Ion Horațiu Crișan
Romanian historian and archaeologist (1928–1994)
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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.
Ion Horaţiu Crişan | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1, 1928 |
| Died | 1 January 1994 (aged 65) |
| Citizenship | Romanian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History, 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]
Bibliography
- Burebista and His Time, Volume 20 of Bibliotheca historica Romaniae: Monographies, Bucharest, Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1978
- Ziridava - Săpăturile de la "Șanțul Mare" din anii 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 (Ziridava - The digs from "Șanțul Mare" from 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964), Arad, Comitetul de Cultură și Educație Socialistă al Județului Arad, 1978
- Crişan's Bibliography at History Institute Cluj-Napoca