- Institute of Archaeology, No. 6 Codrescu Str., Pavilion H, code 700479, Iaşi, Romania
George Bodi
Institute of Archaeology Iasi, Prehistoric Archaeology, Department Member
- Landscape Archaeology, Archaeological Method & Theory, Archaeometry, Archaeological Theory, Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Settlement Patterns, and 16 moreBalkan archaeology, Archaeological Methodology, Social Organisation (Archaeology), Romanian Archaeology, Archaeology, Archaeological Soil Micromorphology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Organic Residues Analysis of Pottery, Ceramics (Archaeology), Balkan prehistory, Neolithic Europe, Ceramic Technology, Neolithic Archaeology, Pottery (Archaeology), Cucuteni-Tripolye culture, and Scanning Electron Microscopyedit
- -since 2007, scientific researcher, Romanian Academy – Iaşi Branch, Institute of Archaeology -April 2009 – December ... more-since 2007, scientific researcher, Romanian Academy – Iaşi Branch, Institute of Archaeology
-April 2009 – December 2010, assistant researcher, Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Faculty of Geography, Department of Geochemistry
-May 2011 – May 2013, project manager of the Integrated Analysis Of Archaeological, Pedological, Palynological And Archaeozoological Data From Neo-Eneolithic Sites From Eastern Romania project, financed by the Romanian Gouvernment through CNCSIS, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Interdisciplinary Research
-June 2011 – April 2013, project assistant of The Social Sciences and Humanities in the Context of the Globalized Evolution: the Development and the Implementation of the Postdoctoral Studies and Research Program project - financed by the EU and the Romanian Government through SOPHRD – within Partner 2 – Romanian Academy – Iaşi Branch
- April 2012 - March 2013, post-doctoral researcher within The Knowledge Based Society Project, POSDRU ID 56815, financed by the EU and the Romanian Government through SOPHRD, with the individual research project The constitution of knowledge within the archaeology of Romanian prehistoryedit
A monograph on a neolithic settlement in the East of Romania. Published in Romanian with an abstract in English.
The commercial acrylic copolymer Paraloid B72 (PB72) and a newly synthesized nanostructured material (AMF) bearing silsesquioxane, methacrylate and fluorine units were analyzed to assess their performances as protective coatings for the... more
The commercial acrylic copolymer Paraloid B72 (PB72) and a newly synthesized nanostructured material (AMF) bearing silsesquioxane, methacrylate and fluorine units were analyzed to assess their performances as protective coatings for the conservation of Neolithic Cucuteni ceramic pottery when submitted to UV ageing. In the context of comparative evaluation of the protective efficiency, the present paper reports the first use of a functional coating that operates via specific photochemical transformations at the coating-air interface as a UV resistant protection coating for cultural heritage artefacts.
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This paper reviews the, so far available, paleorecords of Vitis sylvestris C.C. Gmel and Vitis vinifera L. from Romania. The study takes into consideration the presence of Vitis pollen from Holocene peat sediment sequences and... more
This paper reviews the, so far available, paleorecords of Vitis sylvestris C.C. Gmel and Vitis vinifera L. from Romania. The study takes into consideration the presence of Vitis pollen from Holocene peat sediment sequences and archaeological context, but also the presence of macrorests from various archaeological sites that date from Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, and La Tène. Both paleobotanical arguments and archaeological discoveries support the theory that places the beggining of viticulture in Romania a few millenia ago, in Neolithic period. Also, written evidences (works of classical authors, epigraphical sources) confirm, indirectly, the presence of grapevine in La Tène period. Occurrences of Vitis vinifera and those of Vitis sylvestris manifest independently of the climate oscillations, being present both through colder and more humid episodes, as well as through drier and warmer events. Probably prehistoric communities have made a constant and deliberate effort, all a...
