Here at Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja history whispers from the very earth beneath our feet. Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja is a site with a story etched in layers of time. It covers approximately 12 hectares. This makes it one of the most extensively researched sites in Bucharest.
The story of Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja begins long ago. We find traces of life from the Neolithic Boian culture here. Imagine people of the Bronze Age. They left behind Glina and Tei cultures plus the Militari cultural group. The first Iron Age saw a Getic settlement rise. Then a second Getic settlement appeared during the next Iron Age.
Later from the 2nd to 3rd centuries AD the Militari-Chilia culture emerged. This culture is linked to the Geto-Dacians of Muntenia. In the 5th to 7th centuries the Ipotești-Cândești culture thrived here. The 9th and 10th centuries brought the Dridu culture. Finally, the 18th and 19th centuries saw settlements in the late Middle Ages and modern era. Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja is truly a melting pot of civilizations.
Archaeologists have been digging here since 1958. Their work at Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja revealed much. They found dwellings from the Roman era. These included cellars storage pits and a bronze workshop. Even cult pits containing dog skeletons were found.
The discoveries at Militari-Câmpul lui Boja gave the name Militari to the Chilia-Militari culture. This culture belonged to the Geto-Dacians of Muntenia around the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. This site became the main focus of archaeological digs since 1958.
Researchers found many Roman objects. One notable find was a fragment of lorica squamata or scale armor.
During the migration period from the 5th to 7th centuries dwellings pits and open-air furnaces were unearthed. These semi-buried homes had rectangular parallelogram or pentagonal shapes. Those from the 6th century AD even had one or two household ovens inside. Discoveries from the early 5th century AD at Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja are rare in Romania. In fact they are the only ones of their kind in Bucharest.
The settlement from the 18th and 19th centuries matches a place called Boja in old documents. Houses and household ovens have been found from this time.
A double burial was found in a cemetery of Boja village. Two adults were buried together. One had a small bronze coin from Mahmud II’s reign 1808-1839 near his fingers. The other had a bronze hair pin behind his skull.
In 2001 a survey in sector D of Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja uncovered more secrets. Fragments of pottery and animal bones from the Bronze Age were found. There was also fine and semi-coarse pottery linked to the Tei culture.
From the 3rd century AD three pits were found. Inside were pottery fragments burnt clay animal bones and burnt wood. One pit contained a bronze buckle from Roman times. Another held pieces of a pottery oven.
A 6th-century AD dwelling was also discovered. It had a horseshoe-shaped oven built into a clay block. The oven was full of limestone rocks and a layer of burnt wood.
Today Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja continues to reveal its past. Each new discovery adds another piece to the puzzle. It helps us understand the many cultures that called this place home. The story of Situl Arheologic Câmpul lui Boja is a testament to the enduring power of history. It connects us to the people who lived here long before us.