A Soficaru
Biographic Data
| ID | 25179 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Soficaru |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Soficaru |
| SIGNATURE | SOFICARU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Romanian Academy |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8658-6695 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 80 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
O revizuire pluridisciplinară a mormântului 104bis de la Târgșoru Vechi
Prin reanalizarea scheletului descoperit la Târgșor, în mormântul 104bis, și prin datarea acestuia folosind metode moderne (precum datarea radiocarbon), s-a demonstrat că individul considerat anterior a fi un războinic de sex masculin este, în realitate, o femeie de vârstă mijlocie, ce a trăit și a murit la mijlocul secolului al VII-lea p. Chr.. Cercetarea realizată din perspectivă interdisciplinară sugerează că aceasta a aparținut probabil comun…
Insights from the South Sector at Histria. New archaeological and anthropological data
Excavations conducted from 2012 to 2021 at the South Sector uncovered 34 graves, adding valuable new information to the mortuary record of the extramural cemetery of the settlement during the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods (4 th to 6 th centuries AD). In addition to presenting and discussing the graves with their specific attributes such as the arrangement of diverse funerary structures, as well as body orientation and positioning, the sk…
Ancient DNA and paleoproteomic analysis on Roman Imperial-era individuals from Histria, Romania
New data on the Late Roman Cemetery (4th–5th centuries AD) from the Extra Muros Basilica at Histria
This study presents an atypical burial from the Late Roman cemetery at Histria. During previous archaeological excavations at the same site and the Scythia Province, no such discoveries were identified. This case consists of a burial in a simple pit with coffin and ordinary inventory, and an atypical re-inhumation which disturbed the first skeleton. The anthropological analysis identified two individuals under 20 years old, who displayed musculo-…
Digging up the archives
Articolul de față se bazează pe redescoperirea și reinterpretarea informațiilor din fondul de arhivă Nubar Hamparțumian aflat la Institutul de Arheologie „ Vasile Pârvan” al Academiei Române din București. Documentele de arhivă conțin informații cu privire la 74 de morminte descoperite în campaniile de cercetare arheologică desfășurate în intervalul 1961– 1964 în Sectorul „ Basilica extra muros” de la Histria. Prin colectarea și organizarea infor…
Perimortem versus postmortem damage
OBJECTIVES: Kranioti, Grigorescu, and Harvati have recently described (PLoS One 2019, 14(7),e0216718) the breakage to the Cioclovina 1 earlier Upper Paleolithic cranium as indicating fatal interhuman blunt trauma. We have reassessed their analysis in terms of the specimen's condition at discovery, its current condition, and the post-discovery history of the cranium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The original Cioclovina 1 neurocranium and currently assoc…
Altered shapes, same people
Resolving relationships between several Neolithic and Mesolithic populations in Northern Eurasia using geometric morphometrics
OBJECTIVES: Remains from several Eastern European and Siberian Mesolithic and Neolithic sites are analysed to clarify their biological relationships. We assume that groups' geographical distances correlate with genetic and, therefore, morphological distances between them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Material includes complete male crania from several Mesolithic and Neolithic burial sites across Northern Eurasia and from several modern populations. Geo…
Fighting to the Death
Archaeological excavations carried out in 1972 and 2010-2011 in the University Square, Bucharest, Romania, brought to light 688 graves belonging to the Saint Sava Church Cemetery, dating between the middle of the 16th century and middle of the 19th century. At 35 metres from the western boundary of the cemetery, a mass grave containing three adult male skeletons was unearthed. The unusual position of the skeletons and the high incidence of trauma…
Dental developmental defects in a subadult from 16th–19th centuries Bucharest, Romania
Multiple Cases with Probable Treponemal Infection from 16th to 19th Centuries Romania
In this paper, we describe pathological lesions identified in seven skeletons discovered in the Saint Sava necropolis in Bucharest, Romania, dating to the Late Medieval/Early Modern period. The pathological changes observed in the skeletons were analysed using macroscopic examination. Additionally, computed tomography scanning was performed on two individuals displaying advanced lesions on the cranial surface. For the differential diagnosis, we t…
Evaluation of discriminant functions for sexing skulls from visually assessed traits applied in the Rainer Osteological Collection (Bucharest, Romania)
Titelseiten
Die Scheiterhaufen aus Cugir und Tarinci. Ein Beitrag zu den Bestattungssitten der Balkanhalbinsel und des vorrömischen Dakiens in der Spätlatènezeit
Die genaue Grabungsdokumentation der Scheiterhaufengräber unter den Tumuli aus Cugir und Tarinci, die paläobotanischen, anthropologischen und -zoologischen Untersuchungen sowie die Metallanalysen der Bronzegegenstände aus dem Wagengrab in Cugir, die ethnografischen und (experimentell-)archäologischen Analysen der Scheiterhaufenverbrennung eröffnen neuen Wege in der Forschung der Scheiterhaufenbestattungen der Spätlatène- bzw. der frühen Kaiserzei…
