Ion Horațiu Crișan

Ion Horaţiu Crişan (1928–1994) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist. He conducted research in South-Eastern and Central Europe, focusing on Geto-Dacians and Celts.

Archaeological Site Şanţul Mare, Pecica, Romania, 2008
Ion Horaţiu Crişan
Born(1928-07-01)July 1, 1928
Died1 January 1994(1994-01-01) (aged 65)
NationalityRomanian
CitizenshipRomanian
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, Archaeology

He has been was very involved with the research at the archaeological site called Şanţul Mare (The Big Ditch), 7 km from Pecica, Arad County, Romania. He placed the Dacian settlement Ziridava, mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geographia,[1][2] at this location with a high degree of certainty.[3] He wrote a book named Ziridava - The digs from "Șanțul Mare" from 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, focused on the archaeological digs performed in 1960s at this ancient city.[4]

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    Notes

    1. Ptolemy & 140 AD, III 8,4.
    2. Olteanu, Ptolemy's Dacia.
    3. Crișan 1978a, p. 177.
    4. Crișan 1978b.

    References

    Ancient

    • Ptolemy, Claudius (ca. 140 AD). Geographia [Geography] (in Ancient Greek). Sumptibus et typis Caroli Tauchnitii. Check date values in: |year= (help)

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