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Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_5 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc... more
Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_5 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc and Mihaela Danu in The Holocene
Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_4 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc... more
Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_4 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc and Mihaela Danu in The Holocene
Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_3 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc... more
Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_3 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc and Mihaela Danu in The Holocene
Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_1 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc... more
Supplemental material, Supplementary_material_1 for Middle Holocene subsistence east of the Romanian Carpathians: Bioarchaeological data from the Chalcolithic site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru by Luminiţa Bejenaru, George Bodi, Simina Stanc and Mihaela Danu in The Holocene
Pollen analyses in Romanian archaeology are not new and the interest concerning the opportunities offered by this discipline is on the rise. The increasing visibility of the discipline reflects a mentality change in terms of research... more
Pollen analyses in Romanian archaeology are not new and the interest concerning the opportunities offered by this discipline is on the rise. The increasing visibility of the discipline reflects a mentality change in terms of research methodology in Romanian archaeology, especially in prehistoric archaeology. This paper will focus on a short critical survey of the development of archaeological palynology in Romania, from its beginning in the early 20 th century to present. Rezumat. Analizele de polen nu reprezintă o noutate în România, iar interesul pentru oportunitățile oferite de palinologie este în creștere. Interesul crescând pentru această disciplină dezvăluie o schimbare de mentalitate în ceea ce privește metodologia de cercetare în arheologia românească, în special în arheologia preistorică. Lucrarea de față se concentrează pe o scurtă trecere în revistă critică a dezvoltării palinologiei arheologice în România, de la începuturile sale în prima parte a secolului XX până în pre...
<strong>The chipped stone assemblage from Hoiseşti – "La Pod" Cucuteni settlement. Preliminary report</strong> <br> <br>First we present the location of Hoiseşti – "La Pod" settlement, also... more
<strong>The chipped stone assemblage from Hoiseşti – "La Pod" Cucuteni settlement. Preliminary report</strong> <br> <br>First we present the location of Hoiseşti – "La Pod" settlement, also making a brief research history and a general description of the excavation. We then describe the methods we used for the typological classification of the lithic assemblage, proceeding then to the presentation of each class of tools identified. Based on the functional attributes of each tool type, corroborating it with data offered by other contemporary chipped stone assemblages, we try to define the specific of the economy of the Cucutenian community from Hoiseşti – La Pod, as reflected by its lithic industry.
This paper reviews the, so far available, paleorecords of Vitis sylvestris C.C. Gmel and Vitis vinifera L. from Romania. The study takes into consideration the presence of Vitis pollen from Holocene peat sediment sequences and... more
This paper reviews the, so far available, paleorecords of Vitis sylvestris C.C. Gmel and Vitis vinifera L. from Romania. The study takes into consideration the presence of Vitis pollen from Holocene peat sediment sequences and archaeological context, but also the presence of macrorests from various archaeological sites that date from Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, and La Tène. Both paleobotanical arguments and archaeological discoveries support the theory that places the beggining of viticulture in Romania a few millenia ago, in Neolithic period. Also, written evidences (works of classical authors, epigraphical sources) confirm, indirectly, the presence of grapevine in La Tène period. Occurrences of Vitis vinifera and those of Vitis sylvestris manifest independently of the climate oscillations, being present both through colder and more humid episodes, as well as through drier and warmer events. Probably prehistoric communities have made a constant and deliberate effort, all a...
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The detailed investigation of dwelling no. 14 (Precucuteni II phase) from the Isaiia site brings interesting and, in some instances, novel data concerning the building system and the internal architecture of the Early Chalcolithic... more
The detailed investigation of dwelling no. 14 (Precucuteni II phase) from the Isaiia site brings interesting and, in some instances, novel data concerning the building system and the internal architecture of the Early Chalcolithic housing. Also, the artefacts from inside the dwelling and from the surrounding features bear witness about prehistoric crafts like pottery manufacture, stone knapping and polishing, animal hard tissue working, about the relations with neighbouring cultural areas, and, last but not least, about the ritual behaviour of the Precucuteni communities.
