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Bodaiesti Tell
This is a wonderful photograph of Adrian, taken by his son Alexandru at the end of a day of exploration of Bodaiesti Tell. It could only have been taken by an artist, and by someone who knows and loves his subject deeply.
Adrian works so hard for his country, and devotes so much time and effort to Romania's history and prehistory.
Someday Adrian will be recognised more universally.
Photo: Alexandru Gheorghe 7th November 2010
Tell: Colină artificială formată de către ruinele unor așezări antice. [< fr. tell < cuv. arab].
Tell: Artificial hill formed by the ruins of ancient settlements.
Over a period of several days, passing just near a strange hill, near the main road between Filiasi and Melinesti, near Bodaiesti de Sus village, Adrian became curious about the area.
It was at the GPS point 44.576861°N, 23.851758°E, ALT = 228 m.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 7th November 2010
It seemed to Adrian to be a target for a real and important Bronze Age site, because it has three important facts to be considered:
1 - A huge hill, as Titanic hill is in the Radovan village area, and as Bad Valley is.
2 - A deep forest in the background of the site
3 - Deep valleys around the hill.
Adrian and his son Alexandru, went down from the main road to the deep valley around the Tell, and although they walked the entire valley, no water source was found.
Thus the site cannot be an important one, because there is no water.
The search must be done again, because the deep valleys seem to be from ancient rivers in the area, and in any case, a good site-hunter must see the landscape with eyes that can see the terrain from a vantage point of two or three thousand years ago.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 7th November 2010
Documentation - Google earth image.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 7th November 2010
Recent additions, changes and updates to the Alexis site
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