Gold miner's house from Corna, Alba county
Name of the building in the museum in English:
Gold miner's house from Corna, Alba county
Name of the building in local language (as used in the museum):
Casă de miner aurar din Corna, județul Alba
Local Language: Romanian
Type of building:
Rebuild of an original (building up the original building again, using original substance)
Museum where the building is presently located:
Complexul National Muzeal ASTRA (RO)
Please select extra information below:
The original building or its remains: Source and Inhabitants
Source Material
Name of the location: Corna, Alba county | See Google Map below
Address: Corna, no. 721 | Corna, town Roșia Montană | Romania
Organisation responsible for in situ excavation:
Complexul National Muzeal ASTRA (RO)
Name of the person responsible for the excavation: Mirela Lebu and Ciprian Anghel Ștefan
Role of the person documenting: Two Curators
When the excavation took place: 2001, 2008-2011
Source(s): Technical report of house from Gold miner's house from Corna, Alba county original (543 KB)
46.28859, 23.1241
Time and Inhabitants
The historical /archaeological time period of the original building is:
Newer Era
The original building date / date of first construction of the building is:
1830 AD
Is the information about the original building's owners / users / inhabitants known?
Yes
Family history: The house belonged to a gold-mining family.
Dates of occupation: 1830-2006
About the original building
The original building was:
Part of a settlement
If part of a settlement, what is the original building's environment:
Village
What was the name of the village?
Corna
The original function of the (original) building was:
Residential
If the original building was residential, the primary type was:
Family house
Has the building's function of use changed through its history?
No
Extra Information
How did the museum obtain the original building (remains)?
The building was donated
The original building was identified, classified or assessed by:
Mirela Lebu
Year of assessment:
2001
Dismantling the original building
Year of dismantling: 2009
Description of the dismantling process:
For dismantling, initial surveys were carried out and each building element was given an identification code. After removing the shingles from the roof covering, the elements were dismantled piece by piece and transported to the museum.
Dismantling team member (primary):
Ciprian Anghel Ștefan and Iov Tolomeiu
Role of the person dismantling:
Curator and Restorer
Components which were not translocated:
Component 1
Name of the component: shingles roof
Select material: timber - wood
The building in the museum: Basic facts and Construction process
The importance
The reason to present this building in the museum is:
The building is important to the national or regional context
Please explain its national or regional context:
The house is important because of the craft practised by the family members.
The original building was not translocated/the reconstructed building was build on the site of the archaeological feature
No
The location in the museum
Registration number / name / inventory number of the building:
AL 19699 / Gold miner's house from Corna, Alba county / 108C
Location in the museum:
The building is in the mining craft area.
The building in the museum is: Stand-alone
Documentation of the Construction Process
Is the organisation constructing / rebuilding the building in the museum a RETOLD partner:
Yes
Name of the organisation conducting the construction / rebuilding:
Complexul National Muzeal ASTRA (RO)
Name of the person responsible for construction:
Ciprian Anghel Ștefan amd Camelia Galatâr
Role of the person within the organisation:
Curator and Building technician
Documenting processes and objects:
Process 1
Field research and identification of the house.
Process 2
Field research for Identification of the interior objects.
Process 3
Donation and reconstruction of the house.
Significant diversion
Is there a significant diversion in the construction from the original:
Yes
Please provide reasons for the changes:
In situ, the house had a philigory and a new entrance.
Are materials, techniques or tools diverging from historical/archaeological accuracy?
No