V. Heyd, G. Kulcsár, B. Preda-Bălănică (eds.), Yamnaya Interactions. Proceedings of the International Workshop held in Helsinki, 25–26 April 2019. The Yamnaya Impact on Prehistoric Europe, Vol. 2. Budapest, 2021, 2021
Studii de arheologie și istorie antică în onoarea lui Victor Henrich Baumann cu ocazia celei de a 80-a aniversăr, 2021
This paper aims to introduce in the specialized literature a series of archaeological sites from ... more This paper aims to introduce in the specialized literature a series of archaeological sites from the late Roman and early Byzantine period on the territory of Luncavița commune from the North -West of Tulcea county. On this occasion, a series of objects from the late Roman and early Byzantine period discovered on two emblematic sites of the area, Luncavița–Cetățuia and in the fortification on Dealul Milanului/Cetatea Milan, are discussed. We are thus following the initiation of a series of articles through which to be introduced in the scientific literature archaeological materials discovered by chance in the last decades on the territory of Dobrogea.
L’objet de cet article est de présenter les données chrono-stratigraphiques de la première surfac... more L’objet de cet article est de présenter les données chrono-stratigraphiques de la première surface d’occupation du tell Luncavița, lieu-dit « Cetățuia » (dép. de Tulcea), c’est-à-dire la partie nord-est du celui-ci. Il a pour but de donner un cadre chronologique et fonctionnel pour les études spécialisées (culture matérielle, données paléo-économique) qui prolongeront cette première contribution.
Zanoci A., Băț M (eds.), Contribuții la Preistoria și Istoria antică a spațiului carpato-danubiano-pontic-, 2019
In the beginning of the first millennium BC the territory between Danube and the Black Sea witnes... more In the beginning of the first millennium BC the territory between Danube and the Black Sea witnesses a new period of intensive human inhabitation, coming in Dobroudja after a sparsely presence of archaeological remains belonging to the end of the Bronze Age. The new settlements were assigned to the Babadag culture, cultural manifestation corresponding to the beginning of the Early Iron Age in South-Eastern Romania. These communities had a marked preference for settling close to important rivers, such as the Danube and its tributaries, but also on the lakeshores in the vicinity of the Black Sea. The area around the Babadag Lake undoubtedly offered a favourable environment to the human communities from the beginning of the first millennium BC. On a surface of approximately 200 km2 were identified no less than nine settlements characterised by Babadag type pottery. From the chronological point of view these sites cover the 10th – 9th centuries BC. The only site with an existence covering this entire period is the settlement from Babadag – Cetăţuie. Here there was identified a complex stratigraphy, with over 2m of archaeological depositions, as well as the only ample fortification works. Such investments necessitated without doubt coordination as well as an important mobilization of the entire community. The unique character of the site from Babadag proves its importance in the studied area, situation indicating the probability of its functioning as a centre around which the other settlements were founded and to which the exploitation of this territory can be connected to during approximately two centuries.
In this short contribution we analysed the flint and polished stone material discovered by E. Co... more In this short contribution we analysed the flint and polished stone material discovered by E. Comșa in the archaeological test pit excavated in 1959, on the tell settlement from Luncavița, „Cetățuia” point. Named Trench B, it had the dimensions 8 × 3 m and it was excavated in the interval 12-26 November 1959, in this campaign participating, alongside E. Comșa, Gh. Cantacuzino and G. Simion. In this analysis, we approached several aspects that contribute to improving our understanding of an artifact`s operational sequence from raw material block to discarded item.
Recent excavations at Taraschina, south-eastern Romania, have revealed an extensive Chalcolithic ... more Recent excavations at Taraschina, south-eastern Romania, have revealed an extensive Chalcolithic settlement in the heart of the Danube Delta. Based on ceramic data, Taraschina was attributed to the Gumelniţa Culture and dated to the mid 5th millennium BC by radiocarbon dating. Phytolith analysis was conducted at Taraschina in order to reconstruct some activities carried out by the Chalcolithic populations in the Danube Delta. The study was undertaken on the site sediments, as well as on additional deposits sampled around the site by coring. The results show that phytoliths characterizing cereal processing are attested in archaeological deposits, as well as in the surrounding sequence. Our study highlights an important signal of cereal processing in the heart of the Danube Delta, 6000 years ago.
