Cristian Micu

Cristian Micu
Institutul de Cercetari Eco-Muzeale | ICEM · Istorie si Arheologie

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This paper presents the results of recent rescue excavations conducted in Tulcea county, Dobrudja, Romania, with a focus on the Late Bronze Age finds from the Jijila-La grădini site. The contexts (mainly pits) and the archaeological material (pottery; objects made of clay, stone, and bone; animal remains) are discussed in detail and placed in a chr...
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In this study, fish remains that were taken from the final levels attributed to the Gumelnița culture within the tell-settlement at Luncavița were analyzed. The remains from waste deposits/areas were primarily taken into account. This selection, based on a reliable stratigraphic and chronological classification, allowed us to create, in addition to...
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Rédaction en chef, maquette, PAO - DAO et couverture : Albane BURENS (CNRS)
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La néolithisation de la zone située à l’est des Carpates s’opère durant la première moitié du 6e millénaire avant notre ère. Si la documentation archéologique s’y rapportant se concentre pour l’essentiel au nord-est de la Roumanie (départements de Iaşi et de Vaslui), on observe cependant la présence de nombreux habitats appartenant à la culture Sta...
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The volume contains 21 essays in Archaeology and Ancient History dedicated to Victor Henrich Baumann at his 80th anniversary.
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L’objet de cet article est de présenter les données chrono-stratigraphiques de la première surface d’occupation du tell Luncavița, lieu-dit « Cetățuia » (dép. de Tulcea), c’est-à-dire la partie nord-est du celui-ci. Il a pour but de donner un cadre chronologique et fonctionnel pour les études spécialisées (culture matérielle, données paléo-économiq...
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Entre 1952 et 1961, Dumitru Berciu réalise de nombreuses recherches de terrain dans la zone littorale du lac Golovița, sur la zone des communes actuelles de Baia et de Ceamurlia de Jos (département de Tulcea). Il publiera en 1966 une partie des fouilles conduites sur les habitats de Baia-Golovița et Ceamurlia de Jos. Dans le même intervalle de temp...
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Entre 1952 et 1961, Dumitru Berciu réalise de nombreuses recherches de terrain dans la zone littorale du lac Golovița, sur la zone des communes actuelles de Baia et de Ceamurlia de Jos (département de Tulcea). Il publiera en 1966 une partie des fouilles conduites sur les habitats de Baia-Golovița et Ceamurlia de Jos. Dans le même intervalle de temp...
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The human habitations from the beginning of the first millennium BC in the area of the Babadag Lake In the beginning of the first millennium BC the territory between Danube and the Black Sea witnesses a new period of intensive human inhabitation, coming in Dobroudja after a sparsely presence of archaeological remains belonging to the end of the Br...
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En Europe, le delta du Danube est le territoire le moins densément peuplé et constitue la seconde zone humide par sa superficie. Les archives et les différents documents anciens permettent de dresser une géohistoire des aménagements des paysages deltaïques depuis les 400 dernières années. La reconstitution de cette trajectoire temporelle permet aus...
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Recent excavations at Taraschina, south-eastern Romania, have revealed an extensive Chalcolithic settlement in the heart of the Danube Delta. Based on ceramic data, Taraschina was attributed to the Gumelniţa Culture and dated to the mid 5th millennium BC by radiocarbon dating. Phytolith analysis was conducted at Taraschina in order to reconstruct s...
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In this short contribution we analysed the flint and polished stone material discovered by E. Comșa in the archaeological test pit excavated in 1959, on the tell settlement from Luncavița, „Cetățuia” point. Named Trench B, it had the dimensions 8 × 3 m and it was excavated in the interval 12-26 November 1959, in this campaign participating, alongsi...
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The archaeological mission « Delta du Danube » is studying for more than six years the coevolution human-environment in the Danube Delta at the end of the Neolithic. This article offers a synthesis of the main results obtained from the analysis of the Gumelniţa lithic industry in the Northern Dobrogea. The authors have taken into consideration both...
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The archaeological mission « Delta du Danube » is studying for more than six years the coevolution human-environment in the Danube Delta at the end of the Neolithic. This article offers a synthesis of the main results obtained from the analysis of the Gumelnița lithic industry in the Northern Dobrogea. The authors have taken into consideration both...
