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Item A PLACE OF LIFE AND DEATH. BURIALS AND HUMAN BONE FINDS IN THE IRON AGE SETTLEMENT AT SAHARNA MARE / ”DEALUL MĂNĂSTIRII”: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS(2019) Băţ, Mihail; Simalcsik, Angela; Zanoci, AurelAmong the numerous vestiges of the Iron Age at Saharna Mare / “Dealul Mănăstirii”, there are 11 finds of human remains, which are of particular interest for the interdisciplinary research of the site. In this article, we propose combining archaeological data with anthropological ones. The analyzed skeletal material comes from six types of archaeological contexts: “cultic structure”,“ditch”, “rampart”, “grave”, “dwelling”, and “cultural layer” (Fig. 2; 3). In all the analyzed cases the identified osteological remains come from a single individual. In total, seven individuals were identified, one of whom is female and six are male. Regarding age distribution, most individuals fall within the age range of 30-60 years (maturus). One individual falls within the age range of 20-30 years (adultus), and another one has passed the age of 60 (senilis). As a result of the paleopathological analyses, a wide spectrum of dental pathologies (supragingival calculus, cavities, abscess, antemortem tooth loss) and bone pathologies (osteoarthritis, intervertebral disc herniation, porotic hyperostosis) were recorded. The analysis of occupational indicators showed over-demanding physical activities, spatial mobility, and horseback riding. Traces of violent death, such as cranial and postcranial fractures, have been reported in several cases. There were also identified injuries with signs of healing.Item TIPOLOGIA ŞI EVOLUŢIA ZIDURILOR DIN PIATRĂ ALE FORTIFICAŢIILOR HALLSTATTIENE TÂRZII DIN SPAŢIUL TISO-NISTREAN(2015) Zanoci, AurelFor the period of time between the second half of the 12th century BC and the beginning of the 8th century BC in the area of the Tisza and Dniester about 140 fortresses were attested. Most of them (121) are concentrated in the area of Gáva-Holihrady culture and the rest ones, less numerous, are known in the cultures of Vârtop, Chişinău-Corlăteni, Babadag, Cozia-Saharna, and Insula Banului. To fortify these cities different defensive elements were used, such as ditch, palisade, “wall” of wood and earth, stone “wall”, etc. This article is devoted to the analysis and classification of stone walls, which had a narrower spread in the Early Hallstatt time. So far such defensive constructions were certified only in the area of cultures of Gáva-Holihrady (on 16 sites) and Vârtop (on 2 sites). Depending on the technique of building, stone walls can be divided into two types: I – with one casing (Bodoc „Vârful Comorii”, Lesivka, Şeica Mică „Cetate”, etc.); II – with two/three casings (Călineşti Oaş „Dealul Hurca”, Shelestovo „Tupcha”, etc.). Similar stone walls belonging to the same period have been discovered in several fortifications in the neighboring regions, especially in the cultures of Kyjatice, Lausitzer, Urnenfeld, etc.