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is home of an impressive number of archaeological and historical s... more Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is home of an impressive number of archaeological and historical sites. The earliest traces of human presence on this territory date back to the Middle and Late Paleolithic. Such traces are rare and concentrated around the present-day Babadag Lake. From then on, the number of archaeological sites in the reserve’s areal rises at an inconstant pace, especially within the Delta. The analysis of the results of the archaeological surveys conducted starting with the second half of the 20 century contributes consistently to projecting an outline of the evolution of the population that lived in the reserve areal. There is an obvious and categoric difference in the nature and size of the anthropic factor along the ages. During the Eneolithic, Iron Age, Roman period and Middle Ages, human communities were very dynamic – given the remarkable number of known sites – and exploited natural resources on a large scale. Both household and funerary spaces are clearly marked, and sometimes even associated in various forms.
Au cours de l'automne 2013, un tumulus a fait l'objet d'une fouille archéologique dans le village... more Au cours de l'automne 2013, un tumulus a fait l'objet d'une fouille archéologique dans le village de Rahman (commune de Casimcea, département de Tulcea). La hauteur conservée de la structure avoisine 1 m ; son diamètre est d'environ 40 m. Cinq tombes à inhumation, dont une double, ont été mises au jour dans la zone centrale du tumulus. Elles contenaient les corps de six individus. Les tombes 3, 4 et 5 sont, d'un point de vue stratigraphique, aménagées au sol même, alors que les tombes 1 et 2 ont été aménagées dans la couverture du tumulus. Les éléments rituels identifiés, comme les rares objets découverts associés aux défunts et les analyses 14 C (Poz-65968 : 3950±35 BP) indiquent une datation Bronze ancien.
This paper analyzes the polished stone objects (35 in total) found in the Gulmenita culture settl... more This paper analyzes the polished stone objects (35 in total) found in the Gulmenita culture settlement at Trestenic, Nalbant commune, Tulcea County. The site was found in 1988, during surface investigations and is situated on a low terrace, close to Techea Creek. In 1989, the only archaeological survey campaign was conducted. On this occasion, an area 25 m long and 5 m wide was incompletely set out and researched, down to 3.35 m. In this analysis, we approached several aspects that contribute to improving our understanding of an artifact's operational sequence from raw material block to discarded item. Rezumat: În cadrul acestui articol sunt analizate piesele de piatră șlefuită (35 ex.) descoperite în așezarea gumelnițeană aflată pe teritoriul localității Trestenic, com. Nalbant, jud. Tulcea. Situl mai sus amintit a fost descoperit în anul 1988, pe parcursul unor cercetări de suprafață și este situat pe o terasă joasă, în apropierea pârâului Techea. În anul 1989, a fost organizată singura campanie de săpături arheologice. Cu această ocazie a fost trasată și cercetată, incomplet, până la adâncimea de 3,35 m, o suprafață cu lungimea de 25 m și lățimea maximă de 5 m. În cadrul analizei prezentate în această contribuție arheologică au fost tratate mai multe aspecte a căror cunoaștere și interpretare contribuie la o bună înțelegere a circuitului parcurs de un obiect, cuprins între stadiul de block de materie primă și cel de obiect abandonat: determinarea materiei primă, încadrarea tipologică precum și realizarea unor observații de ordin tehnologic și funcțional.
Since 2009, the Institute of Eco-Museal Research Tulcea together with partners from research labo... more Since 2009, the Institute of Eco-Museal Research Tulcea together with partners from research laboratories from France and Romania has developed the project Société et environnement durant le Néolithique dans le Delta du Danube (Delta du Danube) [Society and environment in the Danube Delta during the Neolithic]. From 2010, this project has also obtained the support of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in France, who created the “Danube Delta” archaeological mission. This article presents the results of the first research campaign within the above-mentioned project in the Eneolithic site at Mila 23, Taraschina point (Tulcea County).
