Courtyard House Complex East — Danube Plain (Bucharest)
Courtyard House Complex East Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Medieval·🇷🇴 Danube Plain, Romania
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About Courtyard House Complex East — Danube Plain (Bucharest)
Courtyard House Complex East in Danube Plain, Romania is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Medieval site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Courtyard House Complex East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
43.5505° N · 26.0234° E · 18 m · 3 mapped features
Courtyard House Complex East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Courtyard House Complex East
43.5513° N · 26.0242° ECourtyard House Complex East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Courtyard House Complex East
43.5498° N · 26.0228° ECourtyard House Complex East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Courtyard House Complex East
43.5516° N · 26.0224° E