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The artifact is a battle axe made from magmatic rock (diabase) of gray-brown color. It was accidentally discovered in 1966 within the territory of Aluniș village, Rîșcani district. Based on its morphological characteristics, the artifact can be attributed to the Catacomb culture (29th-22nd centuries BCE).

The axe features a massive, elongated naviform body with slightly pronounced shoulders, a short and narrow edge that is flat and circular in cross-section. The blade is slightly curved. The hole was drilled in the maximum width of the object. It is circular in shape with a diameter of 2.2 cm. The surface of the artifact is meticulously polished, worked with great care, and shows no signs of damage or chipping.

Dimensions: Length: 20.0 cm; Maximum width: 8.4 cm; Edge diameter: 5.0 cm; Blade width: 7.0 cm; Weight: 2.3 kg.

Stone battle axes are characteristic of the Catacomb culture communities and are most often found as grave goods, deposited in tombs. Their presence in funerary complexes suggests a multifaceted functionality: weapons, social symbols, and ritual objects. Initially used as weapons, the axes became social symbols for their owners, later acquiring votive significance when deposited in tombs to serve the deceased in the afterlife.

The social symbolic function of stone battle axes is indicated by the high-quality rocks used for their manufacture and the exceptionally meticulous craftsmanship. The large dimensions of the axe from Aluniș support this hypothesis and distinguish it from other examples.

The discovery of stone battle axes outside a funerary complex may indicate their votive deposition. It is difficult to imagine that these exceptionally well-crafted pieces, made from high-quality rocks transported over great distances, could have been abandoned or lost accidentally. It is far more likely that they were deposited for magical-religious purposes, a possibility that may also apply to the stone axe discovered at Aluniș.

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DAY AND NIGHT OF MUSEUMS 2013

18 May 2013

On 18 May there are celebrated International Museum Day and Night of Museums, two of the most important events in the life of worldwide community of museums.

The National Museum of History of Moldova organized a marathon of events dedicated to the Day and Night of Museums, which lasted 15 hours.

The International Museum Day celebrations were held from 11:00 to 18:00, and the program dedicated to The European Night of Museums started at 18:00 and ended at 02:00

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The book presentation dedicated to the National Flag Day of the Republic of Moldova

24 April 2013

On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the National Museum of History of Moldova there took place an event in honor of the Tricolor, in the framework of which there was presented the book "Tradiții Militare (Trecut, prezent și viitor)" ("Military Traditions (Past, Present and Future)" by Simion Carp, Ghenadie Chirița, Terentie Carp, and Ecaterina Gîrbu. The book was recently published by the "Bons Offices" Publishing House in the series "Biblioteca „Tyragetia" (XXII)

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Book presentation „Dissenting Democrats. Nation and Democracy in the Republic of Moldova”

4 April 2013

On April 4, 2013, at the National Museum of History there was a presentation of the book Dissenting Democrats. Nation and Democracy in the Republic of Moldova (author Dr. Andreas Johansson). The event, organized by the ARC Publishing House, where the Romanian version of the volume appeared, was attended by several personalities of the historical science of the Republic of Moldova, who expressed their opinion on the contents of the work and the author's concepts, on this very delicate issue for our national history, among whom Dr. Sergiu Musteață (UPS "I.Creanga"), Dr. Igor Cașu (Moldova State University), Dr. Ion Negru (Institute of History, State and Law of the ASM), but also the sociologist and political scientist Arcadie Barbăroșie (Institute of Public Policy)

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Lecture „Marketing in Dutch Museums”

1 March 2013

On March 1, 2013 in the Meeting Room of the museum Dr. Björn Stenvers (Netherlands), a museum marketing specialist, has presented the lecture "Marketing in Dutch Museums". Dr. B. Stenvers has described the path traversed by Dutch museums in the implementation of marketing in museum policies, highlighted issues and results, noting in particular the need for collaboration between museums for survival in the current economic downturn. He has stressed that any museum's work must be based on some of the marketing tools, such as material and technical basis of the institution, museum exhibition as a cultural product, museum shop, the result of certain investigations as scientific product, etc.

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Scientific Conference „BESSARABIAN SCHOOL”

14 February 2013

On 14 February 2013 the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova has organized the Scientific Conference "Bessarabian School". The event is part of a series of commemorative activities celebrating the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Theological Seminary in Chisinau (31 January 1813), the first institution of theological studies in the area between the Prut and Dniester

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Book presentation „Bucharest Peace Treaty of 1812. The 200th anniversary of the annexation of Bessarabia to the Russian Empire. Papers of the International Conference, Chisinau, 26 to 28 April 2012, Reports of Studies"

7 February 2013

On February 7, 2013 at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova there was a presentation of the book „Bucharest Peace Treaty of 1812. The 200th anniversary of the annexation of Bessarabia to the Russian Empire. Papers of the International Conference, Chisinau, 26 to 28 April 2012, Reports of Studies", Series IDN, C3, Chisinau, Pontos Publishing House, edition of 200 copies, coordinator of the edition Sergiu Musteață. This large format book has 352 pages and contains the works by researchers from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Greece, and Russia

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International Conference „When Sweden was ruled from Moldova"

1 February 2013

International Conference „When Sweden was ruled from Moldova" was held in the Blue Room of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova from 1 to 2 February 2013. It was dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Kalabalik at Varnița and Swedish King Charles XII's stay in Bender and Varnița during the time from 1709 to 1713

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Presentation of the international project „When Sweden was ruled from Moldova”

1 February 2013

On February 1, 2013 in the Blue Room of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova there was a presentation of the project „When Sweden was ruled from Moldova". It is an international project born in the Swedish scientific community and aimed to preserve historical memory, promote cultural historical heritage that reflects a common segment of the Moldavian-Swedish-Turkish history related to the name of Swedish King Charles XII, and to deepen the collaboration between Swedish, Turkish, and Moldavian researchers. The project has several components - scientific conference in Chisinau, Istanbul, and Stockholm; a thematic exhibition in Chișinău; visiting historical places in Bender (Tighina) and Varnița related to the name of Swedish King Charles XII.