Les fouilles archéologiques conduites sur l’habitat Chalcolithique de Taraschina
(Mila 23, commu... more Les fouilles archéologiques conduites sur l’habitat Chalcolithique de Taraschina
(Mila 23, commune de Crişan, dep. de Tulcea), permettent de jeter un nouveau regard sur la plus
ancienne occupation préhistorique avérée dans le delta du Danube. L’habitat de Taraschina forme
actuellement une paléo-topographie bombée qui émerge d’environ 1 m au-dessus de la surface
marécageuse du delta du Danube.
Les carottages réalisés sur le site archéologique montrent l’alternance de niveaux
organiques, formés de déchets domestiques et de sols archéologiques avec des niveaux peu ou
faiblement anthropisés. Les carottages réalisés sur le gisement montrent une forte homogénéité
spatiale dans l’alternance de niveaux domestiques et de phase d’abandon. La séquence
stratigraphique de cet habitat, puissante de 3 m, livre 4 niveaux d’occupation principaux qui
s’échelonnent entre 4850 et 4350 BC.
En surface, les vestiges archéologiques sont inégalement répartis. Si la partie centrale du
gisement présente une faible densité de vestiges, ces derniers sont très fréquents à la périphérie du
site. Dans ce secteur, la fouille d’une première zone, a permis de mettre en évidence, sous le niveau
de terre de labour, d’un premier niveau archéologique. La présence de grandes fosses, profondes de
plus de 1,1 m, montre que l’on se trouve en bordure de la zone habitée.
L’analyse de ces dépotoirs permet de caractériser l’environnement durant le Chalcolithique
(culture de Gumelniţa A1), entre 4500 et 4300 BC. Les analyses archéozoologiques indiquent que le
milieu était alors ouvert comme le montre la présence de mammifères domestiques. L’assemblage
faunique traduit un milieu naturel extrêmement riche et diversifié avec des espaces forestiers, des
espaces ouverts et des milieux humides (lacs, bras morts…).
V. Heyd, G. Kulcsár, B. Preda-Bălănică (eds.), Yamnaya Interactions. Proceedings of the International Workshop held in Helsinki, 25–26 April 2019. The Yamnaya Impact on Prehistoric Europe, Vol. 2. Budapest, 2021, 2021
Studii de arheologie și istorie antică în onoarea lui Victor Henrich Baumann cu ocazia celei de a 80-a aniversăr, 2021
This paper aims to introduce in the specialized literature a series of archaeological sites from ... more This paper aims to introduce in the specialized literature a series of archaeological sites from the late Roman and early Byzantine period on the territory of Luncavița commune from the North -West of Tulcea county. On this occasion, a series of objects from the late Roman and early Byzantine period discovered on two emblematic sites of the area, Luncavița–Cetățuia and in the fortification on Dealul Milanului/Cetatea Milan, are discussed. We are thus following the initiation of a series of articles through which to be introduced in the scientific literature archaeological materials discovered by chance in the last decades on the territory of Dobrogea.
L’objet de cet article est de présenter les données chrono-stratigraphiques de la première surfac... more L’objet de cet article est de présenter les données chrono-stratigraphiques de la première surface d’occupation du tell Luncavița, lieu-dit « Cetățuia » (dép. de Tulcea), c’est-à-dire la partie nord-est du celui-ci. Il a pour but de donner un cadre chronologique et fonctionnel pour les études spécialisées (culture matérielle, données paléo-économique) qui prolongeront cette première contribution.
