North of the Mălăieştii de Jos village (Prahova county), on the edge of a high terrace (295 m altitude), an Eneolithic settlement was noted. To the north and south the site is naturally bordered by deep gullies and ravines, and to the east by the river valley. A rather easy way of access, probably manmade. exists on its west side. The settlement is located in the hilly area at the northern limit of a microzone characterized by relatively high and extensive terraces, at 3.3 km north from the confluence of the Vărbilău and Teleajen rivers. Despite the fact that the southern part of the Mornel terrace covers a large area where the settlement could have been conveniently located, the Eneolithic community preferred this remote edge of the terrace because of its natural protection from three sides, and probably cut an access path to ensure its isolation. 2002 saw the beginning of the systematic archaeological research, within a project focusing on the dynamics and evolution of the Neo-Eneolithic communities in the northern Wallachia. The excavation system emplyed aimed to completely expose the habitation features, not only for the observing the internal organization of the settlement, but also for obtaining detailed information on the the house building techniques and strategies, distribution of household items, etc. An important part of the research focused on the areas outside the living quarters, in an attempt to improve our understanding of the vertical internal development of the settlement, as well as the horizontal stratigraphic relationships between the various feature uncovereds. In this respect, among other things, it was sought not to isolate the houses from the rest of the archaeological context. In order to obtain such information, the excavation was carried out by simultaneous opening and excavation of large areas. The settlement had one archaeological layer, with several habitation phases. These do not necessarily signify a discontinuity in the evolution of the site, but it rather mirrors the internal evolution of the settlement. These phases could be observed both in the the superposition of the archaeological features, various building facilities and levelings, and the variable thickness of the archaeological layer in different areas of the site. There are places where the cultural layer thickness does not exceed 0.20 m, while in others it reached lower than 0.60– 0.80 m. Several superpositions and intersections of the archaeological features are the markers of the important internal dynamics of this settlement. We were able to identify and observe not only a cumulative stratigraphic evolution, but also the disturbances of the natural and anthropic deposits, as the land was reshuffled in various stages. While excavating we noticed an increased activity in the modeling of the living space. The occuppied perimeter was, naturally restricted and rugged at the same time, and thus various changes were required in order to create additional space, but also to „ isolate” the community. This community reached creative solutions in modelling a restricted space, building homes tailored to the topography. The archaeological research revealed traces of artificial terraces. The settlement covered approx. 4000 sqm, and counted no more than 6 to 8 houses, most likely not all contemporaneous. The dwellings were relatively small, with one or two rooms. It is worth noting the richness of the archaeological finds, especially refitting pottery fragments. Flint and stone tools occured mainly outside the living areas and in waste dumps. Mammal bones were both very rare and poorly preserved.. The archaeological materials discovered indicate the presence of an Eneolithic community with cultural affinities in the Stoicani-Aldeni cultural aspect.

This study aims to publish the results of the archaeological excavations carried out in 2012 in the Neoeneolithic site from Boldeşti-Scăieni, Seciu neighbourhood (Prahova County). The surface excavated in 2012 was small, comprised of two sections. Extensive research was performed at the site in 2009 ; the results were published in a monography and in several studies. Archaeological artefacts specific to the Starčevo-Criş culture, especially ceramics, but also an inhumation burial of a child were unearthed in 2012. Archaeozoological material was also found. An Eneolithic dwelling attributed to the Stoicani-Aldeni cultural aspect was found above the Early Neolithic habitation layer. Two radiocarbon dates were obtained from samples taken from the Neolithic layer. They are presented and analised in this paper in the broader context of the evolution of the Starčevo-Criş culture at the Lower Danube.

Cercetările arheologice din cimitirul atribuit epocii bronzului identificat la Câmpina (Prahova) au debutat în anul 2008. Primele trei campanii arheologice (2008– 2010) au fost deja valorificate extins într-un volum, dar şi sintetic în articole ştiinţifice, rapoarte arheologice, cataloage şi pliante de expoziţii. În acest studiu ne-am propus publicarea rezultatelor cercetărilor arheologice din anii 2011 şi 2012, completând astfel pentru cei interesaţi pachetul de informaţii ce deja a văzut lumina tiparului. Cercetările ce au avut iniţial un caracter de salvare, s-au derulat în cinci campanii succesive în intervalul anilor 2008– 2012. Au fost descoperite 57 de morminte, câteva deranjate, resturi de oase umane izolate provenind de la mai mulţi indivizi ale căror morminte de inhumaţie au fost afectate de complexe medievale târzii sau recente. Tot în acest sit au fost identificate o serie de complexe asemănătoare unor morminte în care sunt prezente vase/ fragmente, dar lipsesc ori nu s-au conservat oasele umane. Acestea par a fi morminte simbolice. Au fost cercetate atât mormintele de inhumaţie cât şi de incineraţie. Ca rit de înmormântare predomină înhumarea ce acoperă din punct de vedere procentual aproape 80% din numărul total de indivizi identificaţi. Inventarul mormintelor semnalează prezenţa unor elemente specifice culturilor Noua şi Monteoru, iar în trei dintre mormintele de inhumaţie au fost descoperite vase decorate în manieră specifică culturii Tei. Câteva morminte de incineraţie au o ceramică ce deocamdată este mai greu de încadrat cultural, dar o serie de corelaţii, analogii şi alte detalii de rit şi ritual (tipologia complexelor, apariţia unor vase cu gura în jos, pasta nisipoasă, distribuţia în plan etc.) reflectă contemporaneitatea acestora cu celelalte complexe funerare. Datările radiocarbon şi elementele de cronologie relativă indică evoluţia acestui cimitir în etapa târzie a epocii bronzului.

The aim of this study is to provide extensive information regarding the results of the archaeological research carried out during the autumn of 2017 in Coada Izvorului locality, Măneşti commune (Prahova County). Within less than two weeks, the Prahova County Museum of History and Archaeology excavated using mechanised equipment an earth mound with a height of 1.2 m and a diameter of 35 m. It contained a total number of three graves, two of which were prehistoric, dating from the first half of the 3rd millennium BC, while the third was assigned to the Turkic nomad populations from the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD. No grave goods were found in the prehistoric burials, however the later one had two iron items, respectively an arrowhead and a ring, both of which were poorly preserved.

The aim of this paper is to present a series of discoveries attributed to the Turkic nomadic populations (11th– 12th centuries), resulting from archaeological research conducted in 2018 and 2019 in several burial mounds placed in the localities of Târgșoru Nou and Inotești from Prahova County, as well as Lunca from Buzău county. It includes descriptions of the investigated archaeological features, the results of the anthropological and archaeozoological determinations as well as those of the physico-chemical investigations of some metal artefacts, and absolute chronology dates. Given that artefacts were part of the archaeological features investigated, we briefly present information regarding their analogies and occurrence. These discoveries highlight a time period which is otherwise scarcely known in this region and at the same time add weight to other materials already published during past years.