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Tărtăria (Gura Luncii)
Neolithic settlement on the Mureș in Alba County, Transylvania, where Nicolae Vlassa found the three inscribed tablets in 1961.
The Vinča signsTărtăria is a site in the record of Vinča signs, placed to about 1 km.
Two events on the site happened here, between 5299 and 1961: A woman is buried with figurines in a pit at Tărtăria; her bones date to 5370 to 5140 cal BC, and later Nicolae Vlassa finds the three Tărtăria tablets.
Written from the site's records. Improve itPlaced from Village of Tărtăria, Săliștea commune, Alba County, from gazetteer coordinates; the Gura Luncii site lies on the Mureș terrace at the village edge · Placed to about 1 km
In the mysteries
When were the Tărtăria tablets made, and are they genuine Neolithic objects from the pit Vlassa described?Open: 4 answers, none ahead
Were the Tărtăria tablets fired in antiquity or only after their discovery in 1961?No evidence yet: No evidence yet
What happened here 2
Nearby within 500 km
People 1
Sources 1
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Tărtăria (Gura Luncii) [Place PLC0DEDP7VJXX76]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DEDP7VJXX76
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title = {Tărtăria (Gura Luncii)},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Place, catalog key PLC0DEDP7VJXX76},
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