Zanoci A., Băț M (eds.), Contribuții la Preistoria și Istoria antică a spațiului carpato-danubiano-pontic-, 2019
In the beginning of the first millennium BC the territory between Danube and the Black Sea witnes... more In the beginning of the first millennium BC the territory between Danube and the Black Sea witnesses a new period of intensive human inhabitation, coming in Dobroudja after a sparsely presence of archaeological remains belonging to the end of the Bronze Age. The new settlements were assigned to the Babadag culture, cultural manifestation corresponding to the beginning of the Early Iron Age in South-Eastern Romania. These communities had a marked preference for settling close to important rivers, such as the Danube and its tributaries, but also on the lakeshores in the vicinity of the Black Sea. The area around the Babadag Lake undoubtedly offered a favourable environment to the human communities from the beginning of the first millennium BC. On a surface of approximately 200 km2 were identified no less than nine settlements characterised by Babadag type pottery. From the chronological point of view these sites cover the 10th – 9th centuries BC. The only site with an existence covering this entire period is the settlement from Babadag – Cetăţuie. Here there was identified a complex stratigraphy, with over 2m of archaeological depositions, as well as the only ample fortification works. Such investments necessitated without doubt coordination as well as an important mobilization of the entire community. The unique character of the site from Babadag proves its importance in the studied area, situation indicating the probability of its functioning as a centre around which the other settlements were founded and to which the exploitation of this territory can be connected to during approximately two centuries.
In this short contribution we analysed the flint and polished stone material discovered by E. Co... more In this short contribution we analysed the flint and polished stone material discovered by E. Comșa in the archaeological test pit excavated in 1959, on the tell settlement from Luncavița, „Cetățuia” point. Named Trench B, it had the dimensions 8 × 3 m and it was excavated in the interval 12-26 November 1959, in this campaign participating, alongside E. Comșa, Gh. Cantacuzino and G. Simion. In this analysis, we approached several aspects that contribute to improving our understanding of an artifact`s operational sequence from raw material block to discarded item.
Recent excavations at Taraschina, south-eastern Romania, have revealed an extensive Chalcolithic ... more Recent excavations at Taraschina, south-eastern Romania, have revealed an extensive Chalcolithic settlement in the heart of the Danube Delta. Based on ceramic data, Taraschina was attributed to the Gumelniţa Culture and dated to the mid 5th millennium BC by radiocarbon dating. Phytolith analysis was conducted at Taraschina in order to reconstruct some activities carried out by the Chalcolithic populations in the Danube Delta. The study was undertaken on the site sediments, as well as on additional deposits sampled around the site by coring. The results show that phytoliths characterizing cereal processing are attested in archaeological deposits, as well as in the surrounding sequence. Our study highlights an important signal of cereal processing in the heart of the Danube Delta, 6000 years ago.
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is home of an impressive number of archaeological and historical s... more Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is home of an impressive number of archaeological and historical sites. The earliest traces of human presence on this territory date back to the Middle and Late Paleolithic. Such traces are rare and concentrated around the present-day Babadag Lake. From then on, the number of archaeological sites in the reserve’s areal rises at an inconstant pace, especially within the Delta. The analysis of the results of the archaeological surveys conducted starting with the second half of the 20 century contributes consistently to projecting an outline of the evolution of the population that lived in the reserve areal. There is an obvious and categoric difference in the nature and size of the anthropic factor along the ages. During the Eneolithic, Iron Age, Roman period and Middle Ages, human communities were very dynamic – given the remarkable number of known sites – and exploited natural resources on a large scale. Both household and funerary spaces are clearly marked, and sometimes even associated in various forms.
Au cours de l'automne 2013, un tumulus a fait l'objet d'une fouille archéologique dans le village... more Au cours de l'automne 2013, un tumulus a fait l'objet d'une fouille archéologique dans le village de Rahman (commune de Casimcea, département de Tulcea). La hauteur conservée de la structure avoisine 1 m ; son diamètre est d'environ 40 m. Cinq tombes à inhumation, dont une double, ont été mises au jour dans la zone centrale du tumulus. Elles contenaient les corps de six individus. Les tombes 3, 4 et 5 sont, d'un point de vue stratigraphique, aménagées au sol même, alors que les tombes 1 et 2 ont été aménagées dans la couverture du tumulus. Les éléments rituels identifiés, comme les rares objets découverts associés aux défunts et les analyses 14 C (Poz-65968 : 3950±35 BP) indiquent une datation Bronze ancien.
