A prehistoric settlement discovered in Chisinau, R.Moldova
A human prehistoric settlement, which dates from the V century B.C. and belongs to the Precucuta - Tripoli culture, was discovered by scientists on the shore of the former lake “Valea Morilor” of the capital.
According to the Academy of Science of Moldova (ASM), following the excavations, the scientists found house leavings from various historical periods. The oldest level dates from the V century B.C. and belongs to the Precucuteni-Tripoli culture. In this layer the leavings of a surface house and several graves were investigated, where vases, anthropomorphic statuettes, stone working tools were recuperated. The objects are practically intact, which is extremely rarely met in other stations of this type. Near the house, the scientists found an anthropomorphic painted female statuette of approximately 20 centimeter, which was extracted and is being investigated.
Sergiu Bodean, scientific researcher of Archeology Center, Institute of Cultural Patrimony of ASM, stated for BASA-press that the housing level that belongs to the Cucuta –Tripoli culture pottery painted with black paint was found. “The next housing level was immediately found near the Sintana of Mures - Cernjahov culture (III-IV century A.D.). Here, pieces of brown ceramics moldered with the pottery wheel, an axle disk, pieces of bronze fibula, pieces of Roman amphora and a bead were recuperated”, specified Bodean.
According to the cited source, in the early medieval housing level (VIII-IX century A.D.) the leavings of a cottage with a stone kiln were investigated. Pieces of ceramics were found there. The superior cultural layers belong to the XVIII-XIX, XX centuries, the researcher said.
“The polystratigraphic station of the lake zone, despite it was investigated on a relatively reduced area, has already given unique pieces which will surprise both the science community and the public”, the scientist specified.
According to Eugenia Tofan, employee of the ASM press service, the researchers hope that they would partially restore the paleontological terrain of those times – following the pollen, micro fauna and rock deposits analysis, while after sifting a significant quantity of rock it is also possible to find some art objects (bone or shell beads).
“Currently, the researchers’ main task is to save the pieces on a surface as great as possible. The radiocarbon analysis will determine the time when the events of the fight for survival of our ancients took place”, specified the cited source.
Various pieces of bones that belong to mammoth species that lived on the territory of Moldova thousands of years ago have recently been found on the bottom of the former lake “Valea Morilor”.
BASA-press
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