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The bronze hoard was discovered on the territory of Mîndrești village, Telenești district, in 1968. It was identified accidentally by a group of students from the village school, and the materials later came to the attention of specialists at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences. According to documentary records, the hoard was composed of ten pieces: four socketed axes (celts), a dagger fragment, a sword fragment, a sickle, a winged axe, an adze-axe, and a chain consisting of four links.
Currently, of the mentioned assemblage, six objects are preserved in the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova: two socketed axes (celts), the winged axe, the adze-axe, the dagger fragment, and the chain made of four links.- Socketed axe (celt) with one loop. Dimensions: Length - 10.2 cm; Weight - 186 g.
- Socketed axe (celt) with one frontal loop. Dimensions: Length - 8.4 cm; Width: 33-46 mm; Weight - 124 g.
- Winged axe. Dimensions: Length - 14.0 cm; Width - 2.5-3.4 cm; Weight - 285 g.
- Adze-axe. Dimensions: Length - 14.8 cm; Width - 2.3-5.0 cm; Weight - 286 g.
- Dagger fragment. Dimensions: Length - 16.5 cm; Blade length - 9.8 cm; Blade width - 2.8 cm; Weight - 81 g.
- Chain formed of four links. Dimensions: Length - 17.1 cm; Link diameter - 3.8; Weight - 32 g.The bronze hoard of Mîndrești is important due to the association of objects that find analogies in the regional repertoire with pieces that show clear analogies in Central Europe and the Carpathian Basin. The assemblage reflects a zone of contact and interaction where metallic forms of different origins and traditions circulated and were integrated into the repertoire of local communities.
Chronologically, the bronze hoard of Mîndrești is attributed to the Early Hallstatt period - HaA1, being dated to 1200-1100 BC.

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The culture and science of Moldova in the 20th century: Personalities

(Permanent Exhibition “History and Civilization”)

This department of the exhibition reflects some aspects of the cultural and scientific life of post-war Moldova through the prism of the activities of outstanding people in various fields: literature, theater, music, cinema, science and education.

Despite the political regime and red terror established in the MSSR after 1944, the Moldavian society followed the laws of dialectics and continued to develop. As a result, the Soviet era was marked not only by horrors, exceptional measures or terror, but also by outstanding achievements in the fields o science, culture, economics, medicine, and so on. The enlightened minds of the nation resisted the policy of assimilation and denationalization; they built, raised children, created valuable works, defended and promoted the national cultural and historical heritage. The creations of these figures represent a genuine cultural and scientific heritage, the value of which will grow over the years.

The relics presented in the exhibition department bring to the forefront the life and work of famous personalities of culture and national science, such as film directors Emil Loteanu and Valeriu Gagiu, actors Eugeniu Ureche and Domnica Darienco, Mihai Volontir and Grigore Grigoriu, artists Mihail Grecu, diva of the national opera Maria Bieşu, actors and such as theatre directors Ion Ungureanu and Sandri Ion Şcurea, Valeriu Cupcea and Veniamin Apostol, academicians Nicolae Corlăteanu and Ilie Untilă, Sergiu Rădăuţanu and Anton Ablov, doctors Nicolae Testemiţanu and Natalia Gheorghiu, writers Andrei Lupan and Aureliu Busuioc, Grigore Vieru and Ion Vatamanu, Dumitru Matcovschi and Leonida Lari, and others.

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The Bronze Hoard of Mîndrești

The culture and science of Moldova in the 20th century: Personalities

(Permanent Exhibition “History and Civilization”)

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