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Panduru, Tulcea · LADT Archaeological Base

Building an archaeological base for Romania’s students, schoolchildren and volunteers

Today we can welcome 12 students on a fieldwork campaign. The entire research team (around 20 people) shares two showers and two toilets. We are currently building a 40-bed base in Baia, Tulcea, on land allocated to us for 30 years.

Raised so far: Loading… / 80,000 RON donations Current stage: funding the fence

12

students at most on each campaign

2

toilets for the whole team

2

showers shared by the same people

0

volunteers we can accommodate

What changes

25

students at most on each campaign

11

toilets for the whole team

10

showers shared by the same people

15

volunteers we can accommodate

01 · Current stage

Right now, we are funding the fence.

Without a fence, we cannot bring materials onto the land or leave anything there overnight. The site needs 220 metres of fencing and two gates.

metres funded out of 220

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/ 80,000 RON · public fundraising target

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One metre of fencing costs 360 RON, including materials, transport and installation. Every contribution helps fund the next metre.

Step by step towards a base of our own

  1. Documentation and building permitin progressquotes pending
  2. Fence and gatesfundraising80,000 RON
  3. Water, electricity and septic tankupcomingquotes pending
  4. Platform for the modulesupcomingquotes pending
  5. First sleeping moduleupcoming65,000 RON
  6. Second sleeping moduleupcomingquotes pending

Stages without a price are awaiting quotes. We publish each cost as soon as it is available.

Support we can count on

30 RON a month means accommodation for one student per day.

Become a monthly supporter

02 · What we are building

A place where we can welcome more people.

The land

In 2023, Baia Town Hall generously offered us 3,000 square metres in the village of Panduru, Tulcea County, for free use for 30 years. The land is allocated to the University of Bucharest by a local council decision, 15 kilometres from the Beidaud archaeological microzone and less than an hour from Histria.

The 17 modules

The base will consist of 17 container modules arranged in two rows, with a total capacity of 40 beds.

Ten sleeping modules, each with its own bathroom. Three connected modules for the kitchen and dining room. Three connected modules for storage and the workspace where archaeological finds are processed. One separate sanitary module for visitors and school groups coming to the site.

A total of 11 bathrooms, compared with the two available today.

Rendering of the Panduru base · 17 modules, 40 beds · labels in Romanian
Rendering of the Panduru base · 17 modules, 40 beds · labels in Romanian · View the full-size rendering ↗

How it will be built

Construction follows a sequence, with each stage making the next one possible.

First come the documentation and building permit, currently in progress. Next, fencing the land: without it, we cannot bring materials onto the site and leave them there. Utilities follow — water, electricity and the septic tank — then the platform supporting the modules. Finally come the modules themselves and their equipment.

Each stage is announced on this page, together with its cost, as we receive quotes.

03 · Who we are and where the funds go

The Dinu Theodorescu Archaeology Laboratory is part of the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest. Research at Histria and Beidaud takes place under permits issued by the Ministry of Culture.

Donations are received by the Cetatea Histria Association, registered in the Register of Nonprofit Entities. The land for the base is allocated to the University of Bucharest for free use for 30 years.

04 · Together, metre by metre

The people contributing

Donations published on WhyDonate. Thank you to every donor, including those who choose to remain anonymous.

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    05 · For companies

    Adopt a module.

    65,000 RON, your company’s name on the module for 30 years.

    You can also contribute products, materials, services or construction work. Choose from the needs list and we will agree on your contribution and delivery timing together.

    1 m = 360 RONDonate now

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