![1st Century BC Traces of Earliest Roman Presence in Bulgaria on Danube Discovered Halfway between Major Antiquity Cities Bononia (Vidin) and Ratiaria (Archar)](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ancient-rome-republic-empire-sinagovtsi-settlement-northwest-bulgaria-ratiaria-bononia-9.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
1st Century BC Traces of Earliest Roman Presence in Bulgaria on Danube Discovered Halfway between Major Antiquity Cities Bononia (Vidin) and Ratiaria (Archar)
A vast archaeological site, which was an Ancient Roman settlement with traces from the earliest Roman presence in today’s Bulgaria in the 1st century BC and was located halfway between the large Roman Empire cities of Bononia (today’s Vidin) and…
![Silver Coin of Tsar Mihail Shishman of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by National Bank, Archaeology Museum in Replica Collection](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/medieval-bulgarian-coins-collection-tsar-mihail-shishman-silver-coin-second-bulgarian-empire.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Silver Coin of Tsar Mihail Shishman of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by National Bank, Archaeology Museum in Replica Collection
A replica of a silver coin minted by Tsar Mihail III Shishman Asen of the Second Bulgarian Empire (r. 1323 – 1330) has become the fourth coin to be released by the Mint of the Bulgarian National Bank and the…
![Ancient Bulgar Strap Decorations, Dugouts from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Found in Debnevo Fortress near Troyan](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/debnevo-fortress-middle-ages-late-antiquity-bulgarian-empire-dugouts-ancient-bulgar-decorations-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Ancient Bulgar Strap Decorations, Dugouts from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Found in Debnevo Fortress near Troyan
A wide range of archaeological structures and artifacts with a dating range from 5,000 BC until the 14th century AD – including Ancient Bulgar strap decorations and dugouts from the time of the medieval Bulgarian Empire – have been discovered…
![Silver Coin of Tsar Todor Svetoslav of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by National Bank, Archaeology Museum in Replica Collection](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tsar-teodor-svetoslav-terter-silver-coin-second-bulgarian-empire.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Silver Coin of Tsar Todor Svetoslav of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by National Bank, Archaeology Museum in Replica Collection
A replica of a silver coin minted by Tsar Todor (Teodor) Svetoslav Terter of the Second Bulgarian Empire (r. 1301 – 1322) has become the third coin to be released by the Mint of the Bulgarian National Bank and the…
![Cup-Shaped Copper Coin of Tsar Ivan Asen II of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by National Bank, Archaeology Museum in Replica Collection](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/copper-cup-shaped-coin-scyphate-medieval-replica-collection-tsar-ivan-asen-ii-bulgaria.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Cup-Shaped Copper Coin of Tsar Ivan Asen II of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by National Bank, Archaeology Museum in Replica Collection
A replica of a copper scyphate, or a cup-shaped copper coin, minted by Tsar Ivan Asen II (r. 1218 – 1241) of the Second Bulgarian Empire is the second coin to be released by the Mint of the Bulgarian National…
![Gold Coin of Tsar Ivan Asen II of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by Bulgarian National Bank, Archaeology Museum as Part of Replica Collection](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/gold-coin-perpera-hyperpyron-tsar-ivan-asen-ii-bulgarian-empire.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Gold Coin of Tsar Ivan Asen II of Second Bulgarian Empire Released by Bulgarian National Bank, Archaeology Museum as Part of Replica Collection
A replica collection of coins minted by the Tsars of the Second Bulgarian Empire has been launched in a joint project by the Mint of the Bulgarian National Bank and the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology, with the first…
![Turkish Smuggler Caught with Dozens Byzantine, Persian Gold Coins at Bulgaria-Turkey Border](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/medieval-byzantine-persian-silver-gold-coins-turkey-bulgaria-trafficking-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Turkish Smuggler Caught with Dozens Byzantine, Persian Gold Coins at Bulgaria-Turkey Border
Dozens of gold and silver coins from the Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages minted by states such as the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Persian Empire have been seized from a Turkish man at the Bulgaria –…
![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)
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…
![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)
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…
