Ariadneplus Project: a Brief Archaeological Report Regarding the Ottoman Heritage in Dobruja, Romania1

This text is a report on the archaeological surveys enabled by the ARIADNEplus project and dedicated to the Ottoman mosques and Muslim cemeteries in Dobruja (eastern Romania), mainly in rural areas, a category of monuments usually neglected by both archaeological research and official heritage policies. In total, 80 mosques and Muslim cemeteries were identified, mapped, and documented within the project. The report focuses on the assessment of the past, present, and future dangers that threaten Ottoman cultural heritage in the study-region. We argue that Muslim mosques and cemeteries represent one of the last and most enduring material memories of the Ottoman past in the contemporary Dobrujan landscape, but they are a heritage in constant danger of destruction.