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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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11th Numismatic Symposium

September 4, 2010

On the 3rd and 4th of September, 2010 at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova there was carried out the 11th Numismatic Symposium held by the Museum, the Institute of Archaeology “Vasile Parvan” of the Romanian Academy (Bucharest), and the Numismatic Society of the Republic of Moldova. The event was attended by specialists in numismatics and other related sciences (faleristics, heraldry, toreutics) from France, Romania, Ukraine, Germany, and the Republic of Moldova. It should be particularly noted the presence of Dr. Georges Depeyrot (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris), the coordinator of the European Research Convention (Groupement de Recherche Européen (GDRE)) «Trouvailles monétaires». The Republic of Moldova participates in the Convention being represented by specialists from the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova and the Institute of Cultural Heritage. Within the framework of the Symposium there was held a public session of the GDRE Project with the participation of Moldavian and Romanian laboratories.

Romania was represented at the Symposium by the researchers from Bucharest, Tulcea, and Suceava: Eugen Nicolae (Deputy Director for Science), Aurel Vilcu, and Theodor Isvoranu from the Institute of Archaeology “Vasile Parvan” of the Romanian Academy (Bucharest); Monica Dejan from the Museum of Bucovina (Suceava); and Aurel Stanica from the Museum of History and Archaeology from Tulcea.

As always, the Symposium was attended by researchers from Ukraine. This time there were Irina Korpusova, a numismatist from the Museum of Archaeology, and Irina Ozeryanskaya from the Museum of Local History (Odesa). Among the regular participants of the Symposium we should mention Andrei Krivenko from Tiraspol.

At the Symposium there were presented about 20 scientific reports; many materials from the fields of ancient, medieval eastern and European, and modern numismatics, as well as from faleristics, heraldry, toreutics, and other related fields, were put into scientific use or discussed.

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The Bronze Hoard of Mîndrești

11th Numismatic Symposium

September 4, 2010

#Exhibit of the Month