The reserve has gained archaeological significance in recent years. In July 2021, archaeologists discovered the Condrița hoard within the reserve's boundaries, approximately 1 kilometre west of Condrița village and 0.7–0.8 kilometers north of the
Chișinău-Leușeni highway. This hoard, dating to the
Cucuteni A – Tripolye BI period (second half of the 5th millennium BC), ranks as the second-largest assemblage of metal items from this period found in Moldova, after the
Cărbuna village hoard discovered in 1961. The Condrița hoard contained numerous copper objects, including bracelets, a
hammer axe, as well as
flint arrowheads and gold items, all originally contained in a
pottery vessel. The discovery suggests that the forest area of the Codru Reserve has been significant to human activity for millennia, though no settlement evidence was found in the immediate vicinity of the hoard, indicating it was deliberately hidden in this forested region. ==Biodiversity==