayed in the news. These students experience a country enriched by an extraordinary anthropological heritage that they are now part of in a small but meaningful way, a diverse and vibrant culture, and a welcoming people. All our projects are the result of research initiatives set up as field, laboratory and scientific collaborations with local museums and/or national research units. Working closely with Romanian museums and academic institutions, we have successfully excavated a wide array of sites ranging from the Neolithic to the Roman period. Over the years, we have excelled in providing valuable fieldwork opportunities in an exciting and affordable learning environment for hundreds staff members, volunteers and students. At the present time, the Southern Transylvania Projects are currently the longest lasting cultural international endeavors in Transylvania and one of the very few international archaeological projects in Romania. The 2012 session at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference in Buffalo, “New Perspectives in Transylvanian Archaeology”, celebrated these 10 past years of field and scientific research by introducing the North American scientific community and public to the extraordinary archaeology of the Romanian distant past.

Excavations at Rapolt and the Dac Fest, with the incredible reenactment of battles between the Romans and the Dacians! T...
21/07/2025

Excavations at Rapolt and the Dac Fest, with the incredible reenactment of battles between the Romans and the Dacians! Thank you JP, Jamie, Jamieson and Nina for your incredible work in making Rapolt 2025 so successful!!!

Session 1 of Archaeotek's Medieval Funerary Excavations and Adult Osteology Workshop has come to an end! We hope this fa...
05/07/2025

Session 1 of Archaeotek's Medieval Funerary Excavations and Adult Osteology Workshop has come to an end! We hope this fantastic group of students has as much fun as the staff! Thank you all for your participation and safe trip home!

Extraordinary site - we spent several seasons doing ground-penetrating radar exploration on it! Amazing!!!
21/05/2024

Extraordinary site - we spent several seasons doing ground-penetrating radar exploration on it! Amazing!!!

Pe malul stâng al Mureşului, în faţa defileului Dobra, s-au dezvoltat în Antichitate unul dintre cele mai mari castre auxiliare din Dacia, precum şi...

21/07/2023
14/04/2023

The Eyes of Sibiu are the iconic eyebrow dormers on the roofs of Sibiu's houses in Romania. Built mostly between the 15th and 19th centuries, the eyes, which were used as a ventilation system for the houses' attics, have given Sibiu the nickname of "The City Where Houses Don't Sleep"

More: https://bio.link/museumofartifacts

11/11/2022
Our 2021 Photogrammetry pilot program at the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilizations was a success. Looking forward to ...
10/11/2021

Our 2021 Photogrammetry pilot program at the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilizations was a success. Looking forward to the full 2022 Workshop!

Here are some of the results:
https://youtu.be/mNZbee5K4LY - Gods and Goddesses
https://youtu.be/fu0UVUUdsH0 - Menhir Miners
https://youtu.be/6nX9BpPoCNI - Roman Military
https://youtu.be/kRGcJ0kqeWo - Civil Architecture
https://youtu.be/6ar5wfv9sno - Funerary Monuments

2022 INTENSIVE DIGITAL CURATION & APPLICATIONS IN CLOSE-RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY WORKSHOP: https://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/photogrammetry

Good news:
27/04/2021

Good news:

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has revealed that fully vaccinated US travellers will be able to visit the European Union this summer after more than one year of the ban on non-essential travel. Travel between the United States and Europe has been banned since March 2020,....

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