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The analysis was made upon a set of 27 pieces that had been discovered in the South Sector during the archaeological campaigns carried out between 2003 and 2020. In the study were included the pieces from the early Roman period. Therefore, the purpose of the present paper is to provide an overview of a group of previously unpublished Early Roman lamps. The occurrence of a unique lamp mark on the territory of Romanian Dobrudja is also reported. Given the circumstances that this category received little attention within the published materials, provide an important contribution to a future endeavour to gather all the available artifacts in a corpus dedicated to Histria’s lamps

This study is dedicated to a special category within the archaeological material preserved in the collections of the National History Museum of Romania, terra sigillata from Feldioara. The analysis was made upon a set of 44 pieces that had been discovered during the archaeological campaigns carried out between 1987 and 1990. Following a stylistic analysis (for copies having decoration), in conjunction with typological analysis and the clay from which are manufactured items analyzed we found that imports come from two main centers producing terra sigillata: Lezoux and Rheinzabern. Therefore, the center from Lezoux represents the origin place of the largest part of terra sigillatta that was discovered at Feldioara. Workshops of Rheinzabern are also one of the main sources of terra sigillata at Feldioara.

The authors present a small collection of Greek amphora stamps found during rescue excavations in ancient Callatis, on the territory of present Mangalia. The collection consists of 26 stamps, most of which are the stamps of Sinope – 8 specimens, 6 belong to the Thasian amphora production, 4 stamps belong to Akanthos, and Chersonesus, Rhodes and Paros are represented by one amphora stamp each. Five stamps were included in the group of uncertain. The chronological frames of this collection are from 330-340 BC to 250 BC. The fact that most of the stamps belong to the Sinope amphorae is proof of the influence of this Black Sea Greek center on trade with the Greek colonies of the North-Western Black Sea region and even with the local barbarian population. This is also confirmed by similar finds of stamps in such sites as Histria, Callatis, Albeşti, and Tyras. The collection, despite its small size, can be a good addition to earlier publications on the Callatis stamps, since these excavations took place on the territory of this ancient city.