Provider: - Institution: - Data provided by Europeana Collections- The archaeological site of Vădastra is best known for the rich Neolithic material excavated by. C. Mateescu between 1946 and 1974. The excavations took place on the Măgura Fetelor-Dealul Cișmelei hill, on the right bank of the Obârșia river. The old excavations also yielded an important collection of Paleolithic flint pieces, determined by J. Hahn (1974) as typical Aurignacian, while Arlette Leroi-Gourhan (1967) had already previously established its stratigraphical and paleo-environmental context. The archaeological research in 2011 had as its main objective the identification of the Paleolithic cultural layer and its IRSL dating. A small 15 sqm trench was opened on the Măgura Fetelor-Dealul Cișmelei hill and excavated down to a depth of over 3m. Despite the fact that during the present excavation no Paleolithic layer was identified, we consider that, for the old excavations, it corresponds to the layer of gravel with calcareous formations, attributed to the MIS 3 (Marine Isotope Stadium 3). Also, the presence of the innumerable animal disturbances casts some doubt over the results of the palynologic analyses of Arlette Leroi-Gourhan. Three Neolithic complexes were observed, probably all pit features. Their fills contained pottery fragments (the Vădastra culture) associated with animal bones, flint and bone tools and charcoal fragments. A field survey took place on Linia Mare - La Georgescu hill, mentioned in the old field notes as a possible Early Neolithic Starčevo-Criș site. The survey revealed the fact that site has been badly damaged by household constructions and agricultural works. Nevertheless, a rich collection of artifacts (painted pottery fragments, flint and bone tools) was recovered.- All metadata published by Europeana are available free of restriction under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. However, Europeana requests that you actively acknowledge and give attribution to all metadata sources including Europeana