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The authors introduce into the scientific circuit a Roman clay amphora accidentally discovered in 2011 in the village of Bubuieci, Chişinău municipality. After providing a detailed description of the amphora, which is so far a unique piece, they present some analogies and attempt to determine the functionality and chronology of the vessel. Roman clay amphorae are absent from Sarmatian assemblages, the Etulia or Poieneşti-Vârteşcoiu types from the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. However, different types of Roman ceramic miniature amphorae are found in the settlements and cemeteries of the Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov culture from the 4th century AD. A closer, though not identical, analogy for the amphora from Bubuieci was discovered in grave 541 of the Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov necropolis at Bârlad-Valea Seacă, dated to the second half of the 4th century AD. Regarding the context of the discovery of the amphora at Bubuieci, it is suggested that the piece was found in a closed assemblage belonging to the Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov culture, likely in an inhumation grave similar to those at Bârlad-Valea Seacă, Erbiceni, Izvoare, or Mihălăşeni, where other Roman clay amphorae have also been found. Autorii introduc în circuit ştiinţific o amforetă de lut romană descoperită întâmplător în anul 2011 în vatra satului Bubuieci din mun. Chişinău. După ce se face o descriere detaliată a amforetei, care este deocamdată o piesă de unicat, se prezintă unele analogii şi se încearcă determinarea funcționalității şi a cronologiei recipientului. Amforetele de lut romane lipsesc din complexele sarmaților, de tip Etulia sau de tip Poieneşti-Vârteşcoiu din sec. II-III d.Chr. În schimb, amforete ceramice romane de tipuri diferite se întâlnesc în aşezările şi cimitirele culturii Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov din sec. IV. O analogie mai apropiată, dar nu identică, pentru amforeta de la Bubuieci a fost descoperită în mormântul 541 al necropolei de tip Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov de la Bârlad-Valea Seacă, datat în a doua jumătate a sec. IV. In ceea ce priveşte contextul descoperirii amforetei de la Bubuieci, se admite că piesa a fost găsită într-un complex închis aparținând culturii Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov, mai degrabă într-un mormânt de înhumație asemănător celor de la Bârlad-Valea Seacă, Erbiceni, Izvoare sau Mihălăşeni, unde s-au mai gasit amforete de lut romane.

The article focuses on a Roman bronze fibula, decorated with enamel, discovered in 2023 in Cajba (Glodeni district). The piece was found, together with a silver coin and a silver fibula, five other bronze fibulae, a white metal buckle, a clay spindle, a clay and ceramics tile, on the area of a Sântana de Mureș-Cerneahov-type settlement, identified during the collection of these artifacts. The analyzed fibula was not preserved intact, with a broken clasp, needle and the closing system itself, which was of the hinge type. It represents a fibula with a quasi-rectangular body, with two small antennae on the vertical sides. The head and foot of the fibula are zoomorphic, representing the neck and head of some reptiles. The outer surface of the fibula body is decorated with green and orange enamel. The piece is attributed to subgroup 2 of group II of provincial-Roman enameled fibulae, according to K. Exner's classification or to type 24 c, according to S. Cociș's typology and is dated in 2nd century AD-beginning of 3rd century AD. In the archaeological context of Cajba, the analyzed piece has no chronological value, being preserved as a relic or even reused during the 4th century AD.

Noviodunum 2024 – Abstract
Funding: Ministry of Culture, Isaccea City Hall, ICEM Tulcea, National Institute of Heritage, Pro Noviodunum Association
Research period: April 22 - October 26, 2024
In the case of Curtina 1, the research conducted during the 2024 campaign continued in the area between the Corner Tower (Turnul de Colț) and Curtain 1(Curtina 1). The main objective was a detailed recording of the archaeological contexts and the relationship between the reconstruction of the Middle Byzantine-period wall and the nearby habitation. Interventions such as stone removal from the fortress walls, bombardments from the Russo-Turkish wars (18th-19th centuries), and trenches from World War I have disrupted the archaeological contexts.
For the 2024 campaign, our objective focused on grids D1-5 and C1-5, where eight archaeological contexts were recorded, including house floors, domestic pits, a trench dug in the 13th-14th century, during fortification repairs, and a World War I trench. The spatial rearrangement near the fortification wall at the end of the 13th century impacted earlier historical contexts from the Middle Byzantine and Roman periods. The yellow earth platform in grid D1 represents the original soil, used by ancient builders to set up a grain storage facility.
At the Corner Tower - Intramuros (Turnul de Colț – Intramuros), two inhumation graves were excavated, belonging to the necropolis (13th-14th centuries), marking the end of habitation in the southeastern plateau of the fortress and its transformation into a burial site.
The research also targeted North enclosure (Incinta de Nord), where walls south of Tower II and between Towers IV and V were documented to complete the site plan. Observations were also made regarding the effects of the Danube's course and currents in the fortress area, as well as the impact of erosion on fortification structures.
Field research in the Livada Necropolis (Necropolă Livadă) confirmed the presence of numerous ceramic fragments, glass, highlighting burial clusters from the early Roman necropolis (incineration burials).
In the South Civil Settlement (Așezarea Civilă Sud), habitation structures, domestic pits, ceramic and metal artifacts, and a child’s grave were discovered, indicating intensive human activity during the Roman and Middle Byzantine periods.
The report also integrates a faunal analysis of skeletal remains from South Civil Settlement (Așezarea Civilă Sud), suggesting an economy based on cattle, pigs, sheep, goats breeding, and fishing in the 4th century AD. Additionally, the anthropological study includes six human skeletons, determining age, sex, pathologies, and lifestyle characteristics of the Middle Byzantine population from the 11th-13th century necropolises.

