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NOI DESCOPERIRI ARHEOLOGICE DIN EPOCA FIERULUI ÎN PREAJMA SATULUI MANA, RAIONUL ORHEI
(Muzeul Naţional de Arheologie şi Istorie a Moldovei, 2015) Zanoci, Aurel; Munteanu, Octavian; Tentiuc, Ion; Bubulici, Valeriu
As a result of archaeological investigations carried out in June 2015 near the village of Mana, there were found three fortifi ed settlements: Mana III, Mana IV, and Mana V.The hill fort of Mana III, an area of about 0,18 ha, is located on the promontory at a distance of 1 km south of the village. From the east and west sides the fort was protected by steep slopes of the promontory, and from the north and south sides – by “ramparts” and ditches. On the surface of the settlement there were found fragments of the Thraco-Getic hand-made pottery and fragments of Greek amphorae, due to which the settlement can be attributed to the Thraco-Getic period. Also, at the site there was investigated a cremation burial typical for the Poienești-Lukashevka culture. The hill fort of Mana IV is located 0.8 km south-east of the village, on the terrace, which has a steep slope to the west. From the north, east and south it was protected by an earthen “rampart”. The area of the monument is about 7 hectares. The fortress of Mana V, an area of about 0.5 hectares, is located on a hill 0.5 km east of the village. It has a circular shape and was protected by a circular “rampart”.All these sites are located in the basin of the Vatici River, right tributary of the Răut. Besides the hill forts near the village of Mana, in the region there were previously found four fortifi ed ettlements (Tabăra, Morozeni, Dâşcova, Isacova) and two open settlements (Isacova, Selişte) relating to the Thraco-Getic period. Also, in the Vatici Basin several sites of the Poienești-Lukashevka culture were investigated – the settlements of Lukashevka I, Lukashevka II, Mana I, and the burial ground of Lukashevka III.