contact: danielmalaxa@yahoo.ro

Research Interests

• Zooarchaeology
• Bioarchaeology
• Animal resource exploitation in prehistoric and historical communities
• Reconstruction of diet and subsistence practices
• Human–environment interactions in archaeological contexts
• Interdisciplinary methods in archaeology (biostatistics, faunal analysis)

Short biography

Daniel Malaxa is a Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, specializing in zooarchaeology and bioarchaeology. He completed his BA and MA studies in Biology at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, where he also obtained his PhD in 2024, with a specialization in comparative anatomy. His research focuses on the analysis of faunal remains from archaeological contexts, aiming to reconstruct diet, economy, and subsistence strategies of past communities, from the Neolithic to the Medieval period. His work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, including biostatistical analysis and paleoenvironmental interpretation. He has presented his research at numerous national and international conferences, including meetings of the European Association of Archaeologists and ICAZ conferences, addressing topics such as animal resource exploitation, subsistence strategies, and environmental reconstruction in prehistoric and historical contexts.

Selected publications

Articles

Stanc, M. S., Malaxa, D. I., Băcueț-Crișan, D., 2020, The Exploitation of Animal Resources During the Early Medieval Period. Case Study: The Settlements in Popeni Pe Pogor and Cuceu Valea Bochii (Sălaj County), in Ziridava. Studia Archaeologica 34, pp. 431–438.

Malaxa, D., Bejenaru, L., Stanc, S., 2018–2020, Evaluation of animal resources used in Neolithic settlements of Vinča culture: archaeozoological review, in Analele Științifice ale Universității “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași, s. Animal Biology 64, pp. 47–62.

Stanc, M. S., Malaxa, D. I., Ailincăi, S. C., 2019, Analysis of faunal remains from the Early Iron Age settlement at Enisala-Palanca (Tulcea County, Romania), in Tyragetia, n.s., XIII [XXVIII], no. 1, pp. 243–251.

Stanc, M. S., Cabat, A., Malaxa, D., Sîrbu, V., Bejenaru, L., 2018, Evaluation of animal resources used in the Geto-Dacian fortress at Piscul Crăsani (Ialomița County), 2nd–1st centuries BC: new archaeozoological data, in Istros XXIV, pp. 201–208.