#Exhibit of the Month

This remarkable portrait of Mihai Eminescu, created by artist Alexandru Gușanov, is based on one of the four known photographs of the poet. The photograph that inspired this portrait was taken in 1869 in Wenceslas Square, Prague, when Eminescu was only 19 years old. The oval composition and harmonious color palette highlight the prominent personality and charisma of the young poet, capturing an expression that conveys both melancholy and intellectual depth.
Alexandru Gușanov (1929-2005), a Moldovan painter of Ukrainian origin, distinguished himself through his extensive work, comprising approximately 5,000 pieces - portraits, landscapes, and still life paintings. Settled in Moldova since 1945, Gușanov graduated from the Republican Art School "I.E. Repin" in Chișinău in 1952. His works were showcased in numerous national and international exhibitions and were highly appreciated in countries such as France, Hungary, Russia, and Yugoslavia. The artist dedicated a significant part of his career to creating portraits of historical and cultural figures, including Dimitrie Cantemir, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Alexei Mateevici, which are part of the National Museum of History of Moldova's collection.

The subject of the portrait, Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), is the most significant poet in Romanian literature, whose works reflect profound thought, sensitivity toward nature, and national identity. At the age of 19, when the photograph that inspired this portrait was taken, Eminescu was in the midst of his intellectual formation, preparing to become the iconic voice of Romanian culture. Among his most famous works is the poem Luceafărul (The Morning Star), a masterpiece of universal literature.

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Ion Niculiță, Aurel Zanoci, Mihail Băț

Evolution of the habitat in the Saharna micro-zone in the Iron Age

Biblioteca “Tyragetia” XXVII, Chișinău, 2016, 464 p. ISBN 978-9975-80-903-0; 978-9975-160-0.

The monograph presents the results of the archaeological investigations carried out in 2008-2016 in the Saharna micro-zone, Rezina District, Republic of Moldova. There are published exhaustively the objects from the sites of Saharna Mare / “Dealul Mănăstirii”, Saharna Mică and Saharna “La Şanț” researched by the means of systematic archaeological excavations, as well as the results of the archaeological surveys carried out at the sites of Saharna “La Şanț” I, Saharna “La Şanț” II, Saharna “Dealul Grimidon”, Saharna “La Vile”, Saharna-Ţiglău “Cetate”, Stohnaia III and Buciușca.

It also presents the diachronic evolution and significance of sites in the Saharna micro-zone during the Iron Age.

The work contains 464 pages of text, five tables, and 278 color and black and white figures.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SAHARNA MICRO-ZONE. GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERIZATION (Marcel Revenco, Tudor Castraveț, Ionuț Cristi Nicu)

Chapter I. OPEN SETTLEMENTS AND FORTIFIED SITES ON THE SAHARNA MARE PROMONTORY

1. Archaeological research

2. Non-invasive investigations (Andrei Asăndulesei)

2.1. Topographic survey and 3-dimensional terrestrial laser scanning (TLS)

2.2. Analysis of orthorectified images

2.3. Magnetometric measurements

3. The Saharna Mare / “Dealul Mănăstirii” settlement in the 12^th-11^th c. BC

4. The Saharna Mare / “Dealul Mănăstirii” site in the 10^th-9^th c. BC

4.1. The fortress

4.1.1. The defensive system

4.1.2. Dwelling, household, and worship complexes

4.1.3. Archaeological findings

4.2. The open settlement

4.2.1. Household and worship complexes

4.2.2. Archaeological findings

5. The Saharna Mare / “Dealul Mănăstirii” settlement in the 8^th-7^th c. BC.

6. The Saharna Mare fortress in the 6^th-3^rd c. BC

6.1. The defensive system

6.2. Dwelling and household complexes

6.3. Archaeological findings

7. Stratigraphy and chronology

Chapter II. OPEN SETTLEMENTS AND FORTIFIED SITES ON THE SAHARNA MICĂ PROMONTORY (Ion Niculiță, Tudor Arnăut , Andrei Nicic, Andrei Corobcean)

1. Archaeological research

2. The site at the end of the 12^th c. and in the 11^th c. BC

2.1. Complexes

2.2. Archaeological findings

3. The fortress from the 7^th c. to the end of the 3^rd c. BC

3.1. The defensive system

3.2. Complexes

3.3. Archaeological findings

4. Stratigraphy and chronology

Chapter III. SAHARNA “LA ŞANŢ” SITE

1. Archaeological and magnetometric research

2. Early Hallstattian settlement

3. Thraco-Getic fortress

3.1. The defensive system

3.2. Complexes

3.3. Archaeological findings

4. Stratigraphy and chronology

Chapter IV. THE IRON AGE SITES IN THE SAHARNA MICRO-ZONE

Chapter V. DIACHRONIC EVOLUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SITES OF THE SAHARNA MICRO-ZONE

CONCLUSIONS

Catalog of inventory items

Bibliography

List of Abbreviations

Abstract

List of Illustrations

#Exhibit of the Month

Portrait of Mihai Eminescu by Alexandru Gușanov

Ion Niculiță, Aurel Zanoci, Mihail Băț

Evolution of the habitat in the Saharna micro-zone in the Iron Age

Biblioteca “Tyragetia” XXVII, Chișinău, 2016, 464 p. ISBN 978-9975-80-903-0; 978-9975-160-0.

#Exhibit of the Month