On the Creation of One Paleoanthropological Collection (Abridged version of the manuscript «Moldovan Memories»)

DOI: 10.33876/2311-0546/2019-47-3/90-106

Abstract

The article outlines the complex ways of collecting a unique paleo-anthropological collection from the territory of the Prut-Dniester interfluve, which is stored in the Cabinet of Anthropology of the CPA IEA RAS. The essay describes individual episodes of the development of Moldavian archeology events that began more than half a century ago and lasted for 25 years. The content of the essay is made up of vivid everyday details of work in archaeological expeditions and the results of paleoanthropological studies that depict the formation of the anthropological characteristics of the Moldovan population, as well as how the data obtained reflects ethnogenetic processes.

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