Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XII
Written by Emil-Sever GEORGESCU
The earliest chronological data on seismic events in the history of Romania date from the 10th century, but the data on strong earthquakes from the intermediate depth source Vrancea are limited to the 19th and 20th centuries. To compensate for this gap, we can turn to seismic archaeology or archaeoseismology, an interdisciplinary science based on archaeological and engineering methods and data. In this context, we present data for the initiation of the study of the possible impact and seismic damage to sites and settlements, castra, forts and Roman vallums in Dacia. These were located in seismic zones of southeastern Dacia/Moesia Inferior, southwestern Dacia - Dacia Malvensis. Of interest is the line of forts on the Limes Alutanus and Limes Transalutanus, the Danubian Limes - in Dacia Malvensis, as well as in Moesia (beyond the Danube), areas exposed to strong accelerations of 0.20-0.25 g. As a result, the research should prove the years of impact and damage or destruction of some constructions by earthquakes, so that we have an extended basis for future hazard and seismic risk assessments.
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