Cucuteni stone articles treasure found at Costești village
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. I [XVI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
A small late Trioplye stone articles treasure was unearthed in 1973 during research of the late paleolithic site Costesti 1 (today it’s under Costești reservoir). The treasure pertaining to the Tripolye culture contained nucleus, two-sided finished tools, plates and adze made of shale. Among bifaces there are objects left on different stages of work which allows us track process of their manufacture. The treasure is rare and along with other treasures from Сărbuna and Chetroșica discovered earlier adds to the variety of late Tripolye monuments between Dniester and Prut rivers.
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