EAA2020: Abstract
Abstract is part of session #478:
Title & Content
Title:
The round church discovered on Porumbenii Mari (Romania, Harghita county)
Content:
During this summer, in the course of excavations made in the medieval church of Porumbenii Mari (HU: Nagygalambfalva), remains of a round church were discovered underneath the gothic edifice.
The first church interior diameter was about 5,5-5,8 m, with a smaller sanctuary, the walls were made from stone and brick, based on stiff clay (foundation wall).
After the reveal of a grave contemporary with this church, having anthropomorphic pit, the radiocarbon dating determine construction of the rotunda to 12th century. The rotunda was standing until the beginning of 14th century, when the first gothic church was built.
The new discovery is very important with regard to the regional church architecture. The round church in Porumbenii Mari is the only arpadian rotunda in the Szeklerland (Eastern Transylvania).
The first church interior diameter was about 5,5-5,8 m, with a smaller sanctuary, the walls were made from stone and brick, based on stiff clay (foundation wall).
After the reveal of a grave contemporary with this church, having anthropomorphic pit, the radiocarbon dating determine construction of the rotunda to 12th century. The rotunda was standing until the beginning of 14th century, when the first gothic church was built.
The new discovery is very important with regard to the regional church architecture. The round church in Porumbenii Mari is the only arpadian rotunda in the Szeklerland (Eastern Transylvania).
Keywords:
round church, stiff clay, anthropomorphic grave, Szeklerland
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Main authors:
András Sófalvi1
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1 Haáz Rezső Museum