Geophysical prospections and archaeological investigations of Late Neolithic - Early Copper Age sites from the Republic of Moldova (2014-2015) Cover Image

Scanări geofizice şi cercetări arheologice pe situri din neoliticul târziu - eneoliticul timpuriu de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova (2014-2015)
Geophysical prospections and archaeological investigations of Late Neolithic - Early Copper Age sites from the Republic of Moldova (2014-2015)

Author(s): Stanislav V. Ţerna, Thomas Saile, Maciej Dębiec, Martin Posselt
Subject(s): History, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Keywords: Republic of Moldova; Neolithic; Copper Age; LBK; Precucuteni - Tripolie A; architecture; geophysics

Summary/Abstract: Between 2014-2015, a joint Moldavian-German expedition undertook surface investigations, geophysical prospections and small-scale excavations on several LBK sites from the Republic of Moldova. This fieldwork allowed us to obtain unique data on the internal organization of Neolithic sites from the Prut-Dniester interfluve.The geomagnetic scans led to the identification of long houses, typical for the LBK from Central and Western Europe.Some of these complexes have been checked by small test-trenches. The geophysical plots also included some Copper Age structures overlapping the LBK ones. Thus, we have been able to obtain the first complete geophysical plan of a Precucuteni settlement from the territory of Moldova. The analysis of the data obtained from the field led to a reconsideration of some older conceptions regarding the architecture and internal organization of LBK settlements from the North-Western Black Sea region.

  • Issue Year: X/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-116
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Romanian