Research Interests: Geography, Prehistoric Archaeology, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Chalcolithic Pottery, Chalcolithic Archaeology, and 10 morePrehistoric weapons, Balkan prehistory, Prehistoric Europe (Archaeology), Prehistory, Anthropomorphic Figurines, Cucuteni-Tripolye culture, Chalcolithic, Ariusd-Cucuteni-Tripolye Culture, Cucuteni, and Precucuteni Culture
Pollen analyses in Romanian archaeology are not new and the interest concerning the opportunities offered by this discipline is on the rise. The increasing visibility of the discipline reflects a mentality change in terms of research... more
Pollen analyses in Romanian archaeology are not new and the interest concerning the opportunities offered by this discipline is on the rise. The increasing visibility of the discipline reflects a mentality change in terms of research methodology in Romanian archaeology, especially in prehistoric archaeology. This paper will focus on a short critical survey of the development of archaeological palynology in Romania, from its beginning in the early 20th century to present
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The paper analyzes the archaeobotanical and archaeozoological remains originating from the middle Holocene (i.e. Chalcolithic site of Poduri- Dealul Ghindaru, in Eastern Romania, Bacău County). Poduri- Dealul Ghindaru site is the only... more
The paper analyzes the archaeobotanical and archaeozoological remains originating from the middle Holocene (i.e. Chalcolithic site of Poduri- Dealul Ghindaru, in Eastern Romania, Bacău County). Poduri- Dealul Ghindaru site is the only tell settlement known in the area of existence of the Cucuteni culture, with inhabitation levels from Neolithic to the Bronze Age. In order to better understand the diet components of the prehistoric inhabitation belonging to the Cucuteni A and Cucuteni B phases, we follow evidence from archaeozoology, carpology, and palynology. For the carpological taxa, we calculate their ubiquity, diversity, and edibility score. The two sets of taxa are then compared in their similarity. Palynological data record the presence of cereal grains in all samples. We present the archaeozoological taxa with their quantification values and we calculate for the Cucuteni A and B phases, and in comparison with the Bronze Age sample, their richness, Shannon–Weaver diversity ind...
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Abstract Based on a multi-pronged investigation involving a series of analytical techniques (XRD, FTIR and micro-Raman spectroscopies combined with SEM/EDX and optical microscopies), the first in-depth study of the mineralogical... more
Abstract Based on a multi-pronged investigation involving a series of analytical techniques (XRD, FTIR and micro-Raman spectroscopies combined with SEM/EDX and optical microscopies), the first in-depth study of the mineralogical composition of prehistoric Cucuteni type pottery was performed on samples belonging to Hoisești-La Pod site (Romania). The study allowed, for the first time, a highly detailed analysis of the multitude of aspects specific to the technological process of Cucuteni pottery production, starting with a deep insight into the characteristics of the raw materials, identification of the minerals present inside the ceramic bodies, the analysis of the pigments used for decorating the painted pots, as well as a thorough analysis of the factors influencing the obtaining of high quality ceramics.
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The present paper aims to establish a series of characteristics, as well as a theoretical and methodological framework, to help assess the possible utility of Neolithic pots, based on the analysis of its fabric. Our approach is based on... more
The present paper aims to establish a series of characteristics, as well as a theoretical and methodological framework, to help assess the possible utility of Neolithic pots, based on the analysis of its fabric. Our approach is based on the use of a series of analytical parameters, through the ...
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Our study investigates whether, during the phase A of the Cucuteni culture, a connection exists between observed regional cultural preferences for pottery decoration and pottery shapes. We do so through the statistical investigation of... more
Our study investigates whether, during the phase A of the Cucuteni culture, a connection exists between observed regional cultural preferences for pottery decoration and pottery shapes. We do so through the statistical investigation of the variation in the shape of beakers, expressed as the ratio between maximum diameter and height, from five diagnostic settlements. The use of one way ANOVA allows us to ascertain that there is significant variation between settlements. A post hoc Scheffe test, comparing the pairwise variability of the variation, shows that the specific decoration characteristics used to define each cultural group are also accompanied by preferences in specific beaker shapes. We conclude that, although our data set forces caution on the generalisation of our results, shape variation may be used as an added argument in the identification and characterisation of regional groups.
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This article discusses the bovine image painted on the Cucuteni-Trypillia pottery based on archaeological materials discovered in archaeological sites from Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. On the one hand, the study tries to... more
This article discusses the bovine image painted on the Cucuteni-Trypillia pottery based on archaeological materials discovered in archaeological sites from Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. On the one hand, the study tries to establish the typology of the bovine representations painted on pottery and their chronological and spatial distribution. Such an analysis is useful for clarifying aspects related to a series of influences and links between different settlements, and a dynamic of the representations has been detected. On the other hand, the study discusses the painted bovine representations in the wider context of the Cucuteni-Trypillia ornamental motifs. Their association with a number of elements, in addition to the geometric style employed for pottery decoration was observed. Also, a series of images allowed a distinction to be made between the domestic bull (Bos taurus) and aurochs (Bos primigenius).
