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Moldova

6 places in the atlas.

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Drochia District, Commune Petreni, between Petreni and Sofia villages on Cubolta River terrace (Balți steppe)1
Drochia District, Petreni village1
Edineț District, Stolniceni village, Cubolta basin1
Florești District, Varvarovca village on Reut1
Orhei District, Trebujeni–Butuceni, Răut river loop cliffs

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Rezina District, Saharna village on Nistru (Dniester) right bank1

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🇲🇩 Moldova · Ancient village

Varvarovka (Varvarovca) Cucuteni-Trypillia Settlement

Chalcolithic (3800–3500 BCE, Cucuteni B) · Cucuteni-Trypillia

Terraced settlement on the Reut river, Cucuteni B / Trypillia BII (c.3800–3500 BCE), ca. 8 ha with dense house clusters and flint workshops. Excavated by T. Passek 1950s and V.