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Galaţi, a Danubian city and one of the most important Romanian ports, as well as an industrial center, attracted a large number of foreigners, including many Greeks, from the 19th century. This city flourished one of the largest Greek... more
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Lids are a seldom discovered type of Neolithic vessels, which explains the lack of analyses of this category of ceramic assemblage. This study includes 41 unpublished fragments found at the settlements Samovodene, Kachitsa,... more
The establishment of the Bulgarian Khanate along the Lower Danube River and the Northern Black Sea coast changed the geo-political situation in the early medieval Southeastern Europe. It is beyond doubt that the Bulgarians did not develop... more
Poster presented by Philip J.E. Mills (Freelance/University of Leicester, UK), Nicolas Beaudry (Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada) and Dominic Moreau (Université de Lille, France), at LRCW 7 - 7th International Conference on Late... more
The archaeological landscape of the Lower Danube was changing with the importance of the Danube itself, which either became, or a cultural watershed, or an artery, connecting the ancient communities. In the Early Iron Age, it seems that... more
In Part II. I analize notions, observations and experiences of travellers who travelled on board of DDSG steamships in 1830s and '40s. At first I make some remarks on cultural context; i.e. what does it mean travelling by steamship. I... more
The aim of this study is to present the results of the rescue excavations of three Bronze Age barrows in Vetrino region, Northeast Bulgaria. Fourteen Early Bronze Age graves (4th–3rd millennium BC), two of Middle Bronze Age date (first... more
Bronze cauldrons of the Scythian time are a rather rare find in the Northern Black Sea region, especially on its western borders. Scythian bronze cauldrons in the west area are concentrated in three main regions: Bukovina Podolia... more
In this Hungarian language study I analize the framework of the newly established steamship-route between Vienna and Constantinople. From 1834 to mid '40 years there were significant hindrances when a traveller decided to go from one... more
Abstract: The author analysis, on the basis of contemporary unpublished documents, the attitude of the representatives in the European Commission of the Danube regarding the effects of a private competitive project, aimed to bring the... more
Paper presented at the Fourth International Conference “Roman and Late Antique Thrace–RaLATh "Conflicts and Catastrophes in Roman and Late Antique Thrace" (Burgas, 12–16 October 2020).
Shipping Accidents at the Lower Danube (1856-1914) This paper presents, on the basis of detailed information from the archives of the European Commission of the Danube, the circumstances which caused the shipwrecks of more than a hundred... more