Cercetările arheologice din anul 2016 în așezarea de tip Sântana de Mureș-Cherniakhov de la Ecaterinovca-Ialpugeni-Valea Jeparului (r-nul Cimișlia)
Archaeological research in the Sântana de Mureş-Cherniakhov type settlement from Ecaterinovca-Ialpugeni-Valea Jeparului during 2016

Summary/Abstract: The archaeological object Ecaterinovca-Ialpugeni-Valea Jeparului represents the first settlement with traces of dwelling from the Roman Age known until now, that intersects Upper Trajan’s Wall in the south territory between the rivers Prut and Dniester, thus having a special scientific importance. The authors are publishing materials discovered in 2016 based on soil sur- face findings as well as two survey sections with a total surface of 32 sqm. The remnants of a surface construction together with a segment of a small ditch have been found and partially uncovered, two Roman coins, a bronze thread with silver pencil, several other bronze items, fragments of iron knives, three tiles, two fragments of glass vessels, as well as numerous ceramic fragments originating from locally made items, either handmade or at potter’s wheel, but also Roman imported amphorae.

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