Cristian Popa
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Dr. Cristian Popa is a Romanian archaeologist at the 1 Decembrie 1918 University, Alba Iulia
, Romania. He is one of the most extensively published experts on the Coţofeni culture
and generally acknowledged as an authority on this prehistoric culture. He is also known for having discovered the flint mining settlement at the Piatra Tomii
archaeological site.
1 Decembrie 1918 University, Alba Iulia
"1 Decembrie 1918" University, Alba Iulia is a public higher education and research institution founded in 1991 in Alba Iulia, Romania. It is a state institution, integrated into the national higher education system, which functions based on the Romanian Constitution, the Law of Education, the...
, Romania. He is one of the most extensively published experts on the Coţofeni culture
Coțofeni culture
The Coţofeni culture is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age culture that existed for over 700 years in the south-eastern part of Central Europe....
and generally acknowledged as an authority on this prehistoric culture. He is also known for having discovered the flint mining settlement at the Piatra Tomii
Piatra Tomii
Piatra Tomii is a late Jurassic limestone outcrop forming a small hill near Răcătau village, Alba county, Romania. It is most well known for the Chalcolithic to Bronze Age flint mining settlement located on and near to the hill. The settlement is late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age. The people...
archaeological site.