A pit of the Late Bronze Age discovered near the lake of Valea Morilor in Chişinău Cover Image

O groapă din perioada târzie a epocii bronzului descoperită în zona lacului „Valea Morilor” din oraşul Chişinău
A pit of the Late Bronze Age discovered near the lake of Valea Morilor in Chişinău

Author(s): Mariana Sîrbu, Veaceslav Bicbaev
Subject(s): History, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Keywords: Lake “Valea Morilor”; Late Bronze Age; Sabatinovka culture; household pit

Summary/Abstract: In the spring of 2009, in addition to other two archaeological finds discovered and explored during the period of rehabilitation and reconstruction of the lake of Valea Morilor in Chişinău, a pit was discovered. It was revealed by V. Bikbaev during the verification of adjacent land. The pit was located on a gentle slope on the left side of the Valea Morilor creek, 105 m away from the irrigation canal that crosses this part of the valley in the NW-SE direction. The archaeological investigations proved that it was a household pit containing material of Sabatinovka culture relating to the period of the Late Bronze Age. A large number of animal bones were found in the filling of the pit, including a dog skeleton, a small number of pottery fragments, stones and stone tools.

  • Issue Year: X/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 195-200
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian