Persevera lucere. Studia in memoriam Octaviani Bounegru, eds. L. Mihailescu-Bîrliba and I. Dumitrache, , 2021
Generally, our knowledge about the rural area from Dobroudja, in the 4 th century AD, are quite l... more Generally, our knowledge about the rural area from Dobroudja, in the 4 th century AD, are quite limited. The biggest drawback seems to be represented by the fact that, in the sites pertaining to this period, insufficient archaeological surveys were accomplished, in comparison to those from the former epoch 1. Given various reasons, most of those investigations took especially into account the settlements from the northern part of the province (mainly from the area of Tulcea County). Furthermore, the publishing of the results from this research paid special attention to the archaeological materials and particular situations, mostly neglecting the analysis and the interpretation of the purpose of those rural sites. In the following study we aim to initialize a debate over this issue, starting with the results of our own archaeological investigations from "Fântâna Seacă" (Slava Rusă Commune, Tulcea County). The rural settlement of "Fântâna Seacă" The rural settlement from the "Fântâna Seacă" point is situated on the territory of Ibida fortress 2 , as it is located at approximately 2 km to the north of the Roman-Byzantine fortification. From a geographical point of view, the site is situated in a valley closed by two flanks of forest (from the north and the east) and at some tens of meters from the Slava stream, which borders it from the east (Fig. 1/B). The archaeological potential of this area was signaled relatively recent, when, after the occurrence of some agricultural works, at the surface of the soil, zones compact with hewn stone, tegulae and late Roman roof tiles appeared 3. In order to check this information, during the year 2006 systematic archaeological investigations were initiated by George Nuțu (Institute for Eco-Museum Research "Gavrilă Simion", Tulcea) and Lucian Munteanu (Institute of Archaeology, Romanian Academy, Iaşi branch) 4 .
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ing of different historical periods. Publishing the results obtained and the archaeological materials discovered after
such an initiative can complete the image already formed about the communities that lived in the past. In the
present study we tried to highlight some settlements belonging to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, some of
which were not previously known in the literature. This time frame, although rich when talking about the discov-
ery of settlements, was very little researched in the space that was proposed for studying. The last diggings that took
place in archaeological sites belonging to this period can be placed a few decades ago. Thus, publishing the results
of the field research carried out can represent an important starting point in the resumption of the archaeological
research dedicated to this chronological sequence.
This paper proposes a discussion on some archaeological materials specific to Noua and Corlăteni-Chișinău cul-
tures, discovered in the settlements identified on the territory of Cozmești, Iași County. The spatial analysis of the
three archaeological sites indicates the apartenence to the already-known pattern specific to the above-mentioned
cultures. Noua communities are known to be interested in the geographical areas placed at the confluence of two
rivers, with low and medium altitudes and smooth slopes, this fact being proven once again by the preferences
manifested for the three settlements discussed here.
in the middle of 17th century, by the great vistiernic (treasurer) Iordache Cantacuzino, the brother-in-law of prince
Vasile Lupu. There was a cemetery around it, about which we also have information from contemporary sources.
In view of the consolidation works to be carried out on "Milescu" House, a heritage building, the Institute of
Archeology in Iasi provided the archaeological assistance. The excavations near the Talpalari church, conducted
in 2016 and 2017, led to the identification of the skeletal remains of 14 individuals in relatively certain funerary
contexts. It was also possible to estimate, based on minimum number of individuals calculation method, the
presence of 11 other individuals from which we have only disparate fragments due to repeated disturbance events.
The present paper presents a detailed analysis of the funerary features, from historical, archaeological and
anthropological points of view. The research focuses on both elements of funerary inventory (including potsherds),
and animal osteological remains identified in a secondary context.
Six coins have been identified as a grave goods. The excavation of the features has led to the finding of several
buttons and hook-eye fasteners. In particular, based on the interpretation of the numismatic material, we could see
that the graves corresponding to this level in the cemetery of the Talpalari church can be chronologically framed
between the last decades of the sixteenth century and the first decades of the next.
Therefore, the written sources of the time argue for the existence of Talpalari church in the seventeenth century,
however, the field research leads us to the hypothesis that this place of worship was preceded by another one that
operated in the previous century and which hosted the cemetery of that neighborhood.
Keywords: Iaşi, Talpalari church, medieval cemetery, anthropological analysis, grave goods.
ing of different historical periods. Publishing the results obtained and the archaeological materials discovered after
such an initiative can complete the image already formed about the communities that lived in the past. In the
present study we tried to highlight some settlements belonging to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, some of
which were not previously known in the literature. This time frame, although rich when talking about the discov-
ery of settlements, was very little researched in the space that was proposed for studying. The last diggings that took
place in archaeological sites belonging to this period can be placed a few decades ago. Thus, publishing the results
of the field research carried out can represent an important starting point in the resumption of the archaeological
research dedicated to this chronological sequence.
