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The ground floor of the museum features two rooms of archaeological finds. The middle floor describes the ancient and medieval history of
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reliefs) found in 1962 while foundations were being dug for an apartment building. That very summer, 300,000 visitors saw the new discovery, which has remained a matter of scientific interest. The centerpiece is a
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487:Funerary
249:Black Sea
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303:Sibioara
299:Iron Age
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