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This is an abandoned church at Butoiesti, about 10 km west of Filiași, on the main road from Craiova to Drobeta Turnu-Severin.
Altitude 134 metres, 44.58868N 23.34164E.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 16th March 2008
Google Earth image of the two areas on the east and west of Tabla village.
Photo: Google Earth
On a rainy day, the Alexis team set off to search for an ancient site around Tabla village, on the hills on the left bank of the Motru River.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 30th October 2009
General view of the site to the east of Tabla village.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 30th October 2009
On the eastern part of Tabla village, we found a small bronze age site, as well as a few Roman artefacts.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 30th October 2009
However, in the western part of the village the team also found similar items. Dr Gheorghe says this means that today's village is placed directly over the ancient site, because the ancient artefacts are found on both sides of the village.
This photo shows Dorel Bondoc on the western side of the village, where no artefacts were collected, since this was a preliminary exploration, taking only images and GPS points, in order to facilitate future searches.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 30th October 2009
There are some poor roads in the area of Tabla village, especially on this rainy November day.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 30th October 2009
Photo: Google Earth
General view of the site, between:
Altitude 148m, 44° 33' 57.8" N, 23° 21' 22.8" E and altitude 147m, 44° 33' 55.9" N, 23° 21' 34.9" E
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 24th October 2009
Lower down, in the confluence of the two valleys which bordered the hill with the site, there is a water-source (every ancient site has a water source near by) marked on the GPS as:
alt=135m, 44° 33' 54.9" and 23° N. 21' 37.2" E
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 24th October 2009
Dorel, together with local people are looking for the ancient site, possibly before the Bronze age, perhaps the stone age, on a hill bordered by two valleys, with a water source just below it.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 24th October 2009
Even though the team was on the banks of the Motru River, and searched along the entire borders of the Butoiesti, including Butoiesti, Tintaru, Pluta, Buicesti and so on, they did not find any Roman sites.
Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 24th October 2009
