Bulgaria’s Largest Thracian Mound Proves to Be Tower Tomb Like in Petra, Palmyra, Likely of Roman Emperor Philip I the Arab
The massive 3rd century AD Antiquity building exposed in July 2018 underneath the Maltepe Mound, Bulgaria’s largest Ancient Thracian burial mound ever, has turned out to be a tower tomb like the ones in ancient Middle East cities such as…
Bulgarian Archaeologist Joins ‘Prehistoric’ Black Sea, Mediterranean Voyage with Reed Boat Built by Uru from Lake Titicaca
Teodor Rokov, an archeologist from the Varna Museum of Archaeology, will represent Bulgaria in the ABORA IV expedition exploring the prehistoric contacts of the civilizations in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean through an experimental voyage with a reed…
Ancient Thracian Bird Headed Warship to Be Launched in Bulgaria’s Kazanlak by May 2019, for ‘Rose Holidays’
The long-anticipated replica of a “bird headed” Ancient Thracian warship, whose construction began over the past summer in the Central Bulgarian town of Kazanlak, will be launched in the Koprinka Water Reservoir in time for the annual “Rose Holidays” there…
Ancient Thracian ‘Bird Headed’ Warship Already under Construction in Bulgaria’s Kazanlak
A replica of a “bird headed” Ancient Thracian warship in already under construction in the Central Bulgarian town of Kazanlak, and will be launched the Koprinka Water Reservoir, whose bottom harbors the ruins of Seuthopolis, the glorious capital of the…
Ancient Egyptian Mummy with Cast Similar to One in Tutankhamun Coffin Found in Supposedly Empty Coffin in Sydney, Australia
An Ancient Egyptian mummy with a cast similar to one found inside a coffin of Tutankhamun has been discovered by accident in 2,500-year-old coffin that had been kept at Sydney University in Australia for 150 years.
Archaeologists Find Statue of Egyptian Goddess Isis, Satyr’s Head at Roman Villa, Nymphaeum in Bulgaria’s Kasnakovo
A 2nd century AD marble statue of the Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis, who was also worshipped in the wider Greco-Roman world, and a marble head of a satyr, a male companion of ancient wine god Dionysus, have been discovered by…
Bronze Age Discoveries Reveal Ancient Bulgar Capital Pliska Was Settled Much Earlier Than Middle Ages
Discoveries of a Bronze Age home and artifacts have revealed that the Ancient Bulgar city of Pliska in today’s Northeast Bulgaria, which was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018) in 680-893 AD, was settled much earlier than previously…
Renowned Egyptian Archaeologist Zahi Hawass Calls for Defying Terrorists to Protect Archaeological Heritage during Visit to Bulgaria
During a visit in Bulgaria world-famous Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass has called for defying the radical Islamic terrorists in the Middle East in order to protect the archaeological heritage of Ancient Egypt and the other ancient civilizations that existed in…
