O groapă din perioada târzie a epocii bronzului descoperită în zona lacului „Valea Morilor” din oraşul Chişinău / A pit of the Late Bronze Age discovered near the lake of Valea Morilor in Chişinău

Abstract

In the spring of 2009, in addition to other two archaeological finds discovered and explored during the period of rehabilitation and reconstruction of the lake of Valea Morilor in Chişinău, a pit was discovered. It was revealed by V. Bikbaev during the verification of adjacent land. The pit was located on a gentle slope on the left side of the Valea Morilor creek, 105 m away from the irrigation canal that crosses this part of the valley in the NW-SE direction. The archaeological investigations proved that it was a household pit containing material of Sabatinovka culture relating to the period of the Late Bronze Age. A large number of animal bones were found in the filling of the pit, including a dog skeleton, a small number of pottery fragments, stones and stone tools.

Keywords

• Lake “Valea Morilor”
• Late Bronze Age
• Sabatinovka culture
• household pit