This paper analyzes the polished stone objects (35 in total) found in the Gulmenita culture settl... more This paper analyzes the polished stone objects (35 in total) found in the Gulmenita culture settlement at Trestenic, Nalbant commune, Tulcea County. The site was found in 1988, during surface investigations and is situated on a low terrace, close to Techea Creek. In 1989, the only archaeological survey campaign was conducted. On this occasion, an area 25 m long and 5 m wide was incompletely set out and researched, down to 3.35 m. In this analysis, we approached several aspects that contribute to improving our understanding of an artifact's operational sequence from raw material block to discarded item. Rezumat: În cadrul acestui articol sunt analizate piesele de piatră șlefuită (35 ex.) descoperite în așezarea gumelnițeană aflată pe teritoriul localității Trestenic, com. Nalbant, jud. Tulcea. Situl mai sus amintit a fost descoperit în anul 1988, pe parcursul unor cercetări de suprafață și este situat pe o terasă joasă, în apropierea pârâului Techea. În anul 1989, a fost organizată singura campanie de săpături arheologice. Cu această ocazie a fost trasată și cercetată, incomplet, până la adâncimea de 3,35 m, o suprafață cu lungimea de 25 m și lățimea maximă de 5 m. În cadrul analizei prezentate în această contribuție arheologică au fost tratate mai multe aspecte a căror cunoaștere și interpretare contribuie la o bună înțelegere a circuitului parcurs de un obiect, cuprins între stadiul de block de materie primă și cel de obiect abandonat: determinarea materiei primă, încadrarea tipologică precum și realizarea unor observații de ordin tehnologic și funcțional.
Since 2009, the Institute of Eco-Museal Research Tulcea together with partners from research labo... more Since 2009, the Institute of Eco-Museal Research Tulcea together with partners from research laboratories from France and Romania has developed the project Société et environnement durant le Néolithique dans le Delta du Danube (Delta du Danube) [Society and environment in the Danube Delta during the Neolithic]. From 2010, this project has also obtained the support of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in France, who created the “Danube Delta” archaeological mission. This article presents the results of the first research campaign within the above-mentioned project in the Eneolithic site at Mila 23, Taraschina point (Tulcea County).
Les fouilles archéologiques conduites sur l’habitat Chalcolithique de Taraschina
(Mila 23, commu... more Les fouilles archéologiques conduites sur l’habitat Chalcolithique de Taraschina
(Mila 23, commune de Crişan, dep. de Tulcea), permettent de jeter un nouveau regard sur la plus
ancienne occupation préhistorique avérée dans le delta du Danube. L’habitat de Taraschina forme
actuellement une paléo-topographie bombée qui émerge d’environ 1 m au-dessus de la surface
marécageuse du delta du Danube.
Les carottages réalisés sur le site archéologique montrent l’alternance de niveaux
organiques, formés de déchets domestiques et de sols archéologiques avec des niveaux peu ou
faiblement anthropisés. Les carottages réalisés sur le gisement montrent une forte homogénéité
spatiale dans l’alternance de niveaux domestiques et de phase d’abandon. La séquence
stratigraphique de cet habitat, puissante de 3 m, livre 4 niveaux d’occupation principaux qui
s’échelonnent entre 4850 et 4350 BC.
En surface, les vestiges archéologiques sont inégalement répartis. Si la partie centrale du
gisement présente une faible densité de vestiges, ces derniers sont très fréquents à la périphérie du
site. Dans ce secteur, la fouille d’une première zone, a permis de mettre en évidence, sous le niveau
de terre de labour, d’un premier niveau archéologique. La présence de grandes fosses, profondes de
plus de 1,1 m, montre que l’on se trouve en bordure de la zone habitée.
