Rare Dacian stonemason’s tool kit unearthed in Romanian quarry

Rare Dacian stonemason’s tool kit unearthed in Romanian quarry

An amazing archaeological discovery in Romania is throwing new light on the advanced stoneworking skills of the Dacians, an ancient civilization that thrived in the Carpathian region prior to the Roman conquest. While trekking in a forested area near Hunedoara County’s limestone quarry of Măgura Călanului during the summer of 2022, a villager chanced upon a rusted collection of buried iron tools at the base of a tree. The 15-piece toolkit, later…