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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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Museum Night – a night adventure in the Temple of Memory

15 May 2010

The National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova participated for the fifth time in the “Museum Night” – an exceptional European cultural event.

Organizers have prepared on this occasion a special program designed to present the Museum and its collections in a very special atmosphere. The program began on May 15 at 18.00 and ended on May 16 at 2.00.

The visitors were entertained by characters in costumes of different times, which enlivened some pages of history, by the piano and gramophone music, by dance and theatrical performances, by screenings of historical documentary, by demonstrations of fencing and fighting knights. Among the spectacular moments of the event there was the torchlight procession of “medieval knights” in chain mail around the museum. Throughout the Museum Night the visitors were treated to tea with herbs and berries prepared according to old recipes.

In the Museum courtyard there was opened the Handicraft Fair „Centuries-Old Crafts in Contemporary Vision”, the 2nd Edition. The visitors had the chance to see and buy the most beautiful handicraft articles, to watch the process of making of pottery, jewellery, knitted and crocheted articles.

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The Bronze Hoard of Mîndrești

Museum Night – a night adventure in the Temple of Memory

15 May 2010

#Exhibit of the Month