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This paper reviews the, so far available, paleorecords of Vitis sylvestris C.C. Gmel and Vitis vinifera L. from Romania. The study takes into consideration the presence of Vitis pollen from Holocene peat sediment sequences and... more
This paper reviews the, so far available, paleorecords of Vitis sylvestris C.C. Gmel and Vitis vinifera L. from Romania. The study takes into consideration the presence of Vitis pollen from Holocene peat sediment sequences and archaeological context, but also the presence of macrorests from various archaeological sites that date from Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, and La Tène. Both paleobotanical arguments and archaeological discoveries support the theory that places the beggining of viticulture in Romania a few millenia ago, in Neolithic period. Also, written evidences (works of classical authors, epigraphical sources) confirm, indirectly, the presence of grapevine in La Tène period. Occurrences of Vitis vinifera and those of Vitis sylvestris manifest independently of the climate oscillations, being present both through colder and more humid episodes, as well as through drier and warmer events. Probably prehistoric communities have made a constant and deliberate effort, all along the Holocene, to maintain grapevine crops.
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This paper presents the newest research carried out in the Chalcolithic settlement from Războieni – Dealul Boghiu/Dealul Mare. The site was known from the XXth century through the investigations of Orest Tafrali (1935) and Natalia... more
This paper presents the newest research carried out in the Chalcolithic
settlement from Războieni – Dealul Boghiu/Dealul Mare. The site was known from the XXth century through the investigations of Orest Tafrali (1935) and Natalia Berlescu (1955). The geophysical surveys from the recent years shed light on the planimetry of the settlement. Three test trenches were excavated in 2017 in order to verify the stratigraphy and the nature of some magnetic anomalies that suggested the existence of
prehistoric kilns. Another objective of the invasive investigations was to sample bones for radiocarbon dating of one dwelling, coming from the last phase of habitation of the settlement. As resulted from the invasive researches, the state of preservation of the site is not very good, being affected, in some places, by the Second World War trenches. The
analysis of the Chalcolithic ceramics discovered in 2017 showed that the site was inhabited in the A3b sub-phase of the Cucuteni culture. 28 pottery samples were selected for the extraction of thick sections. The preliminary investigation of the pottery matrix has led to the identification of three technological choices in the manufacture of the
ceramic wares.
settlement from Războieni – Dealul Boghiu/Dealul Mare. The site was known from the XXth century through the investigations of Orest Tafrali (1935) and Natalia Berlescu (1955). The geophysical surveys from the recent years shed light on the planimetry of the settlement. Three test trenches were excavated in 2017 in order to verify the stratigraphy and the nature of some magnetic anomalies that suggested the existence of
prehistoric kilns. Another objective of the invasive investigations was to sample bones for radiocarbon dating of one dwelling, coming from the last phase of habitation of the settlement. As resulted from the invasive researches, the state of preservation of the site is not very good, being affected, in some places, by the Second World War trenches. The
analysis of the Chalcolithic ceramics discovered in 2017 showed that the site was inhabited in the A3b sub-phase of the Cucuteni culture. 28 pottery samples were selected for the extraction of thick sections. The preliminary investigation of the pottery matrix has led to the identification of three technological choices in the manufacture of the
ceramic wares.
Research Interests: Prehistoric Archaeology, Ceramic Technology, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Prehistoric Settlement, and 9 moreArchaeological Geophysics, Prehistoric Europe (Archaeology), Prehistoric Archeology, Cucuteni-Tripolye culture, World War II Archaeology, Magnetometry, Geophisics, Cucuteni-Trypillian culture, and Archeological Prospection, Magnetometry
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METHODOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CHARACTERIZATION OF CERAMIC POROSITY THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGES ANALYSIS (Abstract) Our paper presents a low-cost, low-technology quantitative approach to the study of the Cucuteni pottery... more
METHODOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CHARACTERIZATION OF CERAMIC POROSITY THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGES ANALYSIS
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Our paper presents a low-cost, low-technology quantitative approach to the study of the Cucuteni pottery matrix from the point of view of porosity characterisation. The study focuses on 9 samples previously characterised through complex physico- chemical analyses, providing thus an interpretation baseline. In a first stage we assess the reliability of the images obtained through optical microscopy against SEM micrographs. We then use non-supervised partitional clustering in order to explore the informative potential of the digital image analysis of the photographs obtained through optical microscopy. We conclude that the method successfully discriminates between different types of secondary pores, but larger sample collections need to be used for a thorough characterisation of primary pores and discrimination from secondary shrinkage cracking.
