#Exhibit of the Month

The 21 beads form part of a bronze hoard found in 2019 within a forested area close to the town of Nisporeni. Alongside the beads, the hoard included numerous bronze ornaments (2 Röschitz-Sanislău-type fibulae, 7 necklaces, 12 rings, 22 tubes, 23 bracelets, and approximately 80 appliqués), one coral bead and a pendant made from a wild animal's tooth. At present, the amber beads are preserved in the collections of the Muzeul Național de Istorie a Moldovei, while the remainder of the hoard is in the possession of a private collector.
The hoard was discovered accidentally in a pit about 50 cm deep. The objects in this hoard are of Western origin, with known parallels in archaeological complexes from Poland, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia, and, to a lesser extent, in Romania. The presence of this bronze hoard on the territory of the Republic of Moldova illustrates the cultural dynamics of the region during the Early Iron Age and a fundamental shift in the vector of cultural influences from east to west.

The amber bead strand comprises 16 whole beads and five fragmentary ones. They have an elongated biconical shape and vary in size. The beads are brown-reddish in color; their lengths range from 1.1 to 3.1 cm, widths from 0.6 to 1.4 cm, thicknesses from 0.6 to 1.1 cm, and the perforation diameter ranges between 0.2 and 0.3 cm.
Amber beads appear in several bronze hoards dated to the Late Bronze Age in the eastern half of Slovakia and in Transdanubian Hungary. Parallels are also known from the Cioclovina Cave in Romania. With the onset of the Iron Age, amber items disappear from the Carpathian Basin for approximately 300 years, reappearing alongside the arrival of Scythian elements.
The bronze hoard discovered at Nisporeni is dated to the HaA2-HaB1-2 interval (1050/1000 - 800/750 B.C.).

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General Director

Eugen SAVA, Doctor Habilitated in Historical Sciences

Education:

• Faculty of History, Moldova State University (1983).
• Institute of the History of Material Culture of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Leningrad/Saint Petersburg (1988) - PhD.
• Moldova State University (2003) - Doctor Habilitated.

- Research field: Prehistoric archaeology in the Eurasian space.
- Corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut), Berlin (2009).
- Honorary member of the Institute of Archaeology of the Romanian Academy, Iași (2010).

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 43 25
Email: eugen.sava@nationalmuseum.md

Deputy Director for Heritage

Livia ERMURACHI

Education:

• Faculty of History and Ethnopedagogy, "Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University (2003-2008) - Bachelor's degree.
• Faculty of History and Ethnopedagogy, "Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University (2008-2010) - Master's degree.

- Research field: Prehistoric archaeology in the Carpathian-Dniester area.
- Corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut), Berlin (2023).

Tel.: +373 69 570 373
Email: livia.ermurachi@nationalmuseum.md

Deputy Director for Public Relations

Olga ANDRANOVICI

Education:

• Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania (2019-2022) - Bachelor's degree.
• Faculty of History and Philosophy, Moldova State University (2022-2024) - Master's degree.
• Faculty of History, University of Bucharest, Romania (2023-2024) - Master's degree.

- Research field: Industrial cultural heritage.

Tel.:‪+373 67 176 232‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
E-mail: o.andranovici@nationalmuseum.md

Deputy Director for Administration

Alexandru ARGINT

Education:

• "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iași, Romania (2004) - Bachelor's degree.
• "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iași, Romania (2006) - Master's degree.

Tel.: +373 69 206723
Email: alexandru.argint@nationalmuseum.md

Scientific Secretary

Maria ZINOVII, PhD in History

Eduation:

• Faculty of History and Psychology, Moldova State University (2002-2006) - Bachelor's degree.
• Faculty of History and Psychology, Moldova State University (2006-2007) - Master's degree.
• Academy of Public Administration, specialization in Theory and Practice of Public Administration (2016-2018) - Master's degree.
• Doctoral School of Humanities, Moldova State University (2017-2023) - PhD.

- Research field: History of crimes and communist regimes.

Tel.: +373 699 43 038
Email: maria.zinovii@nationalmuseum.md

Chief Accountant

Angela MARCHITAN

Education:

International Institute of Management, Chișinău (2006).

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 69
Email: angela.marchitan@nationalmuseum.md

Departments

Heritage Colections Department

Head: Ana Maria RUSNAC

Education:

• Faculty of Social Sciences, "Dimitrie Cantemir" State University (2017-2020) - Bachelor's degree.
• Faculty of International Relations, Political and Administrative Sciences, Moldova State University (2020-2023) - Master's degree.
• Faculty of History and Philosophy, Moldova State University (2022-2024) - Master's degree (2023-2025).

- Research field: Bessarabian personalities of the 20th century.

Tel.: +373 680 94 789
Email: anamaria.rusnac@nationalmuseum.md

Restoration Department

Head: Ecaterina BONDARENCO

Education:

Faculty of History, Moldova State University (1980).

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 84
Email: ecaterina.bondarenco@nationalmuseum.md

Public Relations and Museum Education Department

Head: Natalia POPOVICI

Education:

"Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University (1992).

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 04 26
Email: natalia.popovici@nationalmuseum.md

Exhibitions Department

Head: Victor ŢOI

Education:

Faculty of History, Moldova State University (1983).

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 13 48
Email: victor.toi@nationalmuseum.md

Department of Heritage Digitization and Informatization

Head: Lilia CALUGHIN

Education:

Faculty of Library Science and Bibliography, Moldova State University (1992).

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 36 71
Email: lilia.calughin@nationalmuseum.md

Publications and Editorial Marketing Department

Head: Aurel ZANOCI, PhD in history

Education:

• Faculty of History, Moldova State University (1991).
• Moldova State University (1993-1996) - PhD studies.

- Research field: Prehistoric archaeology in the Carpathian-Dniester area.

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 79
Email: aurel.zanoci@nationalmuseum.md

Supervision Department

Head: Eugenia GOLBAN

Education:

• Faculty of History, Moldova State University (1993-1999) - Bachelor's degree.
• Faculty of History and Ethnology, "Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University, specialization in Historical Heritage and Cultural Tourism (2010-2012) - Master's degree.

Tel.: +373 603 98 995
Email: eugenia.golban@nationalmuseum.md

Library and Scientific Archive Service

Head: Mariana BALAN

Education:

• Faculty of Letters, Moldova State University (1995).
• Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moldova State University (1997).

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 36 69
Email: mariana.balan@nationalmuseum.md

Department of History, Archaeology, and Museology

Head: Gheorghe POSTICĂ, University Professor, Doctor Habilitated in Historical Sciences

Education:

• Faculty of History, Moldova State University (1976) - Bachelor's degree.
• Moscow State University "M. V. Lomonosov" (1988) - PhD.
• Moldova State University (2006) - Doctor Habilitated.

Tel.: +373 68 896 767
Email: gheorghe.postica@nationalmuseum.md