This paper proposes a discussion on some archaeological materials specific to Noua and Corlăteni-Chișinău cul-
tures, discovered in the settlements identified on the territory of Cozmești, Iași County. The spatial analysis of the
three archaeological sites indicates the apartenence to the already-known pattern specific to the above-mentioned
cultures. Noua communities are known to be interested in the geographical areas placed at the confluence of two
rivers, with low and medium altitudes and smooth slopes, this fact being proven once again by the preferences
manifested for the three settlements discussed here.
in the middle of 17th century, by the great vistiernic (treasurer) Iordache Cantacuzino, the brother-in-law of prince
Vasile Lupu. There was a cemetery around it, about which we also have information from contemporary sources.
In view of the consolidation works to be carried out on "Milescu" House, a heritage building, the Institute of
Archeology in Iasi provided the archaeological assistance. The excavations near the Talpalari church, conducted
in 2016 and 2017, led to the identification of the skeletal remains of 14 individuals in relatively certain funerary
contexts. It was also possible to estimate, based on minimum number of individuals calculation method, the
presence of 11 other individuals from which we have only disparate fragments due to repeated disturbance events.
The present paper presents a detailed analysis of the funerary features, from historical, archaeological and
anthropological points of view. The research focuses on both elements of funerary inventory (including potsherds),
and animal osteological remains identified in a secondary context.
Six coins have been identified as a grave goods. The excavation of the features has led to the finding of several
buttons and hook-eye fasteners. In particular, based on the interpretation of the numismatic material, we could see
that the graves corresponding to this level in the cemetery of the Talpalari church can be chronologically framed
between the last decades of the sixteenth century and the first decades of the next.
Therefore, the written sources of the time argue for the existence of Talpalari church in the seventeenth century,
however, the field research leads us to the hypothesis that this place of worship was preceded by another one that
operated in the previous century and which hosted the cemetery of that neighborhood.
Keywords: Iaşi, Talpalari church, medieval cemetery, anthropological analysis, grave goods.
accessoire vestimentaire était confectionné de deux pièces de métal et il avait le pied trapézoïdal. C’est une pièce qui a de nombreuses correspondances surtout dans les territoires des Sarmates du Nord de la Mer Noire. En Roumanie il y a encore quelques exemples similaires, principalement en Munténie, mais aussi en Moldavie, sur le site de Poieneşti. Dans la zone de la découverte de la pièce, à Dobrovăţ, une recherche archéologique intrusive a également été déroulée dans la même année. Les fouilles ont révélé un complexe archéologique qui a été identifié comme un logement en terre crue. Celui-ci a permis aussi une datation pour la fibule, à la fin du IIIème siècle ou dans les premières décennies du siècle suivant.
commune of Dobrovăţ (Iaşi County). Thus, following a field survey carried out on the territory of this village, a new settlement belonging to the Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov culture was discovered. The archeological data that were gathered consist in ceramic fragments that are typical for this period, but also two fibulae, one being typologically
identified as Fibeln mit umgeschlagenem Fuß and the other belonging to the A-VII type - Almgren group VII, series I.
The three pit-houses were part of a scattered village, placed on either side of a main road, located near the course of the Siret river. Most probably, the mediaeval artefacts discovered in the '60s of the last century (in the “Morărița” point) belong to the same settlement. The necropolis, from which only one tomb was unveiled (without inventory), may have developed in the south-eastern part of the mediaeval village. Exclusively on the basis of the archaeological material uncovered from the dwellings and the tomb, we can assume that the standard of living inside its community inhabitants was solely average.
Likewise, we attempted to find out the older name of the settlement, subject to archaeological investigation. For the Mediaeval and Premodern period, Săucești fell within the territorial limits of the nowadays village of Schineni or, equally, were geographically pointed out by comparison with other settlements (Sârbești or Cătălești). Since the end of the eighteenth century, the two villages, Săucești and Schineni (in certain cases, Spineni) had an autonomous evolution.
Schineni – ‘La Islaz’ (2017-2020), a multi-layered site was identified, dated from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. The aim of this paper is to present the coin finds from the 2nd-4th century AD settlement. Five Roman imperial denarii were discovered inside three houses (H6, 17, 20). All coins came exclusively from the earliest habitation level of the site (ca. AD 106-170), which is divided into two chronological phases. The earliest issue (denarius of Vespasian, H17) belongs to the first occupation phase of the site (ca. AD 106-150). The remaining denarii (of Domitian – H17, Hadrian – 2 pcs. – H6 and H17 and Marcus Aurelius / Lucius Verus – H20) were discovered in the upper layer, which represents the second habitation phase of the site (ca. AD 150-170). Some of these relics even bear the traces of the fire that led
to the destruction of the housing complexes and the cessation of the first habitation level. Among this small coinage batch, there are some very particular issues, such as: a denarius subaeratus (of Vespasian) and two pierced denarii (of Domitian and Hadrian). So far, most of the Roman coins from a ‘Free Dacian’ site have been discovered in the settlement of Schineni. The fact they were found in clear, well-dated archaeological contexts contributes to the understanding of the chronology of Roman coin finds in this part of the Barbaricum. The imperial denarii arrived in Western Moldavia in already formed hoards likely since the first half of the 2nd century AD. Starting with this early period, the local population, of ‘Geto-Dacian’ origin, reworked and awarded them with new functions, different from those held within the Empire.