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Our paper presents a low-cost, low-technology quantitative approach to the study of the Cucuteni pottery matrix from the point of view of porosity characterisation. The study focuses on 9 samples previously characterised through complex physico- chemical analyses, providing thus an interpretation baseline. In a first stage we assess the reliability of the images obtained through optical microscopy against SEM micrographs. We then use non-supervised partitional clustering in order to explore the informative potential of the digital image analysis of the photographs obtained through optical microscopy. We conclude that the method successfully discriminates between different types of secondary pores, but larger sample collections need to be used for a thorough characterisation of primary pores and discrimination from secondary shrinkage cracking.
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Based on a multi-pronged investigation involving a series of analytical techniques (XRD, FTIR and micro-Raman spectroscopies combined with SEM/EDX and optical microscopies), the first in-depth study of the mineralogical composition of... more
Based on a multi-pronged investigation involving a series of analytical techniques (XRD, FTIR and micro-Raman spectroscopies combined with SEM/EDX and optical microscopies), the first in-depth study of the mineralogical composition of prehistoric Cucuteni type pottery was performed on samples belonging to Hoisești-La Pod site (Romania). The study allowed, for the first time, a highly detailed analysis of the multitude of aspects specific to the technological process of Cucuteni pottery production, starting with a deep insight into the characteristics of the raw materials, identification of the minerals present inside the ceramic bodies, the analysis of the pigments used for decorating the painted pots, as well as a thorough analysis of the factors influencing the obtaining of high quality ceramics.
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Our paper aims at presenting and discussing the discovery of Lithospermum officinale L. and Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (L.) I. M. Johnston seeds deposits from archaeological contexts. The nutlets deposits that we discuss here were found... more
Our paper aims at presenting and discussing the discovery of Lithospermum officinale L. and Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (L.) I. M. Johnston seeds deposits from archaeological contexts. The nutlets deposits that we discuss here were found in three prehistoric sites belonging to the Cucuteni Culture (Vth-IVth millennia CAL. B.C.): Izvoare-Piatra Neamț (Neamț County), Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru (Bacău County), Frumușica (Neamț County). The two species are used for their anti-inflammatory, contraceptive or antitoxic properties. However, an in-depth contextual analysis of the various discovery contexts belonging to the Cucuteni culture, leading to a differentiation between the known deposits, allows us to explore different meanings of this category of archaeological finds, such as display of social status or involvement in magical/healing rituals.
The paper will briefly present the currently known findings of human remains from the Cucuteni culture. We will critically examine the contexts of discovery and their current interpretations: deposition of entire body - burial; deposition... more
The paper will briefly present the currently known findings of human remains from the Cucuteni culture. We will critically examine the contexts of discovery and their current interpretations: deposition of entire body - burial; deposition of body parts - ritual deposition; scattered bones/bone fragments - ritual anthropophagy or just indifference. We will then present the theoretical basis, which could allow for an alternate interpretation. When tackling the difficult problem of understanding the attitude towards death of the Cucuteni population, the major problem that the archaeologist faces is self-decontextualization. Paradoxically enough, such an attempt to strip down ones intellectual mindset requires plenty of “intellectual prosthetics”. After placing the Cucuteni funerary finds into a wider contemporary context, we will try to offer an alternative theoretical path to the understanding of the rituals accompanying the moment of death enrolling the help of concepts borrowed from philosophy, analytical psychology, sociobiology and anthropology.
