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The 21 beads form part of a bronze hoard found in 2019 within a forested area close to the town of Nisporeni. Alongside the beads, the hoard included numerous bronze ornaments (2 Röschitz-Sanislău-type fibulae, 7 necklaces, 12 rings, 22 tubes, 23 bracelets, and approximately 80 appliqués), one coral bead and a pendant made from a wild animal's tooth. At present, the amber beads are preserved in the collections of the Muzeul Național de Istorie a Moldovei, while the remainder of the hoard is in the possession of a private collector.
The hoard was discovered accidentally in a pit about 50 cm deep. The objects in this hoard are of Western origin, with known parallels in archaeological complexes from Poland, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia, and, to a lesser extent, in Romania. The presence of this bronze hoard on the territory of the Republic of Moldova illustrates the cultural dynamics of the region during the Early Iron Age and a fundamental shift in the vector of cultural influences from east to west.

The amber bead strand comprises 16 whole beads and five fragmentary ones. They have an elongated biconical shape and vary in size. The beads are brown-reddish in color; their lengths range from 1.1 to 3.1 cm, widths from 0.6 to 1.4 cm, thicknesses from 0.6 to 1.1 cm, and the perforation diameter ranges between 0.2 and 0.3 cm.
Amber beads appear in several bronze hoards dated to the Late Bronze Age in the eastern half of Slovakia and in Transdanubian Hungary. Parallels are also known from the Cioclovina Cave in Romania. With the onset of the Iron Age, amber items disappear from the Carpathian Basin for approximately 300 years, reappearing alongside the arrival of Scythian elements.
The bronze hoard discovered at Nisporeni is dated to the HaA2-HaB1-2 interval (1050/1000 - 800/750 B.C.).

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National Choral Music Competition "Hora Primaverii", 8th edition

May 26, 2023

On May 26, 2023, in the premises of the National Museum of History of Moldova, took place the 8th edition of the "Hora Primăverii" National Choral Music Competition, in which more than 15 choirs from all over the Republic of Moldova participated.

We would like to congratulate all the conductors and choral groups for their high quality and professional performance in this edition. It was an exceptional music competition and we are pleased to present the scores obtained according to the criteria set by the organizers.

CATEGORY "A"

10:00 - AXIOS, Orhei, conductor: Anghelina Usatii - 22.38 points (1st place)
10:15 - SONOR (young age), Chisinau, conductor: Oxana Elas - 21.89 points (1st place)
10:30 - A. STÂRCEA, Chisinau, conductor: Viola Julea - 27.69 points (1st place)
10:45 - BELCANTO, Soroca, conductor: Ludmila Samarin - 28.94 points (1st place)
11:00 - LIA-CIOCÂRLIA, Chisinau, conductor: Svetlana Istratii - 27.41 points (1st place)
11:15 - FILIP TODERASCU, Costești, conductor: Cristina Mereacre - 24.2 points (1st place)
11:30 - DOINIȚA, Chisinau, conductor: Sergiu Belivac - 25.25 points (1st place)
11:45 - SONOR (old age), Chisinau, conductor: Oxana Elas - 26.23 points (1st place)
12:00 - DROCHIA, conductor: Oxana Granevschi - 19.94 points (2nd place)
12:15 - TRISON, Chisinau, conductor: Sofia Volcov - 29.6 points (GRAND PRIX)

CATEGORY "B"

13:15 - ARIOZO, Soroca, conductor: Raisa Berbeci - 25.23 points (1st place)
13:30 - CANTABILE, Chisinau, conductor: Elena Marian - 25.87 points (1st place)

CATEGORY "C"

13:45 - DOINIȚA, Siret village, Străseni, conductor: Svetlana Rebeja - 22 points (1st place)
14:00 - DOINA CODRULUI, Lozova village, Străseni, conductor: Ruslan Bardier - 29.2 points (1st place)
14:15 - LĂCRĂMIOARA, Cupcin village, Edineț district, conductor: Ivan Grușcă - 22.94 points (1st place)

CATEGORY "D"

14:30 - DIVERTIS, Strășeni, Moldova, conductor: Viorica Popa - 23.56 points (1st place)

The following SPECIAL DIPLOMAS were also awarded:

The best conductor: Sofia Volcov (TRISON Choir)
Audience Sympathy: SONOR Choir
The best interpretation of the obligatory creation: the CANTABILE Choir