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Medieval Fortress Wall, Lady’s Ring with Crystal Discovered in Rescue Digs in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad

Medieval Fortress Wall, Lady’s Ring with Crystal Discovered in Rescue Digs in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad

November 26, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

A fortress wall from the medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian town of Stanimachos / Stanimaka has been discovered in the southern Bulgarian town of Asenovgrad, together with luxury sgraffito ceramics and lady’s ring with a crystal.

History Museum in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad Saw 7,000 Visitors in 2016

History Museum in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad Saw 7,000 Visitors in 2016

January 14, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Modern Era, Other History

The Museum of History in the picturesque town of Asenovgrad, which is more known for the well preserved medieval Asen’s Fortress (“Asenova Krepost”), had over 7,000 visitors in 2016.

2nd Century BC Ancient Thracian Rock Vessel for Winemaking, Rituals Found near Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad

2nd Century BC Ancient Thracian Rock Vessel for Winemaking, Rituals Found near Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad

September 9, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A rock vessel which was used by the Ancient Thracians for winemaking and wine rituals has been found in the bed of the Chaya River near the town of Asenovgrad, in the northern part of the Rhodope Mountains in Southern…

Medieval Asen’s Fortress in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad Saw Fewer Tourists in 2015 Because of Collapsed Mountain Road

Medieval Asen’s Fortress in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad Saw Fewer Tourists in 2015 Because of Collapsed Mountain Road

January 25, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Christianity, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

One of Bulgaria’s famous medieval landmarks, Asen’s Fortress (Asenova Krepost) in the southern town of Asenovgrad, saw a decline in the number of visitors it had in 2015, apparently because it has become less accessible after the road leading up…

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Medieval Necropolis with More Skeletons with Posthumous Mutilations at Upper Voden Fortress

March 31, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Middle Ages

А medieval necropolis with a total of 22 skeletons, some of which buried with precautionary rituals against their takeover by evil forces (such as vampirism), has been found during the recent excavations of the 11th century Gorni Voden (“Upper Voden”)…

Earliest Human Settlement at Medieval Asen’s Fortress Dating to 7th Millenium BC, Bulgarian Archaeologists Reveal

March 25, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Prehistory

The area around the medieval Asen’s Fortress near the town of Asenovgrad in Southern Bulgaria has been inhabited since around the 7th-6th millennium BC, local archaeologists have revealed during a presentation of their finds from the 2014 summer excavations.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Ancient Pithoi, Medieval Byzantine Seals at Upper Voden Fortress

March 19, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

Several ancient pithoi (large clay vessels for food and drinks) as well as medieval lead seals belonging to Byzantine dignitaries have been discovered by Bulgarian archaeologists in the excavations of the Upper Voden Fortress, also known as Voden or Votina,…

Bulgarian Archaeologists Unearth Neolithic Bone Needle, 100-Meter Fortress Wall at Medieval Asen’s Fortress

March 19, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire, Prehistory

A bone needle from the Neolithic as well as the uncovering of 110-meter fortress wall are some of the latest discoveries made by archaeologists at the medieval Bulgarian fortress known as Asen’s Fortress (Asenova Krepost) in Southern Bulgaria.

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