Paleo-Balkan and Slavic contributions to the genetic pool of Moldavians: insights from the Y chromosome. [PDF]
Moldova has a rich historical and cultural heritage, which may be reflected in the current genetic makeup of its population. To date, no comprehensive studies exist about the population genetic structure of modern Moldavians.
Varzari A +7 more
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Genetic affinities among the historical provinces of Romania and Central Europe as revealed by an mtDNA analysis. [PDF]
Background: As a major crossroads between Asia and Europe, Romania has experienced continuous migration and invasion episodes. The precise routes may have been shaped by the topology of the territory and had diverse impacts on the genetic structure of ...
Cocoş R +8 more
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The fall of Merovingian Italy, 561–5
After the end of the Gothic War in the mid‐sixth century, northern Italy remained divided between the Merovingian Franks and the eastern Roman Empire. In the 560s the Frankish territories were finally taken by imperial armies, but the end of Merovingian Italy is variably dated between 561 and 565.
Sihong Lin
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Subarctic afforestation: Effects of forest plantations on ground‐nesting birds in lowland Iceland
Planting forests in open landscapes can have severe impacts on populations of ground‐nesting birds, which emphasizes the need for strategic planning of tree‐planting schemes. Given Iceland's statutory commitments to species protection and the huge contribution of Iceland to global migratory bird flyways, these are challenges that must be addressed ...
Aldís E. Pálsdóttir +6 more
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The “Dacian” silver hoards from Moesia superior. Transdanubian cultural connections in the iron gates region from Augustus to Trajan [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to discuss some aspects concerning the “Tekija-Bare hoards horizon”: their “Dacian” origin, their significance, and the manner in which this phenomenon emerged after the practice of burying assemblages of silver body ...
Rustoiu Aurel
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A paper is devoted to a publication of a rare for a Northern Black Sea region find – a half of an imitation of a Roman Republican denarius serratus revealed in Olbia Pontica in 2003 in cultural strata during the excavations of the «L-1» area, a Central ...
Dmitriy N. KHMELEVSKIY +2 more
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LATE SCYTHIAN CULTURE OF THE LOWER DNIEPER: THE ISSUE OF ORIGIN
The hypothesis of the origin of Lower Dnieper variant of the Late Scythian culture is discussed in the paper. It is assumed that the Scythian population, who has built the hillforts along the banks of the Lower Dnieper, moved there around mid-2nd century
Aleksandr Symonenko
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A GREEK CORINTHIAN HELMET ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED IN IAȘI COUNTY, ROMANIA1
In 2014, a citizen from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza village, discovered in the waters of the Siret River a Corinthian type Greek helmet. Without realising the importance of the discovery, he took the helmet home.
Cătălin BORANGIC, Vitalie JOSANU
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The present paper aims to bring into discussion a series of unpublished archaeological materials, found as a result of numerous field surveys carried out over several years in the site of Gănești – Tironu. Of the discovered material, the largest part is
Alexandru Berzovan +2 more
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A singing Celtic lady in Oltenia? Unravelling an intricate find near Zătreni (Vâlcea county, Romania) [PDF]
This article introduces an interesting discovery made with a metal detector at the end of 2020, on the left bank of the Olteţ river, near Zătreni, Vâlcea County. Judging by the recovered grave goods (among which a belt and a fibula, and probably
Măndescu Dragoş +3 more
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