Raport arheologic: Porolissum/Moigrad/comuna: Mirșid/județul: Sălaj/punct: Porolissum (2011)

The rescue excavations at Porolissum in 2011 consisted in drawing 51 excavation units in order to check the entire area of 48,000 sq.m. reserved for a project of an archaeological park. In most trenches the depth at which sterile soil appeared (brown clay) was of max. 0.5 m. In some areas mapped archaeologically only 8 complexes appeared on the periphery of the investigated area. An area does not contain any traces of human activity or archaeological complexes. Roman archaeological material appeared sporadically in gray layers with poor pigmentation, consisting of colluvium from higher populated areas of the site during the Roman period (the so-called Terrace of Sanctuaries). Of the 8 complexes, 5 are possible cremation burials (C1-5), with burning in another place and cremation remains deposited in shallow oval pits arranged at the periphery of the investigated area. Other complexes are a sunken-floored building (C6), another house with a stone wall (C8) and an isolated hearth (C7). Of the 48,000 sq.m. area under investigation, on an area of 20,000 sq.m. we did not find archaeological remains. The archaeological investigation of 2011 verified the results of the geophysical investigations and demonstrated the existence of several buildings erected on both sides of the Roman paved road. It also highlighted housing elements of wood and a possible new Roman cremation cemetery.