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Au cours de l'automne 2013, un tumulus a fait l'objet d'une fouille archéologique dans le village de Rahman (commune de Casimcea, département de Tulcea). La hauteur conservée de la structure avoisine 1 m ; son diamètre est d'environ 40 m. Cinq tombes à inhumation, dont une double, ont été mises au jour dans la zone centrale du tumulus. Elles conten...
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This paper analyzes the polished stone objects (35 in total) found in the Gulmenita culture settlement at Trestenic, Nalbant commune, Tulcea County. The site was found in 1988, during surface investigations and is situated on a low terrace, close to Techea Creek. In 1989, the only archaeological survey campaign was conducted. On this occasion, an a...
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Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is home of an impressive number of archaeological and historical sites. The earliest traces of human presence on this territory date back to the Middle and Late Paleolithic. Such traces are rare and concentrated around the present-day Babadag Lake. From then on, the number of archaeological sites in the reserve’s area...
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This article presents the first results of the archaeological investigations at Gumelnita Culture site found near Mila 23, Tulcea County. A local, Mr. Haralambie Buhaev, pointed out its existence. Delta du Danube archaeological mission team carried out first research in 2013, registering the material found on the surface, completing the topography...
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In 2011, at Rahman (Tulcea County, Romania), a tumulus containing two inhumation burials that can be ascribed to Yamnaya culture was excavated. The identified funeral rite and ritual elements dated the find to Early Bronze Age, as confirmed by 14C dating of the wood covering burial #2 (Poz-46583 : 4220 ± 30 BP).
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En 2011, sur le territoire de la commune de Rahman (dép. de Tulcea) une fouille de sauvetage a été réalisée à l’emplacement d’un tumulus. Ce dernier a livré deux inhumations qui peuvent être attribuées à la culture Yamnaya. Les éléments de rituel funéraire se rapportent sans conteste à la période de début de l’Age du Bronze. Une datation 14C, réali...
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In this article the authors present the results of the archaeological researches conducted by "Delta du Danube” Franco-Romanian team at the tell-settlement in Lunca (Ceamurlia de Jos Village, Tulcea County). A preliminary analysis of the archaeological material discovered at the surface is realized and the stratigraphy of the site - as shown in sur...
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Cuvânt înainte / Note from the editors Ideea acestui demers a apărut în urmă cu câțiva ani, când, căutând în Arhiva Institutului de Arheologie „Vasile Pârvan“ din București după alte informații, am găsit planurile, desenele, notele, rapoartele și însemnările de șantier ale lui Mihai Șimon. Primul lucru care ne-a frapat a fost deosebita lor acurate...
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Tells are one of the main forms of habitat during the Chalcolithic period in the Balkans. The tell from Taraschina, in the Danube Delta, has a special position. The site is now partially submerged in the waters of the delta. In order to document the entire stratigraphic sequence, the French-Romanian scientific team studying this tell had to apply s...
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AFTER THE FLOOD: GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE DANUBE DELTA AFTER THE BLACK SEA - MEDITERRANEA RECONNECTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON ENEOLITHIC / CHALCOLITHIQUE SETTLEMENTS In this work, we document the evolution of the upper Danube delta (i.e. blocked delta) using archaeological, geomorphological and geoarchaeological approaches, after the disc...
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In this work, we document the evolution of the upper Danube delta (i.e. blocked delta) using archaeological, geomorphological and geoarchaeological approaches, after the discovery, in the 90's, of the oldest human settlement (Eneolithic/Chalcolithic) close to Mila 23 district. In-site and out-site fieldwork allows us to refine the Danube delta earl...
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The geographical position of Babadag Lake, south of the Danube Delta, raises the question of its possible connection to Razim Lake. The study of this connection is based on the diachronic analysis of 38 old maps of the analyzed area from the 16th century until nowadays. In this study, maps are seen as analysis instruments that permit the observat...
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The geographical position of Babadag Lake, south of the Danube Delta, raises the question of its possible connection to Razim Lake. The study of this connection is based on the diachronic analysis of 38 old maps of the analyzed area from the 16th century until nowadays. In this study, maps are seen as analysis instruments that permit the observati...
