Felix Adrian Tencariu
Biographic Data
| ID | 906332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felix Adrian Tencariu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felix Adrian |
| FAMILY NAME | Tencariu |
| SIGNATURE | TENCARIU F A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8616-7415 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Ursoaia Kiln (north-eastern Romania)
Excavated in 2025 at Ursoaia, north-eastern Romania, a Chalcolithic (fifth–fourth millennia BCE) bicameral kiln sets a new benchmark for prehistoric pyrotechnology. Its large working surface exceeds known Cucuteni–Trypillia and most Eurasian Chalcolithic examples, suggesting an intensification of ceramic production and an early shift towards craft specialisation in south-eastern Europe.
‘The true Colours’ of Chalcolithic Cucuteni–Trypillia Pottery
The Chalcolithic Cucuteni–Trypillia culture (c. 5000–3500 BCE) is renowned for its trichrome mineral-painted pottery. While pigment compositions are well documented, the specific chaînes opératoires regarding paint preparation and application sequences remain debated. This study addresses this gap through a three-year systematic experimental programme (over 50 scenarios) integrated with a comparative multi-analytical approach. Experimental sample…
Integrating non-invasive research methods in the study of the Late Bronze Age ashmounds from NE Romania
The functionality of the Noua communities’ ashmounds; argumentation for the potential of using geophysical measurements in studying the Late Bronze Age settlements from NE Romania
Mapping Cucuteni Pottery Networks
Magnetometer survey to detect subsurface thermoremanent archaeological features, Detected features indicate ceramic production such as kilns and workshop areas, This identifies pottery production and distribution centres
Symbol or Utilitarian? Perspectives on the Function of Two Unusual Artefacts from the Chalcolithic Settlement Isaiia-Balta Popii
The article brings to the attention of both specialists and the general public two clay artifacts, quasi-conical, provided with holes and perforations, discovered in the Precucuteni II-III settlement at Isaiia-Balta Popii, Iasi County. Although objects with similar characteristics are rather rare, the authors have managed to find a few nearly exact analogies. This is all the more surprising as the analogies come from various Neolithic and Eneolit…
A chalcolithic pottery kiln from the Cucuteni-Cetățuie settlement (Iași County, Romania)
As a result of the magnetic survey on an area of more than five hectares, located south-west of Cetățuie, we are currently aware of an extension of the Cucutenian habitation, consisting of numerous burned and unburned structures, pits and two defensive ditches in the form of circular arcs. The magnetic map allowed, beginning with the 2017 campaign, the placement of smaller (test trenches) or larger excavation units for the verification of various…
A bolt from the blue
The article presents the context and multiple investigations of an unexpected discovery, made during the 2020 excavations, from the Ruginoasa-Dealul Ruginii Chalcolithic site in north-eastern Romania. The site, known before our research (aerial photography, geomagnetic survey, test trenches) only for its visible traces of WW2, belongs to the Cucuteni culture, phase A, and consists of five rows of burned dwellings and several pits. The surprise, a…
Understanding technological innovations through experiment. Construction and testing of Chalcolithic pottery kilns
Besides its contribution to understanding the formation process of large settlements and complex social organization in the late period of Cucuteni-Trypillia, the site of Stolniceni (Republic of Moldova) provided new data on the construction and spatial distribution within the site of pottery kilns. The extensive magnetic surveys revealed a large settlement, with more than 350 burnt dwellings, hundreds of pits, ditches, paths, and 19 kilns. Of th…
Recent Geophysical Data on the Extensive Planimetric Diversity of the Cucuteni Archaeological Sites from Northeastern Romania
The origin of Cucuteni–Trypillia mega-sites.– Complex internal spatial organization of settlements
Așezarea precucuteniană de la Isaiia–Balta Popii (com. Răducăneni, jud. Iași, România) – cercetări arheologice interdisciplinare
Cele 15 campanii de săpături întreprinse în situl Isaiia-Balta Popii, în perioada 1996-2018, au avut ca rezultat dezvelirea aproape integrală a unei bogate așezări din eneoliticul timpuriu (cultura Precucuteni) și obținerea unor date de mare importanță pentru înțelegerea evoluției și cunoașterea vieții materiale și spirituale a acestei civilizații, mai ales în spațiul dintre râurile Prut și Siret. Locul, situat în apropiere de confluența Prutului…