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The black pigment of 112 Cucuteni A and Cucuteni B pottery has been analyzed through Raman spectroscopy. The black pigment contains pyrolusite and jacobsite; quartz and anatase have only accidentally been observed. Black Carbon was also... more
The black pigment of 112 Cucuteni A and Cucuteni B pottery has been analyzed through Raman spectroscopy. The black pigment contains pyrolusite and jacobsite; quartz and anatase have only accidentally been observed. Black Carbon was also identified, but only in two samples. The spherical or oblate black corpuscles discovered at Feteşti-La Schit (Suceava county) were analyzed by means of X-ray diffractometry and Raman spectroscopy. They consist of Mn ± Fe oxihydroxides and quartz. No Mn carbonates or silicates have been identified. The mineralogical composition of the pigment applied to the pottery shards, as well as that of the raw pigment, together with the use of the same pigment over a long period of time (1100 years), suggest the exploitation of a large.
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As study of knowledge, epistemology attempts at identifying its necessary and sufficient conditions and defining its sources, structure and limits. From this point of view, until present, there are no applied approaches to the Romanian... more
As study of knowledge, epistemology attempts at identifying its necessary and sufficient conditions and defining its sources, structure and limits. From this point of view, until present, there are no applied approaches to the Romanian archaeology. Consequently, my present paper presents an attempt to explore the structural characteristics of the knowledge creation process through the analysis of the results of a series of interviews conducted on Romanian archaeologists. The interviews followed a qualitative approach built upon a semi-structured frame. Apparent data saturation was reached after four interviews within initial target group (senior researchers with institutional authority). Under these conditions a decision was made to continue the interviews within a secondary control group (young doctoral or post-doc researchers guided by members of the initial target group) in order to both verify the observed data saturation and to assess the impact of the attitude of senior researchers towards scientific research on the younger generation. The preliminary results allow to assert that Romanian archaeology is still caught in a highly conservative and intradisciplinarian manner of knowledge production with a negative effect on both new knowledge production and future specialists’ education.
L’étude de la paléofaune découverte dans trois sites hallstattiens de Nord de la Dobroudja Résumé Les trois sites sont les suivantes: Tichileşti de IXe-VIIe siècles av. J.-C. (culture Basarabi), Celic-Déré de VIe-IVe siècles av. J.-C.... more
L’étude de la paléofaune découverte dans trois sites hallstattiens
de Nord de la Dobroudja
Résumé
Les trois sites sont les suivantes: Tichileşti de IXe-VIIe siècles av. J.-C. (culture Basarabi), Celic-Déré de VIe-IVe siècles av. J.-C. et Teliţa-Amza seulement de Hallstatt. À Tichileşti on a déterminé 59 restes, appartenant aux poissons, chéloniens, oiseaux et mammifères, ceux-ci représentant 53 restes et six espèces domestiques et deux sauvages (voir le tableau du texte). À Celic-Déré seulement 30 restes qui appartiennent aux poissons et mammifères, ceux-ci avec trois espèces domestiques et une sauvage (voir le tableau du texte). Ici on a enterré deux chiens entiers (intérêt cultuel). À Teliţa-Amza est seulement peu de matériel provenu de deux espèces des mammifères. Les taurins, espèce polyvalente, se trouvent sur la première place, suivent les porcins et les ovicapres. Le cheval a aussi une fréquence haute. On discute sur les caractères morphologiques, on a fait des mensurations sur les restes de chaque espèce et on a estimé les caractéristiques de l'économie animalière.
Finalement on donne les traits de l'environnement, qui était forestier durant le Hallstatt.
de Nord de la Dobroudja
Résumé
Les trois sites sont les suivantes: Tichileşti de IXe-VIIe siècles av. J.-C. (culture Basarabi), Celic-Déré de VIe-IVe siècles av. J.-C. et Teliţa-Amza seulement de Hallstatt. À Tichileşti on a déterminé 59 restes, appartenant aux poissons, chéloniens, oiseaux et mammifères, ceux-ci représentant 53 restes et six espèces domestiques et deux sauvages (voir le tableau du texte). À Celic-Déré seulement 30 restes qui appartiennent aux poissons et mammifères, ceux-ci avec trois espèces domestiques et une sauvage (voir le tableau du texte). Ici on a enterré deux chiens entiers (intérêt cultuel). À Teliţa-Amza est seulement peu de matériel provenu de deux espèces des mammifères. Les taurins, espèce polyvalente, se trouvent sur la première place, suivent les porcins et les ovicapres. Le cheval a aussi une fréquence haute. On discute sur les caractères morphologiques, on a fait des mensurations sur les restes de chaque espèce et on a estimé les caractéristiques de l'économie animalière.