L’analyse de ces dépotoirs permet de caractériser l’environnement durant le Chalcolithique
(culture de Gumelniţa A1), entre 4500 et 4300 BC. Les analyses archéozoologiques indiquent que le
milieu était alors ouvert comme le montre la présence de mammifères domestiques. L’assemblage
faunique traduit un milieu naturel extrêmement riche et diversifié avec des espaces forestiers, des
espaces ouverts et des milieux humides (lacs, bras morts…).
This article presents the first results of the archaeological investigations
at Gumelnita Culture... more This article presents the first results of the archaeological investigations at Gumelnita Culture site found near Mila 23, Tulcea County. A local, Mr. Haralambie Buhaev, pointed out its existence. Delta du Danube archaeological mission team carried out first research in 2013, registering the material found on the surface, completing the topography of the site and performing in-depth coring to determine the stratigraphy and thickness of the cultural layer.
Tells are one of the main forms of habitat during the Chalcolithic period in the Balkans. The tel... more Tells are one of the main forms of habitat during the Chalcolithic period in the Balkans. The tell from Taraschina, in the Danube Delta, has a special position. The site is now partially submerged in the waters of the delta. In order to document the entire stratigraphic sequence, the French-Romanian scientific team studying this tell had to apply specific methods. This article presents the first results of the coring documenting about the stratigraphy and and the organization of Chalcolithic habitats from Taraschina
In this article the authors present the results of the archaeological researches conducted by "De... more In this article the authors present the results of the archaeological researches conducted by "Delta du Danube” Franco-Romanian team at the tell-settlement in Lunca (Ceamurlia de Jos Village, Tulcea County). A preliminary analysis of the archaeological material discovered at the surface is realized and the stratigraphy of the site - as shown in surveys conducted by a core drill - is revealed.Based on a radiocarbon test performed on a piece of charcoal, sampled from a thermally converted horizon identified at -1,74 m depth, the beginning of the settlement can undoubtedly be placed sometime between 4500 and 4350 BC.
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late Roman and early Byzantine period on the territory of Luncavița commune from the North -West of
Tulcea county. On this occasion, a series of objects from the late Roman and early Byzantine period
discovered on two emblematic sites of the area, Luncavița–Cetățuia and in the fortification on Dealul
Milanului/Cetatea Milan, are discussed. We are thus following the initiation of a series of articles through
which to be introduced in the scientific literature archaeological materials discovered by chance in the last
decades on the territory of Dobrogea.
The area around the Babadag Lake undoubtedly offered a favourable environment to the human communities from the beginning of the first millennium BC. On a surface of approximately 200 km2 were identified no less than nine settlements characterised by Babadag type pottery. From the chronological point of view these sites cover the 10th – 9th centuries BC. The only site with an existence covering this entire period is the settlement from Babadag – Cetăţuie. Here there was identified a complex stratigraphy, with over 2m of archaeological depositions, as well as the only ample fortification works. Such investments necessitated without doubt coordination as well as an important mobilization of the entire community. The unique character of the site from Babadag proves its importance in the studied area, situation indicating the probability of its functioning as a centre around which the other settlements were founded and to which the exploitation of this territory can be connected to during approximately two centuries.
(Mila 23, commune de Crişan, dep. de Tulcea), permettent de jeter un nouveau regard sur la plus
ancienne occupation préhistorique avérée dans le delta du Danube. L’habitat de Taraschina forme
actuellement une paléo-topographie bombée qui émerge d’environ 1 m au-dessus de la surface
marécageuse du delta du Danube.
Les carottages réalisés sur le site archéologique montrent l’alternance de niveaux
organiques, formés de déchets domestiques et de sols archéologiques avec des niveaux peu ou
faiblement anthropisés. Les carottages réalisés sur le gisement montrent une forte homogénéité
spatiale dans l’alternance de niveaux domestiques et de phase d’abandon. La séquence
stratigraphique de cet habitat, puissante de 3 m, livre 4 niveaux d’occupation principaux qui
s’échelonnent entre 4850 et 4350 BC.