Briquetage and salt cakes
Briquetage and salt cakes
Așezarea precucuteniană de la Isaiia–Balta Popii (com. Răducăneni, jud. Iași, România) – cercetări arheologice interdisciplinare
Cele 15 campanii de săpături întreprinse în situl Isaiia-Balta Popii, în perioada 1996-2018, au avut ca rezultat dezvelirea aproape integrală a unei bogate așezări din eneoliticul timpuriu (cultura Precucuteni) și obținerea unor date de mare importanță pentru înțelegerea evoluției și cunoașterea vieții materiale și spirituale a acestei civilizații, mai ales în spațiul dintre râurile Prut și Siret. Locul, situat în apropiere de confluența Prutului…
Understanding technological innovations through experiment. Construction and testing of Chalcolithic pottery kilns
Besides its contribution to understanding the formation process of large settlements and complex social organization in the late period of Cucuteni-Trypillia, the site of Stolniceni (Republic of Moldova) provided new data on the construction and spatial distribution within the site of pottery kilns. The extensive magnetic surveys revealed a large settlement, with more than 350 burnt dwellings, hundreds of pits, ditches, paths, and 19 kilns. Of th…
Recent Geophysical Data on the Extensive Planimetric Diversity of the Cucuteni Archaeological Sites from Northeastern Romania
The origin of Cucuteni–Trypillia mega-sites.– Complex internal spatial organization of settlements
A chalcolithic pottery kiln from the Cucuteni-Cetățuie settlement (Iași County, Romania)
As a result of the magnetic survey on an area of more than five hectares, located south-west of Cetățuie, we are currently aware of an extension of the Cucutenian habitation, consisting of numerous burned and unburned structures, pits and two defensive ditches in the form of circular arcs. The magnetic map allowed, beginning with the 2017 campaign, the placement of smaller (test trenches) or larger excavation units for the verification of various…
A bolt from the blue
The article presents the context and multiple investigations of an unexpected discovery, made during the 2020 excavations, from the Ruginoasa-Dealul Ruginii Chalcolithic site in north-eastern Romania. The site, known before our research (aerial photography, geomagnetic survey, test trenches) only for its visible traces of WW2, belongs to the Cucuteni culture, phase A, and consists of five rows of burned dwellings and several pits. The surprise, a…
Symbol or Utilitarian? Perspectives on the Function of Two Unusual Artefacts from the Chalcolithic Settlement Isaiia-Balta Popii
The article brings to the attention of both specialists and the general public two clay artifacts, quasi-conical, provided with holes and perforations, discovered in the Precucuteni II-III settlement at Isaiia-Balta Popii, Iasi County. Although objects with similar characteristics are rather rare, the authors have managed to find a few nearly exact analogies. This is all the more surprising as the analogies come from various Neolithic and Eneolit…
Integrating non-invasive research methods in the study of the Late Bronze Age ashmounds from NE Romania
The functionality of the Noua communities’ ashmounds; argumentation for the potential of using geophysical measurements in studying the Late Bronze Age settlements from NE Romania
Mapping Cucuteni Pottery Networks
Magnetometer survey to detect subsurface thermoremanent archaeological features, Detected features indicate ceramic production such as kilns and workshop areas, This identifies pottery production and distribution centres
The Ursoaia Kiln (north-eastern Romania)
Excavated in 2025 at Ursoaia, north-eastern Romania, a Chalcolithic (fifth–fourth millennia BCE) bicameral kiln sets a new benchmark for prehistoric pyrotechnology. Its large working surface exceeds known Cucuteni–Trypillia and most Eurasian Chalcolithic examples, suggesting an intensification of ceramic production and an early shift towards craft specialisation in south-eastern Europe.
‘The true Colours’ of Chalcolithic Cucuteni–Trypillia Pottery
The Chalcolithic Cucuteni–Trypillia culture (c. 5000–3500 BCE) is renowned for its trichrome mineral-painted pottery. While pigment compositions are well documented, the specific chaînes opératoires regarding paint preparation and application sequences remain debated. This study addresses this gap through a three-year systematic experimental programme (over 50 scenarios) integrated with a comparative multi-analytical approach. Experimental sample…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (6 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Chalcolithic (6 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 works) · Bronze Age (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (4 works) · Kiln (4 works) · Pottery (4 works)