Late Tripolian settlement near the village of Volovița (Soroca District, Republic of Moldova)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VIII [XXIII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
The article publishes the materials from the surface of a new Late Tripolian settlement in the Middle Dniester region. Apart from pottery, the abundance of stone implements is quite remarkable. The analysis of the structure and typology of chipped stone artifacts points towards a large-scaled flint processing on the site. It is possible, that this settlement, dated with the Vykhvatintsy stage, specialized in the production of stone tools, and the fi nal products were transported to other sites within a complex system of economic interrelations.
List of illustrations:
Fig. 1. Location of the site: 1 - position on the map of the Prut-Dniester interfl uve; 2 - view of the site from the southeast; 3 - location of the site in the micro-zone; 4 - satellite image of the site. Fig. 2. Topography of the site: 1 - topographic map indicating the attitude profi les; 2 - profi le A-B; 3 - profi le C-D. Fig. 3. Aeneolithic pottery. Fig. 4. Aeneolithic pottery. Fig. 5. Aeneolithic clay items (1-2) and pottery (6-9); Basarabi-Șoldănești pottery (3-5). Fig. 6. Aeneolithic pottery. Fig. 7. Aeneolithic polished stone implements. Fig. 8. Aeneolithic chipped stone implements. Fig. 9. Aeneolithic chipped stone implements. Fig. 10. Aeneolithic chipped stone implements. Fig. 11. Aeneolithic chipped stone implements.
The hoard was found in 1957 during the agricultural works near the village. At first, the hoard was in the collection of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History and later was transferred to the National Museum of History (Accession: FB: 12 576 - 12650; N: 12 658 - 12 732). It consists of 75 silver coins from the thaler category issued by the Kingdom of Poland, the United Provinces and the Holy Roman Empire in 1612-1648...
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.