Finalement on donne les traits de l'environnement, qui était forestier durant le Hallstatt.
Abstract The present paper aims to establish a series of characteristics, as well as a theoretical and methodological framework, to help assess the possible utility of Neolithic pots, based on the analysis of its fabric. Our approach is... more
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The present paper aims to establish a series of characteristics, as well as a theoretical and methodological framework, to help assess the possible utility of Neolithic pots, based on the
analysis of its fabric. Our approach is based on the use of a series of analytical parameters, through the use of macroscopic or microscopic visual inspection of pottery fragments on site.
The variables identifiable through this analysis help us define the physical characteristics of the fabric, firing and non-plastic inclusions. By applying the methodology of this study to the
Cucuteni A pottery from the Hoiseşti – La Pod site, we were able to define three categories of fabrics, each with its specific characteristics and possible utilities. This approach helped us
determine the possible site function during its excavation and record the characteristics of the pottery in an integrated table.
The present paper aims to establish a series of characteristics, as well as a theoretical and methodological framework, to help assess the possible utility of Neolithic pots, based on the
analysis of its fabric. Our approach is based on the use of a series of analytical parameters, through the use of macroscopic or microscopic visual inspection of pottery fragments on site.
The variables identifiable through this analysis help us define the physical characteristics of the fabric, firing and non-plastic inclusions. By applying the methodology of this study to the
Cucuteni A pottery from the Hoiseşti – La Pod site, we were able to define three categories of fabrics, each with its specific characteristics and possible utilities. This approach helped us
determine the possible site function during its excavation and record the characteristics of the pottery in an integrated table.
During the 2005 campaign, an unusual deposit of 25 astragali (animal ankle bones) was discovered in the Cucuteni A 1 level, dated to 4662-4465 cal BC (Mantu 1998: 246). The deposit was clustered in clay layers on the south-east side of a... more
During the 2005 campaign, an unusual deposit of 25 astragali (animal ankle bones) was discovered in the Cucuteni A 1 level, dated to 4662-4465 cal BC (Mantu 1998: 246). The deposit was clustered in clay layers on the south-east side of a house foundation built on tree trunks (Figure 2). ...
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Cele trei situri sunt situate în cadrul podişului din vestul Dobrogei de nord, ce are ca schelet o formaţiune herciniano-kimeriană, peneplenizată, dar totuşi uşor vălurită, înecată, în cea mai mare parte, în formaţiuni loesoide... more
Cele trei situri sunt situate în cadrul podişului din vestul Dobrogei de nord, ce are ca schelet o formaţiune herciniano-kimeriană, peneplenizată, dar totuşi uşor vălurită, înecată, în cea mai mare parte, în formaţiuni loesoide cuaternare. Pedologic, solurile sunt reprezentate prin ...
The current paper continues our investigations into the possibilities offered by the conjoint use of optical microscopy and digital image analysis for the characterization of pottery fabrics. The current study deals with the morphological... more
The current paper continues our investigations into the possibilities offered by the conjoint use of optical microscopy and digital image analysis for the characterization of pottery fabrics. The current study deals with the morphological characterization for the porosity of 25 samples from the Războieni – Dealul Boghiu Cucuteni phase A settlement. For each ceramic type defined during a previous study we have carried out partition clustering and a variability pairwise post-hoc analysis on a generalized least squares model. The results of the analysis allowed us to identify a connection between the previously observed macroscopic variability of the pottery shards and the variability of the microscopic porosity as an expression of the raw clay sources selection. We were thus able to further refine the techno-typological differences between the already existent pottery types and to advance as a possibility the existence within the settlement of two different philosophies concerning the pottery production chaine-opératoire: one emphasizing the use of naturally “standardized” high quality clay sources, and the other emphasizing human intervention and transformation of the raw materials.
