Nordul Munteniei şi cronologia aspectului cultural Stoicani-Aldeni - stratigrafie, elemente de reper şi date radiocarbon din situl de la Mălăieştii de Jos (jud. Prahova)
Northern Walachia and Stoicani-Aldeni culture group chronology – stratigraphy, landmark elements, radiocarbon dates from the site of Mălăieştii de Jos (Prahova County)

Summary/Abstract: The Stoicani-Aldeni/Bolgrad culture group is as a mixture of cultural elements that evolved during the last third of the Vth millennium BC in northern Muntenia and the southern half of Moldavia, as well at east of the Prut River. This archaeological assessment contributes to the debate about the contact chronology of the Eneolithic period in the Lower Danube. A more accurate determination of the chronological framework of the local cultural landscape is necessary. To date, the lack of radiocarbon data has prevented development of an absolute chronology for the Stoicani-Aldeni culture group. Generally, analyses have been focused on the contact chronology, with this culture group considered a regional mixture between late Precucuteni, Cucuteni and early Gumelniţa cultural elements. Three recent AMS dates from Mălăieştii de Jos, along with another from Seciu, both settlements in the Teleajen river basin (Prahova County), represent the first contribution to the development of an absolute chronology.

• Details
• Contents