Apahida necropolis

Apahida necropolis
Necropola de la Apahida
Location	Apahida, Cluj County, Romania
Region	Transylvania
Type	Tomb
History
Founded	c. 475
Periods	Late Antiquity/Migration Period
Cultures	Roman Empire (current theory), Gepids (past theory)
Site notes
Excavation dates	1889, 1968
Monument istoric
Official name	Celtic necropolis at Apahida
Type	Cultural
Criteria	II, B
Designated	2010

The Apahida necropolis is an archaeological site in Apahida, Romania. Two graves have been discovered and a third one may have existed.^[1]^[2] One of the graves was discovered in 1889 and its artifacts are currently in Budapest. The second was unearthed in 1968, 300 m from the first, during an excavation for the installation of concrete poles. Its grave goods are now on display in the National Museum of Romanian History. The second grave dates to c. 475 and was presumed to be the tomb of a Gepid king, based on the inscription on a gold ring called Omharus.^[3]

^ "Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a României ::: Colecţii ::: Tezaur ::: Apahida". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
^ "National Archaeological Record of Romania". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
^ Crișan, Ion Horațiu (1971). "Necropola celtică de la Apahida" [Celtic necropolis at Apahida]. Acta Musei Napocensis. Ii, Istorie (in Romanian). Acta Musei Napocensis. ISSN 0578-5391.

[1] "Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a României ::: Colecţii ::: Tezaur ::: Apahida". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

[2] "National Archaeological Record of Romania". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

[3] Crișan, Ion Horațiu (1971). "Necropola celtică de la Apahida" [Celtic necropolis at Apahida]. Acta Musei Napocensis. Ii, Istorie (in Romanian). Acta Musei Napocensis. ISSN 0578-5391.

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