Cercetări arheologice în Republica Moldova : Sesiunea Națională de
Rapoarte, 18 aprilie 2025 : Program. Rezumatele comunicărilor / Ministerul Culturii al Republicii Moldova, Comisia Naţională Arheologică, Agenţia Naţională Arheologică, Institutul Patrimoniului Cultural, Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei ; editor: Vlad Vornic. – Chișinău : [S. n.], 2025 (Bons Offices) – ISBN 978-5-36241-465-8.

Discovered in 1981, the Sagaidac IV multi-layer archaeological site is located at 0.8 km south-west from the Sagaidac village, to the west of a north-south-oriented valley. It was partly destroyed by the works of setting up a water pond in 1990-s. The preventive archaeological research was carried out in the area in 2018, веfore the construction of the road M3. As a result of the excavations, the area of 1230 m2 was investigated, and there were discovered 50 archaeological complexes (a household oven, a hollow dwelling and 48 pits) on the site, dating back to the Roman period (3rd and 4th centuries AD) and early Middle Ages (8th-9th centuries AD). The identified earliest cultural horizon corresponds to a settlement attributed to the so-called Etulia cultural group of the 3rd century AD. The archaeological vestiges belonging to this cultural-chronological horizon are represented by a an oven, few pits and fragments of Roman amphorae, fine wheel pots and hand-made containers. Among the complexes, the household oven stands out, which consists of the oven itself and a pit of fuel supply. The hearth of the fire facility is of particular interest, as it was composed of two layers of clay, applied over the fragments of wheel and hand-made vessels. The vast majority of the discovered pits, which have different shapes and sizes, are attributed to a Sântana de Mureş-Cerneahov type settlement of the 4th century AD. Most of the recovered materials is attributed to the same horizon: grey ceramics made of fine or rough paste and imported Roman pottery, a token and two fragments of glass cups, various tools and other objects, made of metal, stone and bone. A rectangular-shaped hollow dwelling of the 8th-9th century AD is provided with a stone oven and an adjoining pit (no. 32). Both complexes contain a relatively rich inventory, consisting of specific hand-made pots, bone priches and other pieces and belong to the early medieval settlement of the 8th-9th centuries.

In 2018, specialists from the National Archaeological Agency conducted archaeological rescue investigations of five burial mounds located on a plateau of the third terrace of the left bank of the Prut river near the village of Giurgiulești. The investigations revealed that one of the burial mounds (No. 9) was built in the Late Eneolithic period over the burial of the Chernavoda I culture. Tumuli 5 and 8 were built over the burials of the Yamnaya culture from the Early Bronze Age and also contained secondary burials from the Late Bronze Age and the Middle Ages. The other two burial mounds (22 and 23) were built, probably for ritual purposes, by the bearers of the Sarmatian culture in the first centuries AD. The article also contains data from anthropological studies of bone remains from burial mounds 5, 8 and 9.

This article presents the results of rescue archaeological research conducted on the Călărași IV settlement. The site is located on the Central Moldavian Plateau, in the Bâc river basin. In 2018, a ground-dwelling was investigated here. The dwelling of an irregular shape was revealed at a depth of 55 cm from the modern-day surface. According to the stratigraphic data, the burnt clay platform probably represents fragments of collapsed walls of a one-story structure. Pottery found in the dwelling consists of fragments and entire vessels. It can be roughly divided into three categories: painted pottery, unpainted pottery, and pottery with the inclusion of crushed shells. Painted pottery predominates by percentage, most of the vessels were painted with dark brown paint over white-yellow engobe or reddish paint. As a result of comparison of ceramics with similar finds from the other sites, we dated back this Eneolithic
settlement to the initial phase B (sub-phase B1b) of the Cucuteni culture. In general, the painting of the pottery looks rather peculiar for the Cucuteni sites in the Central Moldavian Plateau. The painted ornament of the vessels is close to the stylistic subgroups of the ε1a and ε1b groups. To the west, on the settlements of Cucuteni B in the Bahlui river basin, compositional motifs of “Tangentenkreisband”, similar to those found on the Călărași IV site, were found on the settlements of Buznea-Siliște-După Gradini, Cucuteni-Băiceni-Cetățuia (Cucuteni B1b horizon). To the north, we find analogies to decor and ceramic forms in the settlements of Ștefănești-Stânca Doamnei, Brânzeni VIII-Sâeci and Mereșeuca-Cetățuie (Cucuteni B horizon).