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1 CNRS UMR 5602 Géode, Toulouse (France) 2 Institut de recherche éco-muséal de Tulcea (Roumanie) 3 Université de Strasbourg, Géode, Toulouse (France) 4 MNIR Musée National d'Histoire de la Roumanie, Bucarest (Roumanie)
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The geographical position of Babadag Lake, south of the Danube Delta, raises the question of its possible connection to Razim Lake. The study of this connection is based on the diachronic analysis of 38 old maps of the analyzed area from the 16th century until nowadays. In this study, maps are seen as analysis instruments that permit the observatio...
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Rescue archaeological investigations in 2010 at Enisala–Palanca brought to light new data regarding the settlements ascribed to Gumelniţa culture. The pottery found in the seven investigated pits and in secondary context indicate dating to A1 phase of Gumelniţa culture.
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Dans ce travail, l'évolution de la zone interne du delta du Danube est appréhendée à partir de travaux géoarchéologiques et géomorphologiques réalisés dans le district de Mila 23, suite à la découverte de la plus vieille occupation humaine du delta. Les travaux sur site et hors site ont permis de préciser les stades précoces de l'évolution du delta...
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Ce chapitre est extrait de l’ouvrage « Société et environnement dans la zone du bas Danube », publié en 2012 sous la direction de L. Carozza, C. Bem et C. Micu. Il présente les résultats des trois premières campagnes de fouilles conduites sur le site chalcolithique de Taraschina, dans le cadre de la Mission Archéologique du Ministère Français des A...
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Les fouilles archéologiques conduites sur l'habitat Chalcolithique de Taraschina (com. Maliuc), permettent de jeter un regard nouveau sur la question du peuplement des zones littorales de la mer Noire durant le 5 ème millénaire avant notre ère. La mise au jour de cet habitat préhistorique, aujourd'hui partiellement submergé par les eaux du delta du...
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Résumé: Les fouilles archéologiques conduites sur l'habitat Chalcolithique de Taraschina (Mila 23, commune de Crişan, dep. de Tulcea), permettent de jeter un nouveau regard sur la plus ancienne occupation préhistorique avérée dans le delta du Danube. L'habitat de Taraschina forme actuellement une paléo-topographie bombée qui émerge d'environ 1 m au...
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In 2008, an impressive number of animal remains (186 pieces) were accidentally found during construction works on a private property from Agighiol village (Tulcea County), in an area previously unknown to have any archaeological relevance. These materials are very important, as their study led to the identification of camel remains – 155 (Camelus s...
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In 2008, an impressive number of animal remains (186 pieces) were accidentally found during construction works on a private property from Agighiol village (Tulcea County), in an area previously unknown to have any archaeological relevance. These materials are very important, as their study led to the identification of camel remains - 155 (Camelus s...
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Palaeogeographic changes of the North Black Sea area during Early to Middle Holocene (i.e. 12e4 ka BP) is of crucial interest in the understanding of the spread of the Neolithic to central and western Europe. It is also a good method to develop a framework for Pre- and Proto-historic societal adaptation to environmental changes. This paper describe...
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Depuis 2009, l'Institut de Recherche Eco-Muséographique de Tulcea développe un projet le recherche "Société et environnement dans le delta du Danube" en collaboration avec les laboratoires français et roumain. Depuis 2010, ce projet a obtenu le soutien du Ministère Français des Affaires Etrangères qui a créé la mission archéologique "delta du Danub...
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Since 2009, the Institute of Eco-Museal Research Tulcea together with partners from research laboratories from France and Romania has developed the project Société et environnement durant le Néolithique dans le Delta du Danube (Delta du Danube) [Society and environment in the Danube Delta during the Neolithic]. From 2010, this project has also obta...
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L'étude en cours sur l'assemblage céramique du site d'habitat chalcolithique (Gumelniţa A2) de Carcaliu (Dobroudja) s'inscrit dans un programme d'études pluridisciplinaires franco-roumain des dynamiques anciennes de peuplement des communautés agro-pastorales du delta et de la basse vallée du Danube, du Néolithique aux âges des Métaux. L'approche te...
