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Ion Barnea Born August 13, 1913 in Stănești-Lunca, Romania Died January 30, 2004 in Bucharest, Romania

Ion Barnea (August 13, 1913-January 30, 2004) was a Romanian archaeologist and an expert in Byzantine studies. He authored or co-authored 11 books, about 200 studies and 70 reviews. His books include ”The Paleo-Christian Monuments From Romania,” published in 1977, and ”The Christian Art in Romania,” which was published in two volumes in 1981.

After graduating from the University of Bucharest in 1940, he received his doctorate in from the University of Athens, under the supervision of Professor G. A. Sotiriou. His dissertation was on Paleo-Christian altars. He than conducted post-graduate studies in Rome and Berlin in 1943 and 1944. Returning to Romania, he began working for the National Museum of Antiquities in 1946, conducting archaeological research in the Roman-Byzantine fortification in Dinogetia.

In 1956, the museum become a department of the newly formed Institute of Archaeology of the Romanian Academy. From 1957 to 1962, Barnea led the preservation research of Byzantine cave churches in Murfatlar (Basarabi). From 1968 to 1987, Barnea managed of archaeological research at the Roman complex of Tropaeum Traiani in Adamclisi.

Barnea was selected as a honorary member of the Roamnian Academy in 1999, was subsequently knighted by the Romanian president, receiving the National Order for Devoted Service.