In 2018, the staff of the National Agency of Archeology continued the rescue archaeological research of the Peticeni V settlement, located in the upper reaches of the Bîc river valley. The excavation, measuring 50×3 m, was laid out along the line of the planned construction of the Ungheni-Chișinău gas pipeline, as a continuation of the I-2017 excavation trench. As a result of the research, 10 features were identified. A concentration
of burnt clay, which is probably part of an above-ground dwelling, and two groups of ceramics belongs to the Eneolithic horizon of the settlement. Most of the poorly preserved ceramic collection is heavily corroded; few
fragments have preserved their painting. The latter is painted in monochrome or bichrome style. The painting usually consists of dichromatic stripes, connected stripes of two colours, or parallel spiral stripes. Dark brown or red lines were drawn on a white-yellow background or directly on the unpainted vessel surface. Some of the ceramic fragments have traces of a reddish engobe on the surface. From the ceramic collection, fragments of bowls, vessels with a high neck and a convex body, caps, large biconical vessels with opposite handles along
the maximum diameter of the body, could be distinguished. As a result of the analysis of ceramics and the typology of anthropomorphic figurines, it is possible to date this layer to the Eneolithic period of the settlement
or the final stage of the A-B1 phase of the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture. The settlement finds its analogies on the right bank of Prut river in Chetrești-Capul Dealului (phase A-B), in Huși-City’s centre, Traian-Dealul Fântânilor
(1st phase) etc. The parallels we are talking about are not absolute, they are only close analogies since the ceramic collections of each site contain elements characteristic of a given area of their region. In the centre and
the north of the Prut-Dniester interfluve there are also analogies, e.g., we observe similar phenomena on the sites of the Solonceni group of the AB phase. The next cultural and chronological horizon of the settlement is associated with the open hearth with the ceramic fragments from at least three vessels. Reconstituted forms are can-type vessels. The shape and technique of ceramic vessels have their analogies in the settlements of the Noua-Sabatinovka-Coslogeni cultural phenomena of the late Bronze Age. In addition to these features, four burials, not related to the dwelling structures of the settlement, were investigated in the excavation: three inhumations and one cremation. One of the skeletons was in a crouched position on the right side (no. 3), the bones of the other skeleton were in a non-anatomical position (no. 2), and the third burial was represented by a series of fragmented bones no. 4). No artefacts that would help in the cultural or chronological identification of these features were found near the burials. To the south of them, a cremation was found (no. 1),
which represents an agglomeration of pottery fragments and fragments of burnt bones. Fragments of pottery are represented by two vessels used as burial urns. According to the technology of making vessels and the funeral rite, we attribute this burial to the Getian culture of the 5th-3rd centuries BC.

In 2023, the National Archaeological Agency conducted rescue archaeological investigations at the Cucuteni A-B site Glinjeni X – La Bot in the Fălești district. As a result of the investigations, a ditch oriented north-west – south-east and a surface dwelling were partially studied. The dwelling consisted of an accumulation of heavily burned clay fragments, mixed with chaff or chopped vegetal materials, and displayed numerous imprints likely originating from the frame of the separating ceiling of the two levels of the dwelling. The thickness of the accumulation varied in different sections, ranging from 5 to 20 cm. The imprints of the wooden frame beams indicate that the substructure was placed perpendicular to the long sides of the dwelling walls. Under the layer of burned clay of the dwelling, a fragment of a grindstone, three tools made of hard rocks, several flint items, a bone awl, and three fragmentary anthropomorphic figurines were discovered. The materials identified during the rescue investigations find analogies in sites attributed to phase A-B of the Cucuteni culture in central and northern Moldova, and we believe that the Glinjeni X – La Bot site can be dated to the beginning of the A-B2 stage.