The Mesolithic at the Danube's Iron Gates
In this paper we present 31 new AMS radiocarbon dates from the Mesolithic Iron Gates sites. The new dates allowed for a total reconsideration of the chronological sequences, and offer new insights for a reinterpretation of both Upper Paleolithic-Mesolithic and Mesolithic-Neolithic developments in the region
The Human Cranium from the Peştera Cioclovina Uscată, Romania
Reanalysis and direct dating of an early modern human neurocranium from the Peştera Cioclovina Uscată (Cioclovina 1), in combination with excavation and reanalysis of the remaining deposits in the cave, establish Cioclovina 1 as one of a small number of European early modern humans securely dated prior to ca. 28,000 14C BP (ca. 32,500 cal BP). The original stratigraphic context and archeological association of Cioclovina 1 are unknown (and probab…
Early modern humans from the Peştera Muierii, Baia de Fier, Romania
The early modern human remains from the Peştera Muierii, Romania have been directly dated to ≈30,000 radiocarbon years before present (≈30 ka 14 C BP) (≈35 ka cal BP) (“calendrical” age; based on CalPal 2005) and augment a small sample of securely dated, European, pre-28 ka 14 C BP (≈32.5 ka cal BP) modern human remains. The Muierii fossils exhibit a suite of derived modern human features, including reduced maxillae with pronounced canine fossae,…
The Human Cranium from the Peştera Cioclovina Uscată, Romania
Reanalysis and direct dating of an early modern human neurocranium from the Peştera Cioclovina Uscată (Cioclovina 1), in combination with excavation and reanalysis of the remaining deposits in the cave, establish Cioclovina 1 as one of a small number of European early modern humans securely dated prior to ca. 28,000 14C BP (ca. 32,500 cal BP). The original stratigraphic context and archeological association of Cioclovina 1 are unknown (and probab…
The Mesolithic at the Danube's Iron Gates
In this paper we present 31 new AMS radiocarbon dates from the Mesolithic Iron Gates sites. The new dates allowed for a total reconsideration of the chronological sequences, and offer new insights for a reinterpretation of both Upper Paleolithic-Mesolithic and Mesolithic-Neolithic developments in the region
Perimortem versus postmortem damage
OBJECTIVES: Kranioti, Grigorescu, and Harvati have recently described (PLoS One 2019, 14(7),e0216718) the breakage to the Cioclovina 1 earlier Upper Paleolithic cranium as indicating fatal interhuman blunt trauma. We have reassessed their analysis in terms of the specimen's condition at discovery, its current condition, and the post-discovery history of the cranium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The original Cioclovina 1 neurocranium and currently assoc…
Fighting to the Death
Archaeological excavations carried out in 1972 and 2010-2011 in the University Square, Bucharest, Romania, brought to light 688 graves belonging to the Saint Sava Church Cemetery, dating between the middle of the 16th century and middle of the 19th century. At 35 metres from the western boundary of the cemetery, a mass grave containing three adult male skeletons was unearthed. The unusual position of the skeletons and the high incidence of trauma…
Resolving relationships between several Neolithic and Mesolithic populations in Northern Eurasia using geometric morphometrics
OBJECTIVES: Remains from several Eastern European and Siberian Mesolithic and Neolithic sites are analysed to clarify their biological relationships. We assume that groups' geographical distances correlate with genetic and, therefore, morphological distances between them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Material includes complete male crania from several Mesolithic and Neolithic burial sites across Northern Eurasia and from several modern populations. Geo…
Early modern humans from the Peştera Muierii, Baia de Fier, Romania
The early modern human remains from the Peştera Muierii, Romania have been directly dated to ≈30,000 radiocarbon years before present (≈30 ka 14 C BP) (≈35 ka cal BP) (“calendrical” age; based on CalPal 2005) and augment a small sample of securely dated, European, pre-28 ka 14 C BP (≈32.5 ka cal BP) modern human remains. The Muierii fossils exhibit a suite of derived modern human features, including reduced maxillae with pronounced canine fossae,…
The Mesolithic at the Danube's Iron Gates
In this paper we present 31 new AMS radiocarbon dates from the Mesolithic Iron Gates sites. The new dates allowed for a total reconsideration of the chronological sequences, and offer new insights for a reinterpretation of both Upper Paleolithic-Mesolithic and Mesolithic-Neolithic developments in the region
The Human Cranium from the Peştera Cioclovina Uscată, Romania
Reanalysis and direct dating of an early modern human neurocranium from the Peştera Cioclovina Uscată (Cioclovina 1), in combination with excavation and reanalysis of the remaining deposits in the cave, establish Cioclovina 1 as one of a small number of European early modern humans securely dated prior to ca. 28,000 14C BP (ca. 32,500 cal BP). The original stratigraphic context and archeological association of Cioclovina 1 are unknown (and probab…
