Babes, Prof. Dr. Mircea

Born: 13.12.1941, Bucharest, Romania
Education: University of Bucharest, Faculty of History (graduated 1964; Ph.D.
1978); University of Saar (Humboldt-Fellowship 1971-1972); Institute of
Thracology of the Bulgarian Academy ("G.Katzarov" - UNESCO-Fellowship 1978);
Current employment: Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bucharest,
Faculty of History (RO-030018 Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta 4-12, Tel/Fax
0040-021-310 06 80) and Senior Researcher at the "Vasile Pârvan" Institute of
Archaeology of the Romanian Academy (RO-010667 Bucharest, Str.Henri Coandă 11,
Tel/Fax 0040-021-212 88 62);

Field of Research:
-Archaeology and ancient history.
-Archaeology of the Late Iron Age: Geto-Dacian, Iranian (Scythian, Sarmatian),
Celtic (Latène) and Germanic (Poieneşti-Lukaševka, Przeworsk) Cultures.
-Archaeology of the Early Roman Age (Geto-Dacian Culture inside and outside of
the Roman Provinces of Dacia and Moesia).
-History of the Romanian Archaeology.

Relevant scientific achievements:
-Extensive excavations in the archaeological sites of Cârlomaneşti, jud.Buzău
(Geto-Dacian settlement), Romula-Reşca, jud.Olt (Roman cemetery), Enisala, jud.
Tulcea (Geto-Roman cemetery), Boroseşti, jud.Iaşi (Poieneşti-Lukasevka cemetery)
and Poieneşti, jud.Vaslui (settlements and cemeteries from different ages);
-The first monograph of the germanic (bastarnian) Poieneşti-Lukasevka-Culture;
-Studies on the Geto-Dacian culture of the Late Iron and Early Roman Ages;
-Studies in the history of the Romanian archaeology;
-Editor of Al. Odobescu's archaeological works.

Professional record:
-Researcher (1964),
-Senior researcher (1976),
-Deputy director of the "Vasile Pârvan" Institute of Archaeology - Bucharest
(1990-1996);
-Member of the National Archaeological Commission (since 1972);
-Editor-in-chief of the Journal "Studii şi Cercetări de Istorie Veche şi
Arheologie" (since 1995);
-Member of the Permanent Council (1991) and of the Executive Commitee (2001)
of the Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques;
-Corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (since 1991);
-Professor and head of the Archaeological Seminary at the Bucharest University
(since 1996).

Awards:
-"Perpessicius"-Award for the best critical edition of the year (1976);
-"Vasile Pârvan"-Prize of the Romanian Academy (1993).
Humboldt Research Fellowship
Field: Archaeology;
Period: 1971-1972, many other short stays in 1975, 1979-1980, 1988, 1991, 1992,
1994, 1998, 2000-2001;
Host Institutes:
Institut für Vor- und Frühgeschichte und vorderasiatische Archäologie,
Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken - Prof.Dr. Rolf Hachmann;
Seminar für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Freie Universität Berlin - Prof.Dr. Bernhard
Hänsel;
Humboldt Club of Romania: Executive Secretary (1990); President (1994); Honorary
President (1998).

Quelle: Website Prof. Dr. Mircea Babes