Archaeological research in medieval site from Lozova - On the Border with Vorniceni. Preliminary results. The authors
present key data on archaeological research from 2010 and 2011 years, made in an archaeological site with many cultural
and chronological horizons from Lozova - On the Border with Vorniceni. The oldest reported remains of material culture date
from the early Middle Ages (VI – VII century), being represented by a deepened complex equipped with a fire installation,
a spindles, several fragments of made by hand vessels and faunal remains. The second cultural horizon chronologically
corresponds to the Golden Horde domination period (the first and the second third of the XIVth century) and is documented
by crocks of pottery, pieces of cast iron vessels, an iron padlock and animal bones. The last archaeological horizon corresponds to Moldavian medieval state period (the second part of the XIV-th – XV-th centuries), being represented by scattered
fragments specific to this epoch settlements and by a cemetery with graves for inhumation. The 54 graves, so far identified,
belong to a local community; all deceased (adults and children) were buried according to the traditional Christian ritual:
back, head stretched westward and legs outstretched, arms bent at the elbows, hands resting on the abdomen, chest or
shoulders. Funerary inventory is generally poor, in some graves only one or two pieces of clothing or jewelry being discovered: spheroidal buttons, head rings, silver and bronze rings, a silver earring, glass pulp and coral beads, pieces indicating
that the cemetery was used in the period of XIV-XV century. This archaeological ensemble consisting of a settlement and a
cemetery is located on the border between the current villages Vorniceni and Lozova in an area, where during the reign of Alexander the Good (Alexandru cel Bun), Săcăreni village is assumed to exist. At April 25, 1420 Prince Alexander the Good
endowed it, together with Lozova, Vorniceni and other seven villages from Bucovat valley, to vornic (governor) Oana for
“just and faithful service”.

In 2020, the National Agency for Archaeology conducted preventive archaeological research at barrow No. 8 in Hanasenii Noi, Leova district. As a result of the investigation, 9 graves and 11 pits were discovered. The initial mound was constructed above three Late Eneolithic graves, subsequently destroyed, and attributed to the Cernavoda I culture. Later on, the following burials were identified within the mound: a grave, likely associated with the Jivotilovka culture, a pit burial of the Yamnaya culture, two burials of the Catacomb culture, one burial of the Multi-pit culture, and a grave dating back to the medieval period.
In the central part of the mound, ancient disturbances were documented, during which graves 1, 3, 4, and 9 were either destroyed or severely damaged. Additionally, disruptions from the medieval or modern period were observed, with the excavation of two pits, likely serving as shelters for signal pyres.

Printre siturile arheologice prospectate periegetic în anul 2023, cu ocazia cercetărilor arheologice preventive la siturile de pe traseul drumului republican R9 (Soroca-Otaci), se numără și așezarea culturii Sântana de Mureș-Cerneahov Șeptelici II. Fiind descoperită în anul 2016 de către specialiștii Agenţiei Naţionale Arheologice, așezarea respectivă se află în partea sud-vestică a drumului menţionat, la distanta de cca 2 km spre vest de marginea satului Șeptelici și la aproximativ 1 km spre N de satul Cureșniţa Nouă (Fig. 1). Având lungimea în jur de 800 m și lăţimea de peste 100 m, situl la care ne referim se desfășoară de a lungul pantei nord-estice a unei văi rin care curge un pârâiaș fără nume, unde sunt amenajate două lacuri artificiale mici, vestigii sporadice semnalându-se și pe malul drept al acestor iazuri. Resturile de locuire antice sunt reprezentate de rare fragmente de lut ars provenite de la diferite construcţii de suprafaţă, mai multe fragmente ceramice și oase de animale, precum și de câteva piese de inventar, dintre care se evidenţiază o monedă de argint și un jeton de sticlă romane. Marea majoritate a fragmentelor ceramice provin de la vase lucrate la roată din pastă zgrunţuroasă și fină, arse toate reducător. Ceramica din pastă fină, care este mai bine documentată, cuprinde fragmente de la castroane de diferite tipuri (Fig. 2, 2, 3, 8, 9), vase de provizii (Fig. 2, 4), oale de mari dimensiuni (Fig. 2, 6) și căni (Fig. 2, 5, 7) sau amforete (Fig. 2, 1). Recipientele din pastă zgrunţuroasă sunt reprezentate mai ales de oale de diferite tipuri (Fig. 3, 1-4, 6). Unele fragmente de funduri și de pereţi groși provin foarte probabil de la vase de provizii (Fig. 3, 10, 11), iar un ciob de toartă din bandă aparţine se pare unei amforete (Fig. 3, 12). O observaţie demnă de reţinut este că, spre deosebire de vasele din pastă zgrunţuroasă din alte situri, care au fundurile mai ales plate și profilate, mai multe baze de recipiente recuperate de noi din situl Șeptelici II, sunt cu suport inelar (Fig. 3, 5, 9, 11). Ceramica romană de import este prezentă prin câteva fragmente de pereţi de amfore (Fig. 3, 13), a căror tipuri este mai dificl de precizat, și printrun fragment de fund inelar lustruit și reutilizat, provenind de la un văscior lucrat din pastă fină cărămizie (Fig. 2, 11). Olăria lucrată cu mâna este prezentă printr-un singur ciob de perete de vas lucrat dintr-o pastă grosieră, cu șamotă în structură.