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The study focuses on 9 samples previously characterised through complex physico-chemical analyses, providing thus an interpretation baseline. In a first stage we assess the reliability of the images obtained to offer information on the... more
The study focuses on 9 samples previously characterised through complex physico-chemical analyses, providing thus an interpretation baseline. In a first stage we assess the reliability of the images obtained to offer information on the general characteristics of the porosity structure. We then use non-supervised parti-tional clustering in order to explore the informative potential of the digital image analysis of the photographs obtained through optical microscopy. We conclude that the method successfully discriminates between different types of pottery types and of secondary pores, but larger sample collections need to be used for a thorough characterisation of primary pores and discrimination from secondary shrinkage cracking.
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In a previous issue, we published an interpretation of the cattle figures painted on Cucuteni pottery as material expressions of human experience at the pre-conceptual level of understanding. Then we constructed a connection to the... more
In a previous issue, we published an interpretation of the cattle figures painted on Cucuteni pottery as material expressions of human experience at the pre-conceptual level of understanding. Then we constructed a connection to the neuroscientific levels of consciousness, and we finally developed an interpretation based on the principles of affective neurosciences. We also highlighted the limitations of our approach and the need of independent verification of our findings. The purpose of the current article is to conduct such a verification. We will use the automatic sentiment analysis on the texts of the three most ancient writings presently deciphered: Sumerian literature, Vedic texts, and Old Kingdom pyramids texts. We have used a simple "bag of words" approach and conducted our analysis on two levels: contextual assessment of sentiments at text level, and evaluation of direct determinants (attributes). We have found that the information in the ancient texts does not contradict our initial study and appears to indicate the existence of emotional significance as originally assumed.
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Les nouvelles fouilles de Mitoc-Malu Galben, entreprises à partir de 2013, ont mené à la découverte de petits amas lithiques pour les ensembles attribués au "Gravettien II" (2013), "Aurignacien I" (2014) et "Aurignacien III" (2015). Ces... more
Les nouvelles fouilles de Mitoc-Malu Galben, entreprises à partir de 2013, ont mené à la découverte de petits amas lithiques pour les ensembles attribués au "Gravettien II" (2013), "Aurignacien I" (2014) et "Aurignacien III" (2015). Ces ensembles sont étudiés d'un point de vue technologique, ce qui est nouveau pour le site. En particulier, ce dernier ensemble s'est avéré riche en matériel et parfaitement en place; il peut désormais être mis en parallèle chrono-stratigraphique avec le Gravettien ancien de Molodova V en Ukraine, assurant donc qu'à l'est des Carpates, les deux traditions, Aurignacien et Gravettien, ont été partiellement contemporaines l'un de'autre.
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Research Interests: Experimental Archaeology, Celtic Studies, Rock Art (Archaeology), Palaeolithic Archaeology, Magic, and 15 moreNeolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Religion and ritual in prehistory, Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Linear Pottery Culture, Anthropomorphic Figurines, Roman Cult of Mithras, Cucuteni-Tripolye culture, Mithology, Lithophones, Lithic Raw Material Sourcing, zoomorphic Figurines, Cucuteni-Trypillian culture, Gunflints History, Tisza Culture, and Religious and Magical Practices
The 7th edition of the LAC is the first edition to take place in Eastern Europe, in Iași, Romania. Starting from this realisation and the fact that landscape archaeology is actually a discipline that naturally glides through dogmatic... more
The 7th edition of the LAC is the first edition to take place in Eastern Europe, in Iași, Romania. Starting from this realisation and the fact that landscape archaeology is actually a discipline that naturally glides through dogmatic disciplinary boundaries, we have decided that the word that would best describe our meeting in Iasi would be togetherness. Around this word we have gathered other seven that define the six themes of the conference: 1)Responsibility; 2)Defragmentation;
3)Integration; 4)Sensitivity; 5)Explanation and Understanding; 6) Cooperation
We are pleased to announce that the LAC 2022 call for sessions is now open for proposals related to the main conference themes until the 15th of December 2021
3)Integration; 4)Sensitivity; 5)Explanation and Understanding; 6) Cooperation
We are pleased to announce that the LAC 2022 call for sessions is now open for proposals related to the main conference themes until the 15th of December 2021