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Since 2009, Tulcea Institute for Eco-Museum Research and UMR 5602 Géographie de l'Environement - Toulouse (France) have coordinated the project Société et environement durant le Néolithique et les âges des Métaux dans le delta du Danube (Roumanie). Teritoire des Hommes - Territoire de l'Eau. Considering the Danube's important role in the developmen...
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Dans ce travail, nous proposons d'analyser l'apport des données archéologiques concernant les occupations humaines depuis le Néolithique ancien (~ 6300 bc) jusqu'au Chalcolithique (~ 4300 bc) dans l'espace du delta et de la basse vallée du Danube à la compréhension de l'évolution paléogéographique du littoral de Dobroudja. L'objectif de ce travail...
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Începând cu anul 2009, Tulcea Institute for Eco-Museum Research and UMR 5602 GéoÎncepând cu anul 2009, Institutul de Cercetări Eco-Muzeale Tulcea şi UMR 5602 Géographie de l'Environement – Toulouse (Franţa) coordonează proiectul Société et environement durant le Néolithique et les âges des Métaux dans le delta du Danube (Roumanie). Teritoire des Ho...
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L’espace pris en considération dans cette étude se trouve entre Ceatalul Chilia à l’ouest, la Mer Noire à l’est, la branche de Chilia au nord, les collines de Tulcea et le complexe lacustre Razim-Sinoe au sud (Pl. I). Il concerne une surface totale de 3465 kilomètres carrés. Du point de vue archéologique, le Delta du Danube représente une zone enco...
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L’objet de cet article est de porter une réflexion méthodologique sur l’utilisation des Systèmes d’Information Géographiques appliqués à l’étude d’un petit territoire du Midi de la France durant la période Chalcolithique, c’est-à-dire entre 3200 et 2200 B.C. Il s’agira plus particulièrement de s’interroger sur la place tenue par les enceintes et le...
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Résumé : Dans cet article on présente trois complexes funéraire du XVIII e -XIX e siècles découverts à Luncaviţa, point Cetăţuia après 1998. On fait une analyse du contexte de la découverte et de l'inventaire funéraire.
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Résumé : Dans cet article on présente trois complexes funéraire du XVIII e -XIX e siècles découverts à Luncaviţa, point Cetăţuia après 1998. On fait une analyse du contexte de la découverte et de l'inventaire funéraire. Mots clefs : complexes funéraire, Luncaviţa Cuvinte cheie: complexe funerare, Luncaviţa Primele complexe funerare medievale de la...
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Rezumat: În cadrul acestui articol este realizată o analiză a unui lot de 52 piese de piatră şlefuită descoperite în aşezarea eneolitică de la Carcaliu (jud. Tulcea). Înainte de prezentarea studiului propriu-zis sunt făcute câteva observaii privind situl amintit, contextul în care au fost înregistrate piesele şi modul în care a fost analizat în stu...
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Within the framework of this article it is achieved an analysis of 52 polished stone pieces discovered in the Eneolithic settlement from Carcaliu (Tulcea County). Before the presentation of the study they are made a few observations regarding the mentioned site, the context in which were registered the objects and the manner in which the available...
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In this article we will make some specifications concerning a group of copper pieces discovered in the last level (superior) from the tell settlement at Luncaviţa, Cetăţuia 1 point, in the same context being remembered the similar discoveries from the contemporary settlements in the northern Dobruja. For the beginning we underline the important num...
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Scopul articolului de faţă este de a prezenta un lot de piese litice descoperite în primul nivel de locuire de la Luncaviţa tell, jud. Tulcea, punctul Cetăţuia. Analiza materialului litic s-a realizat pe criterii funcţionale şi tipologice. Cum până la ora actuală pentru aşezările gumelniţene din nordul Dobrogei, nu s-a realizat o tipologie completă...
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Le premier Âge du Fer est représenté en Dobroudja par la culture Babadag qui a évoluée chronologiquement dans une période comprise entre la deuxième moitié du XI ème siècle et le début du VII ème siècle av. J.C. 1 . Cette manifestation culturelle a été identifiée sur un territoire qui comprend la Dobroudja (Fig. 1), l'est de la Munténie et l'extrém...

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