En surface, les vestiges archéologiques sont inégalement répartis. Si la partie centrale du
gisement présente une faible densité de vestiges, ces derniers sont très fréquents à la périphérie du
site. Dans ce secteur, la fouille d’une première zone, a permis de mettre en évidence, sous le niveau
de terre de labour, d’un premier niveau archéologique. La présence de grandes fosses, profondes de
plus de 1,1 m, montre que l’on se trouve en bordure de la zone habitée.
L’analyse de ces dépotoirs permet de caractériser l’environnement durant le Chalcolithique
(culture de Gumelniţa A1), entre 4500 et 4300 BC. Les analyses archéozoologiques indiquent que le
milieu était alors ouvert comme le montre la présence de mammifères domestiques. L’assemblage
faunique traduit un milieu naturel extrêmement riche et diversifié avec des espaces forestiers, des
espaces ouverts et des milieux humides (lacs, bras morts…).
late Roman and early Byzantine period on the territory of Luncavița commune from the North -West of
Tulcea county. On this occasion, a series of objects from the late Roman and early Byzantine period
discovered on two emblematic sites of the area, Luncavița–Cetățuia and in the fortification on Dealul
Milanului/Cetatea Milan, are discussed. We are thus following the initiation of a series of articles through
which to be introduced in the scientific literature archaeological materials discovered by chance in the last
decades on the territory of Dobrogea.
The area around the Babadag Lake undoubtedly offered a favourable environment to the human communities from the beginning of the first millennium BC. On a surface of approximately 200 km2 were identified no less than nine settlements characterised by Babadag type pottery. From the chronological point of view these sites cover the 10th – 9th centuries BC. The only site with an existence covering this entire period is the settlement from Babadag – Cetăţuie. Here there was identified a complex stratigraphy, with over 2m of archaeological depositions, as well as the only ample fortification works. Such investments necessitated without doubt coordination as well as an important mobilization of the entire community. The unique character of the site from Babadag proves its importance in the studied area, situation indicating the probability of its functioning as a centre around which the other settlements were founded and to which the exploitation of this territory can be connected to during approximately two centuries.
(Mila 23, commune de Crişan, dep. de Tulcea), permettent de jeter un nouveau regard sur la plus
ancienne occupation préhistorique avérée dans le delta du Danube. L’habitat de Taraschina forme
actuellement une paléo-topographie bombée qui émerge d’environ 1 m au-dessus de la surface
marécageuse du delta du Danube.
Les carottages réalisés sur le site archéologique montrent l’alternance de niveaux
organiques, formés de déchets domestiques et de sols archéologiques avec des niveaux peu ou
faiblement anthropisés. Les carottages réalisés sur le gisement montrent une forte homogénéité
spatiale dans l’alternance de niveaux domestiques et de phase d’abandon. La séquence
stratigraphique de cet habitat, puissante de 3 m, livre 4 niveaux d’occupation principaux qui
s’échelonnent entre 4850 et 4350 BC.
En surface, les vestiges archéologiques sont inégalement répartis. Si la partie centrale du
gisement présente une faible densité de vestiges, ces derniers sont très fréquents à la périphérie du
site. Dans ce secteur, la fouille d’une première zone, a permis de mettre en évidence, sous le niveau
de terre de labour, d’un premier niveau archéologique. La présence de grandes fosses, profondes de
plus de 1,1 m, montre que l’on se trouve en bordure de la zone habitée.
L’analyse de ces dépotoirs permet de caractériser l’environnement durant le Chalcolithique
(culture de Gumelniţa A1), entre 4500 et 4300 BC. Les analyses archéozoologiques indiquent que le
milieu était alors ouvert comme le montre la présence de mammifères domestiques. L’assemblage
faunique traduit un milieu naturel extrêmement riche et diversifié avec des espaces forestiers, des
espaces ouverts et des milieux humides (lacs, bras morts…).
at Gumelnita Culture site found near Mila 23, Tulcea County. A local, Mr. Haralambie
Buhaev, pointed out its existence. Delta du Danube archaeological mission team carried
out first research in 2013, registering the material found on the surface, completing the
topography of the site and performing in-depth coring to determine the stratigraphy and
thickness of the cultural layer.