În contextul lucrărilor planificate de reparaţie a drumului R9 (Soroca-Otaci), în vara anului 2023 au fost efectuate investigaţii arheologice și la situl arheologic Calarașovca VII, care este o așezare cu resturi de locuire din eneolitic, epoca romană târzie și evul mediu târziu. Obiectivul arheologic a fost descoperit în anul 2023 de angajaţii Agenţiei NaţionaleArheologice (ANA), având următoarele coordonate geografice (punct central): 48°24'27.3"N 27°47'51.5"E. Situl se află la cca 3 km SV de localitate, în partea superioară a Văii Stinea, pe panta nordică a acesteia, având o formă alungită de la est la vest, cu dimensiunile de 120×600 m, și fiind intersectată în zona centrală de drumul R9 (Fig. 1). Suprafaţa obiectivului arheologic este acoperită în mare parte de livezi. În primăvara anului 2023 situl a fost inspectat de arheologi de la ANA, cu care prilej au fost identificate fragmente ceramice în zona alăturată drumului, pe amble părţi ale acestuia. Înaintea inceperii săpăturilor arheologice s-a realizat o prospectare periegetică amănunţită a sitului, care a demonstrat prezenţa materialului ceramic atribuit culturilor arheologice Cucuteni-Tripolie și Sântana de Mureș-Chernjachov, precum și celei moldovenești din sec. XVII-XVIII. Pentru realizarea săpăturilor arheologice au fost trasate două secţiuni arheologice: una, cu dimensiunile de 4×20 m, pe partea estică a drumului, având laturile lungi dispuse paralel drumului și alta, cu dimensiunile de 6×24 m, la distanţa de cca 300 m spre E de prima secţiune, în partea de NV a unui iaz, într-o zonă cu mai multe fragmente ceramice la suprafaţă (Fig. 2, 1). Stratigrafia verticală a secţiunilor se prezintă în felul următor: sol vegetal, gros de ca 12-20 cm; sub pătura de vegetaţie urmează un strat de cernoziom, cu grosimea variind între 24 și 70 cm, care conţinea rare materiale ceramice și fragmente de lut ars; la nivelul 0,5-0,9 a apărut lutul galben steril. În perimetrul secţiunii II au fost descoperite patru gropi, din rândul cărora se remarcă prin dimensiuni groapa 1, care avea formă cilindrică, cu diametrul de 0,96 m și adâncimea de 0,15 m de la nivelul depistării. Celelalte trei gropi, reprezintă probabil gropi de par, două având formă rotundă în plan, cu diametrele de 0,44 și 0,64 m, iar cea de a treia-o formă neregulată, cu dimensiunile de de 0,49-0,70 m. Din limitele secţiunii II și din zona aferentă au fost recuperate câteva artefacte. Remarcăm mai întâi descoperirea pe suprafaţa sitului a două mo

The prehistoric village of Portella (Salina, Eolian Islands, ME), occupied during the Middle Bronze period, was discovered by chance in the 1950s and excavated in three different phases, from the moment of discovery until 2008. The site is well preserved because, after partial destruction, it was rapidly covered by landslides of volcanic rock. That notwithstanding, the erosive activity had negative effects, too: the lateral erosion of the ridge is destroying part of the village; possibly a portion was already collapsed at the time of discovery. We can consider this erosion an unstoppable process that needs programmatic, continuous monitoring of the site. In the article, we will discuss how it is possible to make one ‘screenshot’ of the monument’s status with the help of new technologies, specifically, photogrammetry through UAVs. To enhance fruition, a virtual tour of the site was also created. This allows people with physical disabilities or reduced mobility to access, though virtually, the site. In conclusion, other possible areas of application of this low-cost and expeditious methodology are suggested, in particular inaccessible or overcrowded sites.

Climate change threatens archaeological sites and cultural landscapes globally. While to date, awareness and action around cultural heritage and climate change adaptation planning has focused on Europe and North America, in this article, the authors address adaptation policy and measures for heritage sites in low- and middle-income countries. Using a review of national adaptation plans, expert survey and five case studies, results show the varied climate change adaptation responses across four continents, their strengths and weaknesses, and the barriers to be addressed to ensure better integration of cultural heritage in climate change adaptation planning.

