Cetatea dacică de la Cucuiș – Dealul Golu (jud. Hunedoara) în lumina datelor LiDAR

Abstract

The Dacian fortress at Cucuiș- Dealul Golu (Hunedoara County) is a lesser-known fortified hilltop situated not far from the capital of the Dacian Kingdom. Discovered in the 1970s, it underwent several systematic research campaigns in the 1990s; however, the published information remains scarce. There is no record of a published plan, and the research reports do not include any visual documentation. The entirety of Hunedoara County is now covered by ANCPI's recently released digital terrain model, which was generated from LiDAR data. This offers a remarkable potential for conducting archaeological landscape research, particularly with regard to the Dacian era. By utilizing the most recent data, this article presents a fresh viewpoint on the layout of the Dacian fortress at Cucuiș, specifically highlighting the terraces, fortifications, and pathways.