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Odd 8,000-Year-Old Neolithic Burials, Oldest in Sofia Valley, Discovered in Bulgaria’s Capital

Odd 8,000-Year-Old Neolithic Burials, Oldest in Sofia Valley, Discovered in Bulgaria’s Capital

October 20, 2020 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

A total of four Neolithic burials from almost 8,000 years ago, which are both peculiar and the earliest graves to have even been found in the Sofia Valley, have been discovered by archaeologists in the Slatina Neolithic Settlement in what…

New Silver Coin Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

New Silver Coin Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

September 16, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Modern Era, Museums & Institutes, Other History, Ottoman Empire

The Bulgarian National Bank has issued a silver coin commemorating the 150th anniversary since the founding of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, which was established back in 1869, seven years before Bulgaria’s Liberation from the Ottoman Empire.

7,600-Year-Old Mother's Grave from Early Neolithic Discovered in Slatina Settlement in Bulgaria’s Sofia

7,600-Year-Old Mother’s Grave from Early Neolithic Discovered in Slatina Settlement in Bulgaria’s Sofia

May 28, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

A 7,600-year-old grave, most probably of a mother buried with her child, from the Early Neolithic has been discovered by archaeologists excavating the prehistoric Slatina Settlement in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia.

Famous 7.2-Million-Year-Old Pre-Human Tooth Found by 10-Year-Old, Shown First Time Ever by Paleontology Museum in Bulgaria’s Chirpan

Famous 7.2-Million-Year-Old Pre-Human Tooth Found by 10-Year-Old, Shown First Time Ever by Paleontology Museum in Bulgaria’s Chirpan

December 28, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Paleontology, Prehistory

The already world famous 7.24-million-year-old tooth of a pre-human species, Graecopithecus freybergi, discovered near Chirpan, Stara Zagora District, in Southern Bulgaria, has been showcased for the public for the first time ever by the Chirpan Musem of Paleontology.

Bulgaria Marks 135th Birthday of Renowned Archaeologist, Controversial Politician Bogdan Filov

Bulgaria Marks 135th Birthday of Renowned Archaeologist, Controversial Politician Bogdan Filov

April 15, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Modern Era, Other History

On April 10, 2018, Bulgaria has marked the 135th anniversary since the birth of Bogdan Filov (1883 – 1945), one of the most renowned Bulgarian archaeologists from the first half of the 20th century, and a controversial politician who as Prime…

Orpheus’ Lyre Rock Engraving Discovered in Bulgaria’s Eastern Rhodope Mountains

Orpheus’ Lyre Rock Engraving Discovered in Bulgaria’s Eastern Rhodope Mountains

October 10, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A small rock relief which is alleged to depict the lyre of Orpheus, the mythical Ancient Thracian musician and poet, has been found engraved in a rock cavern in the so called Eagles’ Rocks in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains near…

7.2-Million-Year-Old Pre-Human Remains Found in Bulgaria, Greece Show First Pre-Humans Developed in Balkans, Not Africa

7.2-Million-Year-Old Pre-Human Remains Found in Bulgaria, Greece Show First Pre-Humans Developed in Balkans, Not Africa

May 23, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Paleontology, Prehistory

In-depth research by an international team of scholars of two roughly 7.2-million-old pre-human fossils discovered in Bulgaria and Greece demonstrates that the split of the human lineage occurred in the Balkans, and not in Africa, as conventionally thought.

Sofia Awards Bulgarian Archaeologist Vasil Nikolov for Discoveries in Slatina Neolithic Settlement

Sofia Awards Bulgarian Archaeologist Vasil Nikolov for Discoveries in Slatina Neolithic Settlement

January 13, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Museums & Institutes, Prehistory

Renowned Bulgarian archaeologist Prof. Vasil Nikolov has been awarded by Sofia Municipality for his long-term research and continuing discoveries of the 8,000-year-old Slatina Neolithic Settlement.

Archaeologist Vasil Nikolov Elected Vice President of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Archaeologist Vasil Nikolov Elected Vice President of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

January 9, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Museums & Institutes

Renowned Bulgarian archaeologist Prof. Vasil Nikolov has been elected as one of the three new Vice Presidents of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).

Renowned Historians Seek Major Changes in History Textbooks, Say Bulgaria Was Established in 165 AD

Renowned Historians Seek Major Changes in History Textbooks, Say Bulgaria Was Established in 165 AD

December 18, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages, Modern Era, Other History

A number of renowned Bulgarian historians have come together in a rare initiative asking the Bulgarian Ministry of Education for major corrections in history textbooks based on recent findings, including the fact that Bulgaria was established in 165 AD, not…

Bulgarian Archaeologists Seeking Constantine the Great Statue, Roman Building from Ancient Serdica in Downtown Sofia

Bulgarian Archaeologists Seeking Constantine the Great Statue, Roman Building from Ancient Serdica in Downtown Sofia

July 11, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages

A statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 AD), a massive Roman building, and Roman inscriptions are some of the finds that the Bulgarian archaeologists might come across in the recently started excavations of the St. Nedelya Square…

Archaeologists Start Search for Roman Forum of Ancient Serdica in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia

Archaeologists Start Search for Roman Forum of Ancient Serdica in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia

July 6, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

A team of Bulgarian archaeologists has started excavating the parking lot of a five-star hotel in downtown Sofia in search for the Roman forum of the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Serdica.

Construction Workers Busting Ruins of Ancient Thracian and Roman City Serdica in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia, Report Says

Construction Workers Busting Ruins of Ancient Thracian and Roman City Serdica in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia, Report Says

June 11, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

Construction workers rehabilitating part of the downtown of the Bulgarian capital Sofia seem to be damaging the ruins of the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Serdica, a newspaper report alarms.

Bulgaria’s Culture Ministry Awards Renowned Archaeologists on Day of Bulgarian Script and Culture

Bulgaria’s Culture Ministry Awards Renowned Archaeologists on Day of Bulgarian Script and Culture

May 23, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Antiquity, Middle Ages, Modern Era, Prehistory

Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov has awarded several renowned Bulgarian archaeologists, among other intellectuals, for their contribution to the nation’s spiritual development on the occasion of May 24, the Day of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, which is celebrated…

Archaeologists Find Huge Prehistoric Homes Burned Deliberately by Dwellers at Early Neolithic City in Bulgaria’s Mursalevo

Archaeologists Find Huge Prehistoric Homes Burned Deliberately by Dwellers at Early Neolithic City in Bulgaria’s Mursalevo

May 13, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Prehistory

Huge two-storey houses which were deliberately set on fire by their inhabitants have been unearthed at the 8,000-year-old Early Neolithic site excavated by Bulgarian archaeologists near the town of Mursalevo, Kocherinovo Municipality, in Southwest Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Archaeologists to Search for Roman Forum of Ancient Serdica in Sofia’s Downtown

Bulgarian Archaeologists to Search for Roman Forum of Ancient Serdica in Sofia’s Downtown

May 4, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A team of Bulgarian archaeologists is going to excavate the parking lot of a five-star hotel in downtown Sofia in search for the Roman forum of the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Serdica.

Archaeologists Discover Late Neolithic Graves in Prehistoric Settlement in Bulgaria’s Mursalevo

May 2, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Prehistory

Several graves from the Late Neolithic period have been discovered by the archaeologists conducting the rescue excavations of the 8,000-year-old Early Neolithic city near Mursalevo in Southwest Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find 3rd Skeleton in Ancient Thracian Child Sacrifice Pit, Enlist Scottish Osteoarchaeologist for Research

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find 3rd Skeleton in Ancient Thracian Child Sacrifice Pit, Enlist Scottish Osteoarchaeologist for Research

April 20, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Prehistory

The skeleton of a third child sacrificed by Ancient Thracians has been discovered by Bulgarian archaeologists in the same ritual pit at the prehistoric site near Bulgaria’s Mursalevo where last week they found the remains of two Thracian child skeletons.

Renowned Bulgarian Archaeologist Prof. Henrieta Todorova Has Passed Away at 82

Renowned Bulgarian Archaeologist Prof. Henrieta Todorova Has Passed Away at 82

April 15, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Archaeologists, Prehistory

Renowned Bulgarian archaeologist, Prof. Henrieta Todorova from the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology, famous for her research of some of Europe’s earliest sites with traces of civilized prehistoric life (found in Northeast Bulgaria), has passed away at the age…

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Ancient Thracian Child Sacrifice during Excavations of Early Neolithic City at Mursalevo

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Ancient Thracian Child Sacrifice during Excavations of Early Neolithic City at Mursalevo

April 15, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Prehistory

Archaeologists conduct the rescue excavations at the the 8,000-year-old Early Neolithic city at Mursalevo in Southwest Bulgaria, which also contains ritual pits from the time of Ancient Thrace, have discovered the remains of two children sacrificed by the Ancient Thracians.

Archaeologists Start Excavating Previously Unexplored Late Antiquity Fortress near Bulgaria’s Banya

Archaeologists Start Excavating Previously Unexplored Late Antiquity Fortress near Bulgaria’s Banya

April 14, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

For the first time Bulgarian archaeologists have started excavating a previously unexplored Late Antiquity fortress known as Kaleto near the central Bulgarian town of Banya, Panagyurishte Municipality.

Archaeologists Resume Rescue Excavations of 8,000-Year-Old Prehistoric Settlement near Bulgaria’s Mursalevo

April 4, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Prehistory

A team of Bulgarian archaeologists has resumed the rescue excavations of the unique Early Neolithic settlement near the southwestern town of Mursalevo, Kocherinovo Municipality, which they discovered in April-May 2015 as they were carrying out rescue digs along the route…

Bulgarian, Romanian Archaeologists Find Sunken Wooden Ships, Soviet U-Boats in Underwater Explorations

March 4, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Other History, Ottoman Empire, Prehistory, Underwater Archaeology

Bulgarian and Romanian archaeologists have discovered a number of exciting objects off the Black Sea coast as a result of an underwater archaeology project.

Underwater Archaeology Harbors Great Tourism Potential for Bulgaria, Expert Says

February 18, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Modern Era, Ottoman Empire, Prehistory, Underwater Archaeology

Underwater archaeology and the respective cultural tourism that it inspires could be the next big thing for Bulgaria as far as alternative tourism is concerned, according to an expert.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Freeze Rescue Excavations of Newly Found Early Neolithic Settlement near Mursalevo

Bulgarian Archaeologists Freeze Rescue Excavations of Newly Found Early Neolithic Settlement near Mursalevo

November 30, 2014 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Thrace, Prehistory

The team of Bulgarian archaeologists conducting rescue digs at the Early Neolithic settlement near Mursalevo, which they found in May 2014, has frozen its excavations along the route of the Struma Highway for the winter period.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Early Neolithic Settlement in Highway Construction Rescue Excavations

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Early Neolithic Settlement in Highway Construction Rescue Excavations

May 10, 2014 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Prehistory

A unique Early Neothlithic settlement dating to about 5,800 BC has been discovered by a team of Bulgarian archaeologists led by Prof. Vasil Nikolov, who are conducting rescue excavations near the town of Mursalevo, Kocherinovo Municipality, in Southwest Bulgaria, along…

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