![Archaeologist Figures Out Thracian Name of Roman Danube City Sexaginta Prista, Bulgaria’s Ruse](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ruse-Thrace-Roman-Empire-Danube-Bulgaria-Plestrodava-2-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Archaeologist Figures Out Thracian Name of Roman Danube City Sexaginta Prista, Bulgaria’s Ruse
The Ancient Thracian name and thus the earliest name of today’s Danube city of Ruse in Northeast Bulgaria, the successor of the Roman Empire city of Sexaginta Prista, was probably Plestrodava, a Bulgarian archaeologist hypothesizes.
![7,000-Year-Old Settlement Mound in Bulgaria’s Black Sea City Burgas Presented for the First Time in Exhibition](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/prehistory-burgas-settlement-mound-black-sea-coast-bulgaria-neolithic-chalcolithic-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
7,000-Year-Old Settlement Mound in Bulgaria’s Black Sea City Burgas Presented for the First Time in Exhibition
The oldest settlement in today’s Black Sea city of Burgas in Southeast Bulgaria – today a prehistoric settlement mound – which existed in the Late Neolithic (New Stone Age) and throughout the entire Chalcolithic (Copper Age) period, has been presented…
![50 Ancient Arrow, Spear Tips Planted, Charged Bulgarian Businessman Claims](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/iron-arrow-tips-bobokov-private-collection-bulgaria-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
50 Ancient Arrow, Spear Tips Planted, Charged Bulgarian Businessman Claims
A collection of a total of 50 ancient iron arrow and spear tips, which has brought about a criminal charge against prominent Bulgarian businessman Plamen Bobokov, had been planted in his home, Bobokov himself has alleged at the start of…
![Bulgaria Celebrates 143rd Anniversary since National Liberation from Ottoman Empire](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/monument-shipka-bulgaria-liberation-ottoman-empire-russian-turkish-war.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Bulgaria Celebrates 143rd Anniversary since National Liberation from Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria and Bulgarians around the world celebrate on Wednesday, March 3, the 143th anniversary since the country’s National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire on March 3, 1878.
![Museum of Roman City Diocletianopolis in Bulgaria's Hisarya Wins Taxation Lawsuit](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/diocletianopolis-hisarya-bulgaria-spa-resort-roman-empire-ruins.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Museum of Roman City Diocletianopolis in Bulgaria’s Hisarya Wins Taxation Lawsuit
The Museum of Archaeology in the town of Hisarya in Central South Bulgaria, which is the successor of the large Roman city of Diocletianopolis, has won a lawsuit with the Bulgarian tax authority.
![3 Newly Found Gold Rings Reveal Antiquity, Middle Ages Life in Danube Region of Northeast Bulgaria](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gold-rings-danube-river-antiquity-middle-ages-bulgaria-5.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
3 Newly Found Gold Rings Reveal Antiquity, Middle Ages Life in Danube Region of Northeast Bulgaria
Archaeologists have discovered a total of three gold rings from the Antiquity, High Middle Ages, and Late Middle Ages in diverse archaeological sites in the Danube region of Ruse in today’s Northeast Bulgaria.
![3 Gold Coins from Byzantine Empire after 1071 Battle of Manzikert Found in Bulgaria’s Lom in Almus, Lomgrad Ruins](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/byzantine-empire-gold-coins-michael-vii-doucas-lom-bulgaria-almus.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
3 Gold Coins from Byzantine Empire after 1071 Battle of Manzikert Found in Bulgaria’s Lom in Almus, Lomgrad Ruins
Archaeologists have found a small hoard of gold coins from the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) minted after the emblematic Battle of Manzikert in 1071 under Emperor Michael VII Ducas during excavations of the Ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine city…
![80 Newly Found Dugouts Offer Glimpse into 9th Century Rural Life in First Bulgarian Empire](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/first-bulgarian-empire-village-dugouts-middle-ages-8.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
80 Newly Found Dugouts Offer Glimpse into 9th Century Rural Life in First Bulgarian Empire
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 dugouts offering a glimpse into the life…
![Rare 5th Century AD Late Roman Marble Table Discovered in Petrich Kale Fortress near Bulgaria’s Varna](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/byzantine-late-roman-marble-table-petrich-kale-fortress-bulgaria.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Rare 5th Century AD Late Roman Marble Table Discovered in Petrich Kale Fortress near Bulgaria’s Varna
Archaeologists have discovered a beautiful white marble table from the 4th – 5th century AD, i.e. the Late Roman and Early Byzantine period, during excavations in one of the towers of the Petrich Kale Fortress near the Black Sea city…