Early medieval hoard of forging and jewelry tools found at Voloave, Soroca District

In the autumn of 2018, in the vicinity of Voloave village, Soroca District, a hoard of handicraft tools was discovered, consisting of 19 ironand bronze objects. The conditions of discoveryof the hoard are not entirely clear. According tothe finder, the hoard was found north of the village, on the ri...

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Published inTyragetia Vol. XIV; no. 1; pp. 255 - 280
Main Authors Tentiuc, Ion, Bubulici, Valeriu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Romanian
Published National Museum of History of Moldova 2020
Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Subjects
Archaeology
History
hoard
CarpathianDniester area
tools
9th10th centuries
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Summary:In the autumn of 2018, in the vicinity of Voloave village, Soroca District, a hoard of handicraft tools was discovered, consisting of 19 ironand bronze objects. The conditions of discoveryof the hoard are not entirely clear. According tothe finder, the hoard was found north of the village, on the right side of the Soroca-Voloave road,about 200 m from the forest edge. Surveys at theindicated place did not bring additional information or traces of an archaeological site nearby.Based on the purpose of the artifacts, the hoardincluded forging and jewelry craft tools (16 objects), carpentry tools (2 objects), and a fragmentof an agricultural tool.
ISSN:1857-0240
2537-6330