Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 32/2. (2012)
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86 N. Man-D. M. Cioatä Daniel M. Cioatä and Coralia Crisan. Following the excavation campaigns, some conclusions were drawn: the entire camp, the inner wall, the interior constructions and roads were built with river stones (from Niraj) connected with a mortar made of clay and sand, of poor quality. Most of the walls have been removed when the building a medieval monastery began. In 2007, the Institute of Archaeology and Art History from Cluj-Napoca, Römisch-Germanische Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Frankfurt am Main and the Mures County Museum performed a geomagnetic prospection of the surface of the camp, with great results (Popa et AL. 2010, 101-128). In the military vicus from Cälugäreni there have not been made any kind of researches till now, the 2011 campaign being the first one. The original purpose of the research was to evaluate the vicus’ expansion, the area between the northern side of camp and the Niraj River on the other hand, than to get acquainted to the stratigraphy of the area, identifying the first housing, the planimetry of the settlement and its position in relation to the camp and to the roads, on the other hand. To verify the historiographical records from 19th century and early 20th century, and having no stratigraphic reference for the outside area of the camp, we conducted three verification surveys. The first survey (2 x 15 m) was opened 85 m northwest of corner of the camp, straight towards Niraj River, oriented NW-SE. This survey was executed along the old stables, to verify information received from villagers about certain discoveries made during the construction of stables. The second survey was dug in front of the stables, but the stratigraphic situation is the same as the first survey. The third survey (1 x 1 m) was made in the first lot of land, approximately 150 m northwest from the camp. Stratigraphic situation is the same as in the rest surveys. The results of these surveys have shown that the vims militaris (Benea 2003) did not extend from the northern side of the camp to the Niraj River. In this most recent research three sections were opened, about 300 m away from the camp, between the village road and the Niraj River, taking into account several factors, such as the features of the land or the extent of the finds. Their NW-SE orientation was determined by the current direction of the road and the disposition of the parcels of land. Complexes are summarized in the final analysis. Trench 1 (20 x 3 m) has outlined one single complex (PL 2). Complex 01 was identified in grids 1-4, at a depth of 0.25 to 0.30 m, consisting of pebbles, some large stones mainly located in the superior part and surrounded by smaller ones. Pottery, scattered all over, concentrated near the western profile, in grids 1-2, where a large quantity of gray fragments was found, below the first stones level. The maximum depth to which this complex goes is 0.80 m. In the western profile a hole was found, on the right side, meter 1.80, at a depth of 0.80 m, and it ascends obliquely to meter 2.8. In the eastern profile, the complex goes down to 0.80 m, and at the 1.60 meter it rises quite sharply to a depth of 0.60 m. Trench 2 (S2) (17 x 3 m) was opened in extension to SI, with a spared wall of 1 m in between, and it comprised more complexes than the previous one (Pi. 3). Complex 02 (Pi. 4) appeared in the SE corner of the trench: a semicircular platform made of river stones of various sizes. At a depth of 0.60 m, in the middle of the area mentioned, a circular pit composed of black earth mixed with shards, ceramic fragments, and adobe pigments took shape. The circular hole with a diameter of 1.40 m deepens to 2.35 m, with the same fill, to which fragments of bricks and tiles added up. On the bottom of the hole, in its middle, a yellow clay lens (with river stones in the centre) was observed, bounded on the edge with gravel and
