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Trafficking Channel from Bulgaria to UK, Western Europe Busted, 4,600 Plundered Artifacts Seized

Trafficking Channel from Bulgaria to UK, Western Europe Busted, 4,600 Plundered Artifacts Seized

October 30, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Crime & Law

The Bulgarian and the British police have arrested a total of 9 people for running a trafficking channel for the illegal exports of antiques and archaeological artifacts plundered by treasure hunters in Bulgaria.

Coin Indicates Second Bulgarian Empire Gained Control over Thessaloniki (Salonica) in Mid 13th Century, Collector, Archaeologists Hypothesize

Coin Indicates Second Bulgarian Empire Gained Control over Thessaloniki (Salonica) in Mid 13th Century, Collector, Archaeologists Hypothesize

May 19, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

Thessaloniki (also known in English as Salonica or Thessalonica), the second largest city in today’s Greece and the second most important city of the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Ages, may have come under the control of the Second Bulgarian…

USD 1 Billion Worth of Archaeological Artifacts Smuggled Out of Bulgaria Annually, Archaeologist Claims

USD 1 Billion Worth of Archaeological Artifacts Smuggled Out of Bulgaria Annually, Archaeologist Claims

April 6, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Crime & Law

The archaeological artifacts extracted and exported from Bulgaria through treasure hunting and illegal trafficking of antiques are worth about USD 1 billion annually, according to Assoc. Prof. Konstantin Dochev, head of the Veliko Tarnovo Office of the Sofia-based National Institute…

Ancient Thracian Gold Laurel Wreath Which May Have Originated in Ancient Troy Turned In to Bulgaria’s National Museum of History

Ancient Thracian Gold Laurel Wreath Which May Have Originated in Ancient Troy Turned In to Bulgaria’s National Museum of History

December 17, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

An authentic Ancient Thracian gold laurel wreath, which most probably had been dug up by treasure hunters somewhere in Southern Bulgaria and smuggled abroad, has been turned in to the National Museum of History in Sofia.

Bulgaria’s National Museum of History Shows Newly Discovered Artifacts from Urvich Fortress

Bulgaria’s National Museum of History Shows Newly Discovered Artifacts from Urvich Fortress

July 1, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria’s National Museum of History has released photos of some of the artifacts discovered in the recently completed first phase of the 2015 archaeological excavations in the Urvich Fortress, a major stronghold in the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396) located 15…

Archaeologists Find Thracian Arrow, Unfinished Medieval Ring in Urvich Fortress near Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia

Archaeologists Find Thracian Arrow, Unfinished Medieval Ring in Urvich Fortress near Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia

June 21, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

An Ancient Thracian arrow (spear tip) from the 5th century BC, and an unfinished medieval ring still in its cast have been found together with other medieval artifacts during the recently resumed archaeological excavations in the Urvich Fortress, a major…

Mysterious Benefactor from Maryland Returns Thracian Ax Labrys Smuggled from Bulgaria to USA

Mysterious Benefactor from Maryland Returns Thracian Ax Labrys Smuggled from Bulgaria to USA

March 14, 2014 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Crime & Law

An Ancient Thracian labrys, a battle ax, which had apparently been smuggled out of Bulgaria to the United States, has been returned by a mysterious benefactor from the state of Maryland, who has shipped it with an anonymous parcel to…

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