Galeriile subterane din orașul Cahul "și astăzi rămân o enigmă" Rezumat. Dialogul se desfășoară pe marginea uneia dintre cele mai interesante descoperiri din ultimii ani din zona orașului vechi Cahul. Ion Ghelețchi, doctor în istorie, conferențiar și prorector la Universitatea de Stat "B.P. Hasdeu" din Cahul, își dezvăluie experiența de cercetare arheologică asupra galeriilor subterane, descoperite recent în orașul Cahul, expunându-și ipotezele privind perioada în care acestea au fost construite, precum și modul în care au fost utilizate. Aceste galerii subterane sunt de obicei amplasate la o adâncime ce variază între 3 și 7 m. Ele au forma unui tunel cu înălțime de aproximativ 1,70 și 1,80 m, căptușit cu cărămizi arse așezate aproape perfect, având o boltă semicilindrică. Materialul de fabricare a cărămizilor este lutul amestecat cu nisip. Unele galerii serveau ca depozite de păstrare a produselor alimentare și a diferitor băuturi, altele pentru păstrarea peștelui și depozitare a gheții. Cea mai vehiculată legendă din regiune în legătură cu acestea este că ar exista un pasaj de trecere de la Cahul, pe sub râul Prut, care ar ieși în localitatea Oancea (România). Adevărul istoric al acestor tuneluri rămâne a fi o temă de cercetare pentru viitor. Cuvinte-cheie: Cahul, galerii subterane, legendă urbană, adevăr istoric. The Underground Galleries in the City of Cahul "Even Today They Remain an Enigma" Abstract. The dialogue takes place on the sidelines of one of the most interesting discoveries of recent years in the area of the old city of Cahul. Ion Ghelețchi, doctor in history, associate professor and vice-rector at the State University "B.P. Hasdeu" from Cahul, reveals his experience of archaeological research on the underground galleries, recently discovered in the city of Cahul, exposing his hypotheses regarding the period in which they were built, as well as how they were used. These underground galleries are usually located at a depth varying between 3 and 7m. They are in the form of a tunnel about 1.70 and 1.80 m high, lined with almost perfectly laid burnt bricks, having a semi-cylindrical vault. The material for making bricks it is clay mixed with sand. Some galleries served as warehouses for storing food and various beverages, others for storing fish and storing ice. The most circulated legend in the region in relation to these underground galleries is that there would be a passage from Cahul, under the Prut river, which would come out on the town of Oancea (Romania). The historical truth of these tunnels remains a research topic for the future.

Colegiul de redacţie/Editorial Board Dr. hab. Igor Bruiako (Odesa), dr. Ludmila Bacumenco-Pîrnău (Chişinău), dr. hab. Dumitru Boghian (Târgu Frumos), dr. Roman Croitor (Aix-en-Provence), dr. Lilia Dergaciov (Chișinău), dr. hab. Valentin Dergaciov (Chişinău), dr. Alexandr Diachenko (Kiev), dr. Vasile Diaconu (Târgu Neamț), dr. Mariana Gugeanu (Iași), prof. dr. hab. Svend Hansen (Berlin), prof. dr. hab. Elke Kaiser (Berlin), dr. Maia Kaşuba (Sankt Petersburg), dr. Sergiu Matveev (Chișinău), prof. dr. hab. Michael Meyer (Berlin), dr. Octavian Munteanu (Chișinău), prof. dr.hab. Sergiu Musteață (Chișinău/Târgoviște), prof. dr. Eugen Nicolae (Bucureşti), prof. dr. hab. Gheorghe Postică (Chişinău), dr. hab. Eugen Sava (Chişinău), dr. Angela Simalcsik (Iași), dr. hab. Sergei Skoryi (Kiev), prof. dr. Victor Spinei, membru al Academiei Române (Bucureşti, Iași), prof. dr. Marzena Szmyt (Poznan), dr. Nicolai Telnov (Chişinău), dr. hab. Petr Tolochko, membru al Academiei Naţionale de Ştiinţe a Ucrainei (Kiev), dr. Denis Topal (Chișinău), dr. Vlad Vornic (Chişinău), dr. Aurel Zanoci (Chișinău).

Galeriile subterane din orașul Cahul "și astăzi rămân o enigmă" Rezumat. Dialogul se desfășoară pe marginea uneia dintre cele mai interesante descoperiri din ultimii ani din zona orașului vechi Cahul. Ion Ghelețchi, doctor în istorie, conferențiar și prorector la Universitatea de Stat "B.P. Hasdeu" din Cahul, își dezvăluie experiența de cercetare arheologică asupra galeriilor subterane, descoperite recent în orașul Cahul, expunându-și ipotezele privind perioada în care acestea au fost construite, precum și modul în care au fost utilizate. Aceste galerii subterane sunt de obicei amplasate la o adâncime ce variază între 3 și 7 m. Ele au forma unui tunel cu înălțime de aproximativ 1,70 și 1,80 m, căptușit cu cărămizi arse așezate aproape perfect, având o boltă semicilindrică. Materialul de fabricare a cărămizilor este lutul amestecat cu nisip. Unele galerii serveau ca depozite de păstrare a produselor alimentare și a diferitor băuturi, altele pentru păstrarea peștelui și depozitare a gheții. Cea mai vehiculată legendă din regiune în legătură cu acestea este că ar exista un pasaj de trecere de la Cahul, pe sub râul Prut, care ar ieși în localitatea Oancea (România). Adevărul istoric al acestor tuneluri rămâne a fi o temă de cercetare pentru viitor. Cuvinte-cheie: Cahul, galerii subterane, legendă urbană, adevăr istoric. The Underground Galleries in the City of Cahul "Even Today They Remain an Enigma" Abstract. The dialogue takes place on the sidelines of one of the most interesting discoveries of recent years in the area of the old city of Cahul. Ion Ghelețchi, doctor in history, associate professor and vice-rector at the State University "B.P. Hasdeu" from Cahul, reveals his experience of archaeological research on the underground galleries, recently discovered in the city of Cahul, exposing his hypotheses regarding the period in which they were built, as well as how they were used. These underground galleries are usually located at a depth varying between 3 and 7m. They are in the form of a tunnel about 1.70 and 1.80 m high, lined with almost perfectly laid burnt bricks, having a semi-cylindrical vault. The material for making bricks it is clay mixed with sand. Some galleries served as warehouses for storing food and various beverages, others for storing fish and storing ice. The most circulated legend in the region in relation to these underground galleries is that there would be a passage from Cahul, under the Prut river, which would come out on the town of Oancea (Romania). The historical truth of these tunnels remains a research topic for the future.

