Members

SENIOR RESEARCHER II ANDREI ASĂNDULESEI (Project Leader)

Dr. Andrei Asăndulesei is senior researcher/archaeologist at ICI with expertise in the area of prehistoric archaeology. His main responsibilities include non-invasive geophysical prospection, aerial photography, LiDAR/TLS interpretation and GIS applications in archaeology. He is closely interested in the analysis of the ancient human settling patters and internal spatial organizations of settlements in order to better understand the interdependence relationship between communities and the environment. He received several scholarships abroad, as part of international multi-institutional research teams from Germany, Austria, France, and Australia, in which he had the possibility to conduct non-invasive field surveys in Kurdistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Caucasus, Russia, Germany, and the R. Moldova. As project manager, he coordinated the UEFISCDI grant Non-destructive approaches to complex archaeological sites. An integrated applied research model for cultural heritage management (2014–2017). His contributions are reflected in articles, studies, books and book chapters, participation and organization of conferences, etc.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER II PHD-FELIX-ADRIAN TENCARIU

Dr. Tencariu Felix-Adrian is a senior researcher at ICI with expertise in the area of prehistoric archaeology. Expert archaeologist (according to the Register of Professional Archaeologists from Romania), he is closely interested in different issues and topics of the chaine opératoire of prehistoric pottery and the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods in South-Eastern Europe. His research was oriented towards integrating ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology and archaeometry to enhance the archaeological interpretation and help understanding past behaviours and technologies. His contributions are reflected in articles, studies, books and book chapters, participation and organization of conferences, etc. He is also trained and gained significant field experience in using equipment and software specific to non-invasive sensing techniques and geophysical methods (GPR and magnetometry).

RESEARCH ASSISTANT-CASANDRA BRAȘOVEANU

Casandra Brașoveanu is an archaeologist interested in the prehistoric periods of South-Eastern Europe, with special focus on the interdisciplinary investigations of prehistoric settlements. Her research is oriented towards landscape archaeology and environmental archaeology, having as main tasks GIS spatial analyses, in order to enhance the archaeological interpretation and help understanding past communities and behaviors. Currently, she is a PhD student at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Faculty of History, with a research regarding the interdisciplinary study of the Late Bronze Age period in the Jijia river catchment (NE Romania), in particular, the habitation practices specific to Noua culture’s communities.

RESEARCH ASSISTENT-RADU ȘTEFAN BALAUR

Drd. Balaur Radu Ștefan is a research assistant at ICI, in the field of prehistoric archeology. Beginner archaeologist (according to the Register of Professional Archaeologists from Romania), the main objective is related to the interdisciplinary research of the Cucuteni culture. His research is oriented towards identifying social issues within prehistoric communities. Regarding non-invasive detection techniques, he is trained in the use of equipment for measuring the electrical resistance of the soil. The results of the research activity are reflected in articles, book chapters, participation in national and international conferences. He was also involved in organizing scientific conferences.

YOUNG RESEARCHER – Măriuca Vornicu

Archaeologist with an interest in the lithic industries of post-Palaeolithic societies from south-eastern Europe. The current research focusses on assessing the transformations of flint technology throughout the Chalcolithic, in relation with the social and economic context of the time.