Evaluation of discriminant functions for sexing skulls from visually assessed traits applied in the Rainer Osteological Collection (Bucharest, Romania)
Titelseiten
Die Scheiterhaufen aus Cugir und Tarinci. Ein Beitrag zu den Bestattungssitten der Balkanhalbinsel und des vorrömischen Dakiens in der Spätlatènezeit
Die genaue Grabungsdokumentation der Scheiterhaufengräber unter den Tumuli aus Cugir und Tarinci, die paläobotanischen, anthropologischen und -zoologischen Untersuchungen sowie die Metallanalysen der Bronzegegenstände aus dem Wagengrab in Cugir, die ethnografischen und (experimentell-)archäologischen Analysen der Scheiterhaufenverbrennung eröffnen neuen Wege in der Forschung der Scheiterhaufenbestattungen der Spätlatène- bzw. der frühen Kaiserzei…
Multiple Cases with Probable Treponemal Infection from 16th to 19th Centuries Romania
In this paper, we describe pathological lesions identified in seven skeletons discovered in the Saint Sava necropolis in Bucharest, Romania, dating to the Late Medieval/Early Modern period. The pathological changes observed in the skeletons were analysed using macroscopic examination. Additionally, computed tomography scanning was performed on two individuals displaying advanced lesions on the cranial surface. For the differential diagnosis, we t…
Dental developmental defects in a subadult from 16th–19th centuries Bucharest, Romania
Resolving relationships between several Neolithic and Mesolithic populations in Northern Eurasia using geometric morphometrics
OBJECTIVES: Remains from several Eastern European and Siberian Mesolithic and Neolithic sites are analysed to clarify their biological relationships. We assume that groups' geographical distances correlate with genetic and, therefore, morphological distances between them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Material includes complete male crania from several Mesolithic and Neolithic burial sites across Northern Eurasia and from several modern populations. Geo…
Fighting to the Death
Archaeological excavations carried out in 1972 and 2010-2011 in the University Square, Bucharest, Romania, brought to light 688 graves belonging to the Saint Sava Church Cemetery, dating between the middle of the 16th century and middle of the 19th century. At 35 metres from the western boundary of the cemetery, a mass grave containing three adult male skeletons was unearthed. The unusual position of the skeletons and the high incidence of trauma…
Altered shapes, same people
Digging up the archives
Articolul de față se bazează pe redescoperirea și reinterpretarea informațiilor din fondul de arhivă Nubar Hamparțumian aflat la Institutul de Arheologie „ Vasile Pârvan” al Academiei Române din București. Documentele de arhivă conțin informații cu privire la 74 de morminte descoperite în campaniile de cercetare arheologică desfășurate în intervalul 1961– 1964 în Sectorul „ Basilica extra muros” de la Histria. Prin colectarea și organizarea infor…
Perimortem versus postmortem damage
OBJECTIVES: Kranioti, Grigorescu, and Harvati have recently described (PLoS One 2019, 14(7),e0216718) the breakage to the Cioclovina 1 earlier Upper Paleolithic cranium as indicating fatal interhuman blunt trauma. We have reassessed their analysis in terms of the specimen's condition at discovery, its current condition, and the post-discovery history of the cranium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The original Cioclovina 1 neurocranium and currently assoc…
New data on the Late Roman Cemetery (4th–5th centuries AD) from the Extra Muros Basilica at Histria
This study presents an atypical burial from the Late Roman cemetery at Histria. During previous archaeological excavations at the same site and the Scythia Province, no such discoveries were identified. This case consists of a burial in a simple pit with coffin and ordinary inventory, and an atypical re-inhumation which disturbed the first skeleton. The anthropological analysis identified two individuals under 20 years old, who displayed musculo-…
Insights from the South Sector at Histria. New archaeological and anthropological data
Excavations conducted from 2012 to 2021 at the South Sector uncovered 34 graves, adding valuable new information to the mortuary record of the extramural cemetery of the settlement during the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods (4 th to 6 th centuries AD). In addition to presenting and discussing the graves with their specific attributes such as the arrangement of diverse funerary structures, as well as body orientation and positioning, the sk…
Ancient DNA and paleoproteomic analysis on Roman Imperial-era individuals from Histria, Romania
O revizuire pluridisciplinară a mormântului 104bis de la Târgșoru Vechi
Prin reanalizarea scheletului descoperit la Târgșor, în mormântul 104bis, și prin datarea acestuia folosind metode moderne (precum datarea radiocarbon), s-a demonstrat că individul considerat anterior a fi un războinic de sex masculin este, în realitate, o femeie de vârstă mijlocie, ce a trăit și a murit la mijlocul secolului al VII-lea p. Chr.. Cercetarea realizată din perspectivă interdisciplinară sugerează că aceasta a aparținut probabil comun…
Archaeology (11 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · History (6 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (4 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (4 works) · Biology (4 works) · dental development and anomalies (4 works) · Medicine (4 works)