Climate change threatens archaeological sites and cultural landscapes globally. While to date, awareness and action around cultural heritage and climate change adaptation planning has focused on Europe and North America, in this article, the authors address adaptation policy and measures for heritage sites in low- and middle-income countries. Using a review of national adaptation plans, expert survey and five case studies, results show the varied climate change adaptation responses across four continents, their strengths and weaknesses, and the barriers to be addressed to ensure better integration of cultural heritage in climate change adaptation planning.

In the southern part of the Republic of Moldova, a series of fortuitous burials were discovered after a common funeral rite and ritual. The findings were recorded in the city Taraclia (five tombs researched in 2013-2014), Carnateni, Causeni district (a tomb researched in 2014), Ursoaia, Causeni district (a tomb investigated in 2015), Farladeni-La Valeanu, Causeni district (a tomb investigated in 2015), Salcuta, Causeni district (a tomb investigated in 2015), Rosu – La Babco, Cahul district (two tombs investigated in 2016) and Giurgiulesti, Cahul district (a tomb investigated in 2016). The largest necropolis is the one from Cazaclia, UTA Gagauzia, comprising 40 funerals, investigated in 2019.

Climate change threatens archaeological sites and cultural landscapes globally. While to date, awareness and action around cultural heritage and climate change adaptation planning has focused on Europe and North America, in this article, the authors address adaptation policy and measures for heritage sites in low- and middle-income countries. Using a review of national adaptation plans, expert survey and five case studies, results show the varied climate change adaptation responses across four continents, their strengths and weaknesses, and the barriers to be addressed to ensure better integration of cultural heritage in climate change adaptation planning.

As a result of some researches done on the territory of the village Tescureni in 2021, there were identified 2 signs of urban settlements dated from the late Ancient period, which belonged to the culture Santana of Mures-Cerneahov. The materials were gathered strictly according to the perieghetic method. It was of a great help for us the fact that the land, on which the sites are situated, is agriculturally processed. 
We want to present the materials, which are results of the perieghetic researches in those 2 sites; to highlight other isolated ceramic discoveries, that belong to the culture mentioned above, about which we can not say for sure if they were permanent settlements.

Fortificația liniară Valul lui Traian de Sus reprezintă unul dintre monumentele arheologice cele mai importante de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova. Spre deosebire de alte obiective arheologice reprezentative, această impunătoare amenajare de pământ, cu o lungime de cca 120 km, care străbate transversal întreg spațiul pruto-nistrean, de la Leova, pe râul Prut, până la Copanca, pe râul Nistru, este încă insuficient cercetată și cunoscută. În luna septembrie 2019, cu ocazia construcției drumului M3 (porțiunea Porumbrei-Cimișlia), care urma să intersecteze Valul lui Traian de Sus pe sectorul dintre satele Gradiște și Coștangalia, r-nul Cimișlia), echipa mixtă a Agenției Naționale Arheologice și a Universității de Stat din Moldova au realizat cercetări arheologice preventive. Rezultatele obținute sunt în măsură să completeze sau chiar să corecteze informațiile mai vechi, dar fără să fi fost descoperite materiale cu privire la datarea acestei importante fortificații liniare, problema urmând a fi rezolvată în viitor.

