A fortuitous Funerary Discovery at Fârţăneşti (Galaţi county) and some Considerations regarding this Archaeological Objective Cover Image

O descoperire fortuită cu caracter funerar la Fârţăneşti (judeţul Galaţi) şi câteva consideraţii în legătură cu acest punct arheologic
A fortuitous Funerary Discovery at Fârţăneşti (Galaţi county) and some Considerations regarding this Archaeological Objective

Author(s): Costin Croitoru
Subject(s): Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie „Paul Păltănea” Galaţi

Summary/Abstract: In this article we deal with a fortuitous discovery made in Fârţăneşti, during some works for arranging the courtyard. On this occasion, an inhumation grave was discovered. It preserved a small quantity of human bones and one or two fragments of animal bones (sheep – Ovis aries). The funerary inventory consisted of two items of pottery and a fragment of pottery, probably belonging to an ear. According to the testimony of the discoverer, the inventory also consisted of a small green glass bead that was lost and of a metallic fragment, maybe from a sword, which was impossible to recover due to its poor state of preservation. In the same area, two decades ago, a kiln was found. It contained, between the two burning chambers, 12 pots that had the role of regulating the circulation of the heat. We consider that this discovery revealed only a part from an ancient settlement and that the funerary finds are related to it.

  • Issue Year: XXIV/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-16
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian
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