▁T ène ▁Period ▁and ▁M igration ▁Period . ▁ ▁Despite ▁many ▁Da cian ▁material ▁find ings , ▁all ▁previous ▁campaign s ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Age . ▁That , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁previous ▁research ▁was ▁amateur ish ▁or ▁poor ly ▁documented , ▁triggered ▁new ▁major ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁arch ae ologist ▁I on ▁H ora ţ iu ▁C ri ş an , ▁together ▁with ▁Eg on ▁D ör ner . ▁The ▁new ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁P ec ica ▁have ▁proved ▁the ▁existence ▁on ▁the ▁fort ified ▁plate au ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁Da cian ▁settlement ▁with ▁two ▁different ▁habit ation ▁hor iz ons , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁of ▁a ▁c emetery ▁from ▁ 1 1 th – 1 3 th ▁century . ▁The ▁institutions ▁that ▁participated ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁in ▁research ▁included ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁Arch ae ology , ▁Cl uj - N ap oca , ▁Ar ad ▁Museum , ▁B abe ş - B oly ai ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Ph arm acy , ▁Cl uj - N ap oca . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁investig ations ▁were ▁res umed ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁after ▁a ▁significant ▁grant ▁was ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁( USA ), ▁following ▁a ▁project ▁by ▁Ar ad ▁Museum ▁Complex ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ban at ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁The ▁research