ArchaeoCafé - Episode 27 - Archaeology with a dash of salt: An interview with Vasile Diaconu

In this episode, we talk with Vasile Diaconu about the Cucuteni culture, salt production in prehistory, and about learning and teaching ancient skills.

Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website.
http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-27-diaconu

About Vasile Diaconu

Dr. Diaconu is an archaeologist Museum History and Ethnography of Târgu Neamț in eastern Romania. His research focuses on the Cucuteni culture, and salt production in prehistory. He uses a hands-on approach to learning and teaching about history by incorporating experimental and experiential activities.

Web:
https://neamt.academia.edu/DiaconuVasile
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vasile_Diaconu3
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISUIb_kSwrZV9IatdiStQQ
https://exarc.net/members/ind/vasile-diaconu

Some useful terminology and links

Chalcolithic
the “Copper Age”. A cultural period at the end of the Stone Age when people had the technology to produce copper. Some researchers consider it a part of the Neolithic, while others consider it an intermediary age between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcolithic

Bronze Age
a period of time characterized by bronze artefacts and the use of bronze implements. In Europe, it follows the Neolithic or Chalcolithic and ranges from about 3200 BCE (although much earlier in the Balkan region) until about 600 BCE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_Europe

Cucuteni culture
also known as the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture and Tripolye culture, this was a Neolithic and Chalcolithic culture located in the Republic of Moldova, western Ukraine, and northeastern Romania from approximately 5500 to 2750 BCE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucuteni%E2%80%93Trypillia_culture

Museum History and Ethnography of Targu Neamt
[in Romanian: Muzeul de Istorie şi Etnografie Târgu Neamț]
The museum exhibits show the history of the Târgu Neamț, particularly from the mediaeval period, as well of the traditional crafts and tools of Neamț county.
http://mietn.muzeu-neamt.ro/

mace
A mace is a blunt weapon that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful strikes. The material of the mace head varies throughout history, often having been stone, bone or metal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_(bludgeon)

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