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Murus dacicus is a type of wall used by the Dacians for elevating fortifications and towers but also for sustaining anthropogenic terraces. The main function of the wall in murus dacicus technique seems to be military, but from this functionalist point of view, the picture of the Dacian fortresses is incomplete. Murus dacicus have to be regarded from a different angle, as a result of an authority decision, as a manifestation of power, as a symbol.

The weapons are (almost) missing from the Dacian hillfort Covansa – Fairies Fortress. So far, only one spear head, one javelin head, and six arrows heads were found. The situation is not unique among the Dacian fortresses. The lack of weapons can be caused by an incipient stage of archaeological investigations or the absence of relevant archeological complexes. It could be also a real historical phenomenon related with the importance of weapons in Dacian society or the specific conditions in which the fortress from Covasna ended.