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The Thracians and Their Neighbors in the Bronze and Iron Ages THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THRACOLOGY The Thracians and their Neighbors in the Bronze and Iron Ages PROGRAMME, REPORTS AND ABSTRACTS Institutions involved in the organization of the Congress: Dâmboviţa County Council „Valahia” University of Târgovişte Institute of Archaeology „Vasile Pârvan” – Center of Thracology Bucureşti International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences – 30th Commission „Curtea Domnească” National Museum Complex of Târgovişte Braşov County History Museum Museum of Brăila Editorial Board Chief editors Valeriu Sîrbu and Cristian Schuster Members Marian Cosac, Ovidiu Cîrstina, George Murătureanu It is the authors who are responsible for the contents and the quality of reports and abstracts. Due to late reception of manuscripts, the Editorial Board could not in all cases possible intervene to any significant extent, as to ensure a standard language. THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THRACOLOGY TÂRGOVIȘTE 10TH-14TH SEPTEMBER 2013 The Thracians and their Neighbors in the Bronze and Iron Ages Persons involved in the organization of the Congress: The Honorary Committee Prof. univ. dr. Ion Cucui, president Conf. univ. dr. Călin D. Oros, vice-president Conf. univ. dr. Ion Țuțuianu, vice-president Acad. Alexandru Vulpe, vice-president Prof. univ. dr. Marin Cârciumaru, secretary Organizing Committee Prof. dr. Valeriu Sîrbu, president Prof. dr. Cristian Schuster, secretary general Conf. univ. dr. Marian Cosac, vice-president Dr. Ovidiu Cîrstina, member Dr. Radu Ştefănescu, member Prof. univ. dr. Ionel Cândea, member Secretariat Prof. dr. Cristian Schuster Dr. George Murătoreanu Dr. Ana Ilie GENERAL PROGRAMME OF THE CONGRESS TUESDAY, 10TH OF SEPTEMBER 9.00 – 15.00 - arrival and registration of the participants 17.00 Official opening of the Congress 20.00 Reception offered by Dâmboviţa County Council WEDNESDAY, 11TH OF SEPTEMBER 9.00 – 13.00 ; 15.30 – 19.30 Presentation of papers 20.00 Reception offered by the “Valahia” University of Târgovişte THURSDAY, 12TH OF SEPTEMBER 9.00 – 13.00 ; 15.30 – 20.00 Presentation of papers 20.30 Reception offered by the Institute of Archaeology „Vasile Pârvan” - Center of Thracology Bucharest FRIDAY, 13TH OF SEPTEMBER 9.00 – 14.00 Presentation of papers 17.00 – 19.00 Round table Reception offered by Dâmbovița County Council SATURDAY, 14TH OF SEPTEMBER 8.00 – 12.00 Documentary trip in Târgoviște: museums, monuments Departure of participants. General Summary Forward ......................................................................... 7 Programme .................................................................... 11 Summary of the Abstracts ........................................... 27 Abstracts ........................................................................ 35 Center of Thracology. The Activity between 2008-2013 .................................. 165 Stimaţi participanţi la cel de-al 12-lea Congres Internațional de Tracologie, Conform tradiţiei, cei care se ocupă cu studiul tracilor se întrunesc într-un congres mondial o dată la patru ani. Din motive obiective, dar şi altele subiective, această periodicitate nu a fost întotdeauna respectată. O dovadă în acest sens sunt și ultimele congrese care au avut loc în Republica Moldova (Chişinău, 2004), Grecia (Komotini - Alexandroupoli, 2005), Turcia (Istanbul, 2010), iar acum în România (Târgoviște, 2013). De ce a fost aleasă România ca loc de desfăşurare a celui de-al 12- lea Congres Internațional de Tracologie şi de ce acum, în anul 2013? Data și locul au fost stabilite, așa cum se poate observa, ca urmare a sistemului de rotaţie, astfel că se împlinise sorocul ca România să organizeze un nou congres. Ţara noastră, prin fostul Institut Român de Tracologie, care a beneficiat de colaborarea muzeelor din Drobrogea, fusese în 1996 gazda celui de-al 7-lea Congres Internațional de Tracologie. Lucrările, la care au participat in jur de 250 de specialişti din domeniul istoriei, arheologiei, lingvisticii, antropologiei, zoologiei, etnografiei, din ţări precum Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Franța, Georgia, Germania, Ungaria, Republica Moldova, România, Rusia, Turcia, Ucraina, Iugoslavia, s-au derulat atunci la Constanța, Mangalia și Tulcea. Prezentul congres are drept loc de întrunire a celor care îşi dedică o bună parte din activitatea profesională desluşirii tainelor marelui neam al tracilor, ca și a vecinilor lor, frumosul şi încărcatul de istorie oraş Târgovişte. A fost ales acest oraș deoarece aici există specialişti de prim rang în domeniul arheologiei şi istoriei, aici fiinţează una din cele mai prestigioase universităţi din România – Universitatea „Valahia”, aici îşi are sediul un complex muzeal de prim rang – Complexul Naţional Muzeal „Curtea Domnească” - şi, nu în ultimul rând, aici se găsesc autorităţi, ne referim la Consiliul Județean Dâmbovița, care au înţeles să se implice financiar şi logistic în organizarea unei manifestări ştiinţifice de importanţa unui reuniuni mondiale. Anul 2013 a fost ales în „detrimentul” anului 2014, an în care trebuia să aibe loc în mod normal congresul, deoarece acum există 7 premisele financiar-organizatorice-ştiinţifice cele mai favorabile. Pe lângă Institutul de Arheologie „Vasile Pârvan” – Centrul de Tracologie al Academiei Române, Universitatea „Valahia”, Complexul Naţional Muzeal „Curtea Domnească” Târgoviște, principalii organizatori ai efortului de a susţine bunul mers al lucrărilor congresului și de a tipări volumele ce vor conține comunicările, li s-au alăturat Muzeul Brăilei, Muzeul Județean de Istorie Brașov și Comisia 30 a Uniunii Internaționale de Științe Preistorice și Protoistorice Un număr de peste 120 de cercetători din Bulgaria, Republica Cehă, Egipt, Finlanda, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Italia, Polonia, Portugalia, Republica Moldova, Rusia, Serbia, Turcia, Ucraina și România şi-au manifestat interesul de a participa la actualul congres, care are drept temă „Tracii și vecinii lor în Antichitate în epocile bronzului și fierului”. Prezentul volum, ce conţine peste 100 de contribuţii, este tipărit de Muzeul Brăilei. Ele reflectă o varietate apreciabilă de abordări, modalităţi şi căi diferite de a analiza, studia, compara şi a înţelege şi explica cultura materială şi cea spirituală a tracilor şi interacţiunea acestora cu populaţiile învecinate, din zone mai apropiate sau mai îndepărtate. Cum este firesc, de altfel, după congres comunicările prezentate vor fi publicate în volume speciale, ce vor fi îngrijite şi editate în colaborare cu colegii din Complexul Naţional Muzeal „Curtea Domnească” Târgoviște și Muzeul Județean de Istorie Brașov. Ne bucurăm şi suntem onoraţi să vă avem participanţi la al 12-lea Congres Internațional de Tracologie. Dorim să mulţumim tuturor instituţiilor şi persoanelor implicate în organizarea congresului pentru gratitudinea și efortul depus. Vă dorim o şedere cât mai fructuoasă şi plăcută în Târgovişte! În numele Comitetului de organizare, Valeriu Sîrbu, Cristian Schuster, Președinte Secretar General 8 Dear participants at the th 12 International Congress of Thracology, According to tradition, those involved in the study of Thracians meet every four years at an international congress. Due to objective and subjective reasons, this regularity of meetings was not always respected. A proof in this direction is constituted by the last meetings that took place in the Republic of Moldova (Chişinău, 2004), Greece (Komotini - Alexandroupoli, 2005), Turkey (Istanbul, 2010), and now in Romania (Târgoviște, 2013). Why Romania for the 12th International Congress of Thracology and why now, in 2013? The date and place were established, as it can be noted, following the rotation system so that it was now the time for Romania to organize a new meeting. Our country, through its former Romanian Institute of Thracology, in collaboration with the museums from Dobroudja, was in 1996 the host for the 7th International Congress. The venues were then Constanţa, Mangalia and Tulcea and over 250 specialists in the fields of history, archaeology, linguistics, anthropology, zoology and ethnography from countries such as Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yugoslavia took part at that meeting. The present congress has as venue for those who dedicate most of their professional activity to deciphering the mysteries of the great Thracian people and their neighbors the beautiful and full of history city of Târgovişte. This location was chosen because here there are many specialists in the field of history and archaeology, here functions one of the most prestigious Romania universities – “Valahia” University, here there is a valued museum complex – “Curtea Domnească” National Museum Complex, and last but not least, here there are the authorities – Dâmboviţa County Council that understood to get involved financially and with logistics in the organization of an international scientific event. The year 2013 was chosen over the year 2014 (when the congress should have normally been organized) as now there are the most favorable financial, organizational and scientific premises. The main organizers of the meeting and of the publication of the proceedings are the “Vasile Pârvan” Institute of Archaeology – Center of Thracology of the 9 Romanian Academy, “Valahia” University Târgoviște and “Curtea Domnească” National Museum Complex Târgoviște. Other institutions and forums joined them in their efforts, such as the Museum of Brăila, Braşov County History Museum and the International Union
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