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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 8132341, member: 84744&quot;]More intriguing findings:</p><p><br /></p><p>It turns out that the horseshoe of fortresses in the Orăștie mountains were placed so as to defend a major Dacian valley settlement dating back possibly even to the bronze age, made wealthy by its rich salt mines.&nbsp; The existence of this settlement (as opposed to its Roman replacement 5km away) <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=9515186&amp;casa_token=z_3V449NRJ8AAAAA:p6MxgSPZKsufkZaSvq5zAST3qWxVbZB7Qgd3vIG-okxKUUdzUyDklpjlCYpUHROwxl0b1-Ix&amp;tag=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=9515186&amp;casa_token=z_3V449NRJ8AAAAA:p6MxgSPZKsufkZaSvq5zAST3qWxVbZB7Qgd3vIG-okxKUUdzUyDklpjlCYpUHROwxl0b1-Ix&amp;tag=1" rel="nofollow">was unknown until the second half of the 20th century</a>, and only in the last couple of decades have excavations revealed how truly important it was.</p><p><br /></p><p>Guess what the name of this settlement was? <i><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110519091429/http://www.gk.ro/sarmizegetusa/dave/buridava.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110519091429/http://www.gk.ro/sarmizegetusa/dave/buridava.htm" rel="nofollow">Buridava</a></i>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some other interesting points:</p><p>- The name is derived from the Dacian tribe in the area, the Boers, and it&#039;s thought that Burebista&#039;s name is not coincidentally related.</p><p>- Pottery has been found in the area <a href="https://ro-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Buridava?_x_tr_sl=ro&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ro-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Buridava?_x_tr_sl=ro&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US" rel="nofollow">marked BUR in Latin</a>, there are also inscriptions in Greek.</p><p>- It had a rich tradition of metal working, including silver and gold (see the page by the original lead archaeologist, Dumitru Berciu, linked above [&quot;Buridava&quot;].)</p><p>- The original discovery of the settlement occurred in a village called <a href="https://ro-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cosota?_x_tr_sl=ro&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ro-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cosota?_x_tr_sl=ro&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US" rel="nofollow">Cosota</a>, in the Cosota Valley. (Related to KΟΣΩΝ?)</p><p>- The inscription BASILEO THIAMARCOS EPOIEI , the name of the local king , was found on a clay vase.&nbsp; (Could EPOIEI be related to ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ in some way?)</p><p>- <a href="https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/30884570/VI.1-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1640633976&amp;Signature=QNuso56FMDkc9RG0TKrlzIfOdZotoDNtmoB1VfA3llMMKhm7wqtIpeT82uD2ZfWqcI66lcxlgOZwI21GLWLJFkanxqDSg7M88XHTcfVVYi45vHifqbm1vDx4SyXKtiYOngXt0NaIZY5nFXqI77svjMuWWvxGmM6pb9-qbQ-p~juD1VVbD600afFFYORBr4y0DmIG2ope-27gSsyHRozgoaunwePgpxrNbqMfRksMKwq7Fg9p5FJlccKAD2kwclP3oKqnfDlZdbNHvs1Aqz8VFDpvJP11eP8DFtTB7EFPafr4-~x3plyeT0PeAt4PzMlk4sODfdXiYv41vjxFSffbow__&amp;Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA#page=105" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/30884570/VI.1-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1640633976&amp;Signature=QNuso56FMDkc9RG0TKrlzIfOdZotoDNtmoB1VfA3llMMKhm7wqtIpeT82uD2ZfWqcI66lcxlgOZwI21GLWLJFkanxqDSg7M88XHTcfVVYi45vHifqbm1vDx4SyXKtiYOngXt0NaIZY5nFXqI77svjMuWWvxGmM6pb9-qbQ-p~juD1VVbD600afFFYORBr4y0DmIG2ope-27gSsyHRozgoaunwePgpxrNbqMfRksMKwq7Fg9p5FJlccKAD2kwclP3oKqnfDlZdbNHvs1Aqz8VFDpvJP11eP8DFtTB7EFPafr4-~x3plyeT0PeAt4PzMlk4sODfdXiYv41vjxFSffbow__&amp;Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA#page=105" rel="nofollow">Plenty of Republican coins</a> dating from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century BCE have been found at the site. (Also Imperial coins.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m increasingly convinced that Buridava-Burebista-Boer are linked to the monogram and that it should be read BYP.&nbsp; The huge hoards found, both of these staters as well as gold and silver looted from Greek cities, would be explained if they were buried during the massive political upheaval following Burebista&#039;s death.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Agreed!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wow, that would be very cool if true![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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