The Dinu Theodorescu Archaeological Laboratory (LADT) operates within CICSA - the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest, but brings together specialists from several institutions in Romania and abroad. We coordinate research within two important archaeology projects in Romania — on the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (ACS) of the Histria fortress and on the sites of the Beidaud Archaeological Microzone (MAB) — and provide students with hands-on fieldwork experience.
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The oldest city on the territory of modern Romania, founded by Greek colonists in the 7th century BC. We research the sacred zone, fortifications, and Roman basilicas.
Explore Histria
The Hallstatt necropolis and settlement at Beidaud reveal the lives of Early Iron Age communities in Dobrudja.
Explore Beidaud
Director
Valentin Bottez is the founder and director of the Laboratory, as well as the scientific coordinator of the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (UB) at Histria and of the Beidaud Archaeological Microzone. His main interests are ancient urbanism and its evolution across historical periods, and territorial occupation strategies in antiquity within the territories of ancient cities. Another research direction pursued by Valentin Bottez is the study of Greco-Roman religions, in particular the Roman imperial cult, but also the cult of the ‘Oriental’ gods in the Roman Empire (especially Mithras).
Founding member
Alexandra Țârlea is a member of the Laboratory, as well as a member of the teams carrying out research in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (UB) at Histria and in the Beidaud Archaeological Microzone. Her main interests within the two projects are: small finds (especially metal objects), ancient glass, archaeometry, and household archaeology.
LADT member
She is a member of the University of Bucharest research team conducting archaeological investigations in the “Acropolis Centre-South” Sector at Histria and in the Beidaud Archaeological Microregion. She is responsible for the inventory and primary conservation of the archaeological materials discovered during the research, as well as for the management, processing and study of Roman-era ceramic artefacts. Her main interests concern classical archaeology, the ancient economy and ceramic production in the western Black Sea region.
Founding member
Member of the archaeological research projects Acropolis Centre-South Sector (Histria) and Beidaud Archaeological Microzone. Areas of interest: Homer, archaic and classical Greece, Greek religion, Greek epigraphy, Digital Humanities.
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Members of our team participated in the 60th edition of the National Session of Archaeological Reports, where they presented the main results of the 2025 archaeological campaigns at Histria (ACS Sector) and Beidaud.
Learn moreOn 7-8 May 2026, the international conference „Second-Hand World. An interdisciplinary approach to recycling, reuse and resource optimization in ancient and traditional societies” took place at the Accademia di Romania in Rome.
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