AGENŢIA NAŢIONALĂ ARHEOLOGICĂ O necropolă din secolul IV d.Hr. descoperită la Dumitreni (com. Alexeevca, r-nul Floreşti) Vol. III СОДЕРЖАНИЕ Сергей БОДЯН Поселение культуры Кукутень-Триполье у с. Паркова (Единецкий р-н) Сергей ПОПОВИЧ, Ион ЧОБАНУ, Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ, Ион НОРОК Курган № 8 у г. Чимишлия. Предварительная информация Ион ЧОБАНУ, Влад ВОРНИК, Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ, Ион НОРОК Курган 1 у с. Чумай (ком. Виноградовка, Тараклийский р-н). Предварительные данные Ион ЧОБАНУ, Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ Археологические исследования на территории ком. Крихана Веке. Результаты раскопок 2015 года Сержиу МАТВЕЕВ, Влад ВОРНИК Спасательные археологические исследования 2015 годa у с. Липовень (Чимишлийский р-н). Предварительные результаты Сергей ПОПОВИЧ, Еужен МИСТРЯНУ Греческая амфора из с. Цэрэнкуца (ком. Киоселия, Кантемирский р-н) Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ, Ион ЧОБАНУ Результаты археологических раскопок курганов у с. Филипень (Леовский р-н) 131 Cercetări 2015 AGENŢIA NAŢIONALĂ ARHEOLOGICĂ Contribuţii documentare şi arheologice la istoria satului Păpăuţi (r-nul Rezina) Vol. III

AGENŢIA NAŢIONALĂ ARHEOLOGICĂ O necropolă din secolul IV d.Hr. descoperită la Dumitreni (com. Alexeevca, r-nul Floreşti) Vol. III СОДЕРЖАНИЕ Сергей БОДЯН Поселение культуры Кукутень-Триполье у с. Паркова (Единецкий р-н) Сергей ПОПОВИЧ, Ион ЧОБАНУ, Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ, Ион НОРОК Курган № 8 у г. Чимишлия. Предварительная информация Ион ЧОБАНУ, Влад ВОРНИК, Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ, Ион НОРОК Курган 1 у с. Чумай (ком. Виноградовка, Тараклийский р-н). Предварительные данные Ион ЧОБАНУ, Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ Археологические исследования на территории ком. Крихана Веке. Результаты раскопок 2015 года Сержиу МАТВЕЕВ, Влад ВОРНИК Спасательные археологические исследования 2015 годa у с. Липовень (Чимишлийский р-н). Предварительные результаты Сергей ПОПОВИЧ, Еужен МИСТРЯНУ Греческая амфора из с. Цэрэнкуца (ком. Киоселия, Кантемирский р-н) Сергей АГУЛЬНИКОВ, Ион ЧОБАНУ Результаты археологических раскопок курганов у с. Филипень (Леовский р-н) Влад ВОРНИК, Сержиу МАТВЕЕВ Сарматский комплекс у села Мэлкэуць (ком. Дэркэуць Сорокского района) Влад ВОРНИК Сарматское погребение у села Тринка (Единецкий р-н) Влад ВОРНИК, Лариса ЧОБАНУ Находки из поселения культуры Сынтана де Муреш-Черняхов Тринка-Валя Копакулуй Единецкого района Влад ВОРНИК Могильник IV в. Р.Х. у с. Думитрень (ком. Алексеевка, р-н Флорешть) Октавиан МУНТЯНУ Раннесредневековые жилища обнаруженные в с. Бутучень (ком. Требужень Орхейского района) Сергей ТАБУНЧИК, Влад ВОРНИК, Ион ЧОБАНУ Село Алчедар в период средневековья и нового времени: некоторые исторические и археологические данные Сергей ТАБУНЧИК, Влад ВОРНИК Несколько письменных и археологических источников по истории села Пэпэуць Резинского рaйона СПИСОК СОКРАЩЕНИЙ

Mokslinis vadovas: habil. dr. Dalis Baltrūnas (Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centro Fizikos institutas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika -02 P) Disertacija ginama Taryboje: Pirmininkas: prof. habil. dr. Algimantas Undzėnas (Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centro Fizikos institutas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika -02P) Nariai: prof. habil. dr. Rimantas Ramanauskas (Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centro Chemijos institutas, cheminiai mokslai, chemija -03P) prof. habil. dr. Saulius Balevičius (Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centro Puslaidininkių fizikos institutas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika -02P) prof. habil. dr. Liudvikas Kimtys (Vilniaus universitetas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika -02P) prof. habil. dr. Eugenijus Šatkovskis (Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika -02P) Oponentai: dr. Gediminas Trinkūnas (Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centro Fizikos institutas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika -02P) doc. dr. Saulius Mickevičius (Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika -02P) Disertacija bus ginama viešame Fizikos mokslo krypties tarybos posėdyje 2013 m. birželio mėn. 14 d. 15:00 val. Fizikos instituto salėje.

In this work there are presented the results of the research of radioecological situation in the area with increased pollution from the Soroca, Drochia and Calaras districts, Republic of Moldova, as a result of the accident at Chernobyl’s nuclear power plant. The results of the research include the dose rate of gamma radiation and the content of anthropological radionuclide 137Cs in soil of natural and anthropogenic ecosystems. The authors recommend to continue the radio-ecological monitoring of the polluted areas.