The paper discusses the archeometrical data obtained by three research groups from St. Petersburg, Kyïv and Berlin within a project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The results will be embedded into the archaeological context and open up the perspectives of further interpretation. One of the most
important outcomes is represented by the characteristic chemical and distinctive MGR “fingerprint” of the pottery found in Late Bronze and Early Iron Age settlements in the area north from the Black Sea. In addition, the typical features of vessels excavated in a cemetery in today’s Republic of Moldova and dating back to the 8th — beginning of the 7th century BC will be assessed in archeometrical and archeological aspects.