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Book Presentation "Press and Censorship in Bessarabia. DOCUMENTS (19th - early 20th centuries)"

11 December 2012

On Tuesday, December 11, at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova it was held the presentation of the book "Press and Censorship in Bessarabia. DOCUMENTS (19th - early 20th centuries)", Pontos Publishing House, Chișnău, 2012, 212 p. (author: Maria Danilov). The book appeared in the series "Unpublished Histories and Documents, Monographs 5"

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The ceremony of presentation of a copy of the Stephen the Great’s sword

5 November 2012

On Monday, November 5, 2012, at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova, in the room of medieval history, it was held the ceremony of presentation of the Stephen the Great's sword, recently received as a gift from the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by the Prime Minister Vlad Filat

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Book Presentation "Romanians, Bessarabia and Transnistria"

1 November 2012

On November 1, 2012, at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova it was held the presentation of book "Romanians, Bessarabia and Transnistria" by Ioan and Luiza Popa (Bucharest, 2012)

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Annual Scientific Session of the Museum 2012, 22nd Edition

12 October 2012

From 11 to 12 of October 2012 at the museum there was held the 22nd Scientific Session. The session was opened with the speeches made ​​by famous scientists and men of culture. There was presented No. 1 and 2 of the museum's scientific journal "Tyragetia" for 2012

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National Symposium „Integration of nobility of Bessarabia in socio-political, economic and cultural life of the Russian Empire"

5 October 2012

 
On October 5, 2012 the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova in collaboration with Vyacheslav Cebotari's Academy of Arts Foundation SVERCHKARTINA from St. Petersburg organized the 2nd National Symposium (with international participation) „Integration of nobility of Bessarabia in socio-political, economic and cultural life of the Russian Empire" dedicated to the memory of Alexandru Matei Cotruta (1827-1905)

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THE 13TH NUMISMATIC SYMPOSIUM

7 September 2012

Between 5 to 9 September 2012 at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova it was held the 13th Numismatic Symposium organized in collaboration with the "Vasile Pârvan" Institute of Archaeology of the Romanian Academy from Bucharest and the Numismatic Society of the Republic of Moldova. It was attended by numismatists and collectors from the Republic of Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. There were presented over 30 scientific papers on the general issues of numismatics, as well as related to the study of numismatic material discovered in the Republic of Moldova and in the countries of origin of participants

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Scientific Symposium "Works of Architect Valentin Voitsekhovsky"

10 August 2012

The Scientific Symposium "Works of Architect Valentin Voitsekhovsky" held on August 10, 2012 at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova, along with the opening of the exhibition with the same name, was organized to commemorate 35 years from the death of architect V. Voitsekhovsky, who has greatly contributed to the reconstruction of postwar Chisinau and the urban construction in the country

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Festive meeting dedicated to the professional holiday "Historian’s Day"

18 June 2012

On June 18, 2012, at the National Museum of History and Archaeology of Moldova (Blue Room) there was held a festive meeting dedicated to the professional holiday "Historian's Day" established by Government Decision no. 427 of

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Book Presentation "In Search of Light. 20 Years since the War on the Dniester"

29 May 2012

On May 29, 2012, at the Blue Room of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova there was presented a book by Stefan Jurja "In Search of Light. 20 Years since the War on the Dniester" (Chisinau, 2012). This is a book of memoirs about the War of Transnistria (1991-1992), which includes two parts: "Riddled with Dozens of Shrapnel at Dealul lui Trajan" and "Memory and Gratitude"

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International Museum Day 2012

18 May 2012

National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova organized on May 18, 2012 on the occasion of International Museum Day a series of events that included:

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Book Presentation "Encyclopedia of Museology of the Republic of Moldova"

18 May 2012

On May 18, 2012 in the museum took place the presentation of the "Encyclopedia of Museology of the Republic of Moldova". The encyclopedia was produced within the institutional museum project "Scientific and public assessment of the museum heritage in national and international context" (2009-2010). The work was reviewed by two specialists from Bucharest - Prof. Ioan Opriș and Dr. Constantin Ciobanu. The presentation was attended by museum specialists, researchers from various academic institutions, and university professors. In the presented speeches, the book was appreciated as the first work that reflected the museum world of the country since the nineteenth century to the present. It includes basic concepts of museology, the best known contributions of some collectors, museum specialists, people of culture, and scientists to the field, the most valuable museums of the past, museums of today, various aspects of museum legislation, protection of cultural heritage, etc.

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#Exhibit of the Month

The artifact is a battle axe made from magmatic rock (diabase) of gray-brown color. It was accidentally discovered in 1966 within the territory of Aluniș village, Rîșcani district. Based on its morphological characteristics, the artifact can be attributed to the Catacomb culture (29th-22nd centuries BCE)...

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC