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Medieval Metallurgical Center at Dugout Settlement from Height of First Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Northwest Bulgaria

Medieval Metallurgical Center at Dugout Settlement from Height of First Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Northwest Bulgaria

In one spot of the Ancient Bulgar settlement and metallurgy center from the First Bulgarian Empire, the archaeologists have found three kilns which were used one after the other. Photo: Video grab from BTA A metallurgical center for the processing of iron ore as part of a large Ancient Bulgar settlement with dugouts from the 9th – 10th century, i.e. the height of the First Bulgarian Empire, has…

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7,000-Year-Old Ritual Table with ‘Horned Animal’, First Bulgarian Empire Settlement Found near Varna in Rescue Digs

7,000-Year-Old Ritual Table with ‘Horned Animal’, First Bulgarian Empire Settlement Found near Varna in Rescue Digs

The 7,000-year-old zoomorphic ritual table decorated with a “horned animal”, perhaps a ram, found near Bulgaria’s Tsonevo and Dalgopol, as displayed in the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition at the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia. Photo: ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com An archaeological site containing structures from both the Neolithic, with a “horned animal” ritual table as…

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Ancient Thrace’s Largest Gold Treasure, Valchitran Treasure, to Be Shown in Bulgaira's Black Sea City Burgas for the First Time

Ancient Thrace’s Largest Gold Treasure, Valchitran Treasure, to Be Shown in Bulgaira’s Black Sea City Burgas for the First Time

The Valchitran Gold Treasure is the largest treasure from Ancient Thrace in terms of weight. Photo: Wikipedia

The largest gold treasure from Ancient Thrace, the Valchitran Gold Treasure, which dates back to the end of the Late Bronze Age, is to be showcased for the first time in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas. (more…)

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1st Century BC Traces of Earliest Roman Presence in Bulgaria on Danube Discovered Halfway between Major Antiquity Cities Bononia (Vidin) and Ratiaria (Archar)

1st Century BC Traces of Earliest Roman Presence in Bulgaria on Danube Discovered Halfway between Major Antiquity Cities Bononia (Vidin) and Ratiaria (Archar)

An aerial shot of the vast newly discovered archaeological site near Sinagovtsi and Vidin in Northwest Bulgaria containing the some of the earliest traces of Roman presence in today’s Bulgaria, a settlement halfway between the major Roman Danube cities of Bononia and Ratiaria. Photo: Archaeological Team, official catalog and poster for the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition A vast…

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Ancient Bulgar Strap Decorations, Dugouts from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Found in Debnevo Fortress near Troyan

Ancient Bulgar Strap Decorations, Dugouts from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Found in Debnevo Fortress near Troyan

An Ancient Bulgar leather strap decoration from the 9th-10th century AD, the time of the height of the First Bulgarian Empire, discovered in the latest excavations of the Debnevo Fortress near Bulgaria’s Troyan. Photo: Troyan Municipality, Archaeological Team, Official poster of the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition A wide range of archaeological structures and artifacts with a dating range…

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Vandals Tear Down Monument of Khan Kubrat, Founder of 7th Century Old Great Bulgaria, in Today’s Ukraine

Vandals Tear Down Monument of Khan Kubrat, Founder of 7th Century Old Great Bulgaria, in Today’s Ukraine

A photo from the Ukrainian police showing the destroyed Monument of Khan Kubrat, the Ancient Bulgar leader who established Old Great Bulgaria north the Black Sea in the early 7th century, in Mala Pereshchepina, the site of his grave where he was buried with a giant gold and silver treasure. Photo: Ukrainian Police via Poltava.to Unknown vandals have torn down the monument of Ancient Bulgar leader…

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80 Newly Found Dugouts Offer Glimpse into 9th Century Rural Life in First Bulgarian Empire

80 Newly Found Dugouts Offer Glimpse into 9th Century Rural Life in First Bulgarian Empire

Dozens of dugouts typical of the rural population of the First Bulgarian Empire in the 9th century AD have been unearthed in a medieval settlement in the Shumen District. Photo; Video grab from BTA Archaeologists have discovered a 9th century AD village from the time of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680 – 1018 AD) near the town of Gradishte, Shumen District, in Northeast Bulgaria, with some 80…

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10th Century Cross with Jesus Christ Image, Peacock Ring Seal Found in Tuida Fortress in Bulgaria’s Sliven

10th Century Cross with Jesus Christ Image, Peacock Ring Seal Found in Tuida Fortress in Bulgaria’s Sliven

This 10th century bronze cross depicting Jesus Christ has been discovered in the latest digs in the Tuida Fortress in Bulgaria’s Sliven. Photo: BTA

A cross with an image of Jesus Christ from the 10th century, the time of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680 – 1018) and a medieval ring seal from a peacock image are among the most interesting artifacts discovered during the 2019 archaeological…

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