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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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Roundtable “Holocaust, hunger and deportations - crimes of the twentieth century”

25 January 2017

On 25 January 2017, the National Museum of History of Moldova in cooperation with "Ion Creanga" Lyceum organized a roundtable on "Holocaust, hunger and deportations - crimes of the twentieth century".

The roundtable discussions were attended by dr. Aurelia Felea, dr. Viorica Olaru-Cemârtan and PhD student Mariana Fabian, students from "Ion Creanga" Lyceum, teachers, specialists. The event was moderated by dr. Mariana Ţăranu.
At the meeting were discussed various aspects of Romanian Holocaust, reflection of Holocaust in artistic films from the MSSR. The speakers presented film fragments which were commented afterwards. This topic caused intense and contradictory discussions.

Special attention was drawn to the famine organized by the Soviets in Bessarabia and its consequences, in particular the focus was placed on famine impact on the community. The materials presented were supported by factual data, interviews and photos.

The fate of the Bessarabian Romanians in the Stalinist Gulag was reflected based on case studies and archival material. Life of the descendants of deported families in 1941 and 1949, which remained in Siberia, their occupations and ways of integration into the Siberian social environment was presented by a documentary film made in the project "Expeditions of memory". Dr. Viorica Olaru-Cemârtan, member of the project, made several comments and clarifications.

At the roundtable was presented a book exhibition.

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The Bronze Hoard of Mîndrești

Roundtable “Holocaust, hunger and deportations - crimes of the twentieth century”

25 January 2017

#Exhibit of the Month