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The artifact is a battle axe made from magmatic rock (diabase) of gray-brown color. It was accidentally discovered in 1966 within the territory of Aluniș village, Rîșcani district. Based on its morphological characteristics, the artifact can be attributed to the Catacomb culture (29th-22nd centuries BCE).

The axe features a massive, elongated naviform body with slightly pronounced shoulders, a short and narrow edge that is flat and circular in cross-section. The blade is slightly curved. The hole was drilled in the maximum width of the object. It is circular in shape with a diameter of 2.2 cm. The surface of the artifact is meticulously polished, worked with great care, and shows no signs of damage or chipping.

Dimensions: Length: 20.0 cm; Maximum width: 8.4 cm; Edge diameter: 5.0 cm; Blade width: 7.0 cm; Weight: 2.3 kg.

Stone battle axes are characteristic of the Catacomb culture communities and are most often found as grave goods, deposited in tombs. Their presence in funerary complexes suggests a multifaceted functionality: weapons, social symbols, and ritual objects. Initially used as weapons, the axes became social symbols for their owners, later acquiring votive significance when deposited in tombs to serve the deceased in the afterlife.

The social symbolic function of stone battle axes is indicated by the high-quality rocks used for their manufacture and the exceptionally meticulous craftsmanship. The large dimensions of the axe from Aluniș support this hypothesis and distinguish it from other examples.

The discovery of stone battle axes outside a funerary complex may indicate their votive deposition. It is difficult to imagine that these exceptionally well-crafted pieces, made from high-quality rocks transported over great distances, could have been abandoned or lost accidentally. It is far more likely that they were deposited for magical-religious purposes, a possibility that may also apply to the stone axe discovered at Aluniș.

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Publications Journal „Tyragetia"


Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
ISSN 1857-0240
E-ISSN 2537-6330

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie

Chișinău, 2013

I. Researches


Valentin Tomuleț
The legal status of călărași in Bessarabia: from Moldovan traditions to the Russian imperial administrative system

Andrei Emilciuc
West- European books in Bessarabia: ways of distribution and government oversight (1812-1862)

II. Papers and surveys


Vasile Mărculeț, Ioan Mărculeț
Byzantine military-administrative units in the Eastern Bulgaria and on the Lower Danube during the reign of John I Tzimisces

Silvia Barcari
Historiographical reflections on local and transit trade relations on the Prut-Dniester area and the Lower Danube (late 13th - 14th century

Лора Тасева
The Kishinev copy of three 14th-century anti-latin writings

Андрей Красножон
On finding of once lost building plates of the 15th century from the fortress of Belgorod

Dumitra Bulei
Cultural life and printed books during the reign of Matei Basarab

Lilia Zabolotnaia
The destiny of woman in the history of Moldavia. Myths and realities about Catherine the Circassian – the second wife of the hospodar Vasile Lupu

Jackson Little
The Slavic kalabalik: the Pruth campaign, Charles XII’s Swedish camp at Bender and the rise of pan-slavism (A Theory on Peter I’s campaign in Wallachia, Moldova and its Legacy)

Alina Felea
Some categories of epitaphs in Moldova and neighboring countries in the 17th - early 19th centuries

Vlad D. Ghimpu
What was the original structural plan of the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady in the Căpriana Monastery?)

Irina Cereș
Aspects of economic relations between the Russian Empire and the Principality of Moldova in the late 18th - early 19th centuries

Игорь Гулянович
Urbanonyms of Southern Bessarabia in the middle of the 19th century (Akkerman, Izmail (Tuchkov), Kiliya): general trends and characteristics

Liliana Condraticova
L’orfèvrerie ecclésiastique du Bessarabie (1812- 1827)

Valentin Tomuleț, Victoria Bivol
Representatives of bourgeois elite in Bessarabia: Greek merchant Pantelei Sinadino (1830-1850)

Igor Cereteu
A manuscript about clergymen of the Nativity Cathedral in Chișinău during 1840-1851

Tatiana Chicaroș
From the history of a private school for girls in Bălți

Cristina Gherasim
Confirmation of the titles of nobility by Bessarabian nobles in the first half of the 19th century: The noble family of Frunzetti (Frunză)

Manole Brihuneț
Des législations sur la consolidation des nécropoles et la construction des églises dans les cimetières dans la première moitié du XIXe siècle

Dinu Poștarencu
Additions and clarifications on the biography of Ioan Pelivan

Cristina Tănase
Charitable activities of the Stroesku’s family in Brașov

Maria Danilov
Valuable books from the library of Paul Gore (Identification and/or inventory of sources)

Silvia Scutaru
Bessarabian clergy during the First World War

Marian Petcu
Three Political and Journalistic Events in Romania (1925-1927)

Alexandru Furtună
Church of St. Elijah in the town of Telenești (from the time of foundation until the beginning of 20th century)

Nicolae Fuștei
The “League of Militant Atheists” (1925- 1947) in the struggle against religion

Angela Lisnic, Nadejda Scobioală
Teachers’ salaries in the totalitarian system

Igor Cașu
National Liberation Movement in the Moldavian SSR, 1989-1991: some contributions

Jerzy Hatłas
The Bulgarians in Transnistria

Gheorghe Pisica
On the multi-party system in the Republic of Moldova

Silviu Andrieș-Tabac
Les symboles héraldiques de la commune de Lipnic, district d’Ocnița

Sergiu Dobrea
On the origin and development of portable firearms (14th-19th centuries)

Всеволод Образцов, Юрий А. Пятницкий
Holy images on blades: unique swords from the State Hermitage Museum (preliminary publication)

Elena Postică
The exhibition „Soviet Moldova: Between Myths and the Gulag"

Vera Stăvilă
Movie posters from the collection of the National Museum of History of Moldova

Vera Serjant
Agricultural advertising in periodicals of the late 19th - early 20th centuries from the collection of NMHM

Ana Grițco
Amusement places in Chișinău. Cafe Man’kov (Late 19th century - the 30ies of 20th century)

Adelaida Chiroșca
The image of Our Lady of Hârbovăț from the collection of icons of the National Museum of History of Moldova

Lucia Marinescu-Tonu
The exhibition “In the World of Toys”

Elena Ploșnița
Museum Event 2013: International Project When Sweden was ruled from Moldova

Elena Ploșnița
Museology: an academic discipline or form of cultural activity?

III. Paper and book review


Ion Chirtoagă
Demir Dragnev, Istorie și civilizație medievală și modernă timpurie în Ţările Române. Studii și materiale, Chișinău: Cartdidact-Civitas, 2012, 596 p. ISBN 978-9975-9847-1-3

Maria Danilov
Dinu Poștarencu, Destinul românilor basarabeni sub dominația țaristă, Chișinău: CEP USM, 2012, 546 p. ISBN 978-9975-71-322-1

 



 

 

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Abolition of Autonomy. Bessarabia – a New Tsarist Colony
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#Exhibit of the Month

The artifact is a battle axe made from magmatic rock (diabase) of gray-brown color. It was accidentally discovered in 1966 within the territory of Aluniș village, Rîșcani district. Based on its morphological characteristics, the artifact can be attributed to the Catacomb culture (29th-22nd centuries BCE)...

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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.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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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.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC