A special category of materials discovered in Gumelniţa settlement from Vitănesti - Măgurice, Teleorman County Cover Image

O categorie aparte de materiale descoperite în asezarea gumelniteană de la Vitănesti - Măgurice, jud. Teleorman
A special category of materials discovered in Gumelniţa settlement from Vitănesti - Măgurice, Teleorman County

Author(s): Katia Moldoveanu
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Muzeul Judetean Buzău
Keywords: Eneolithic period; miniature house models; Romania; Muntenia

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the miniature house models discovered in the Chalcolithic settlement from Vităneşti „Măgurice”, Teleorman County. They are modeled on lids and consist of two main categories, one represented by the house models and another category just suggesting the shape of a house. The models can provide interesting information concerning the constructive details of the Chalcolithic houses, as well as details like the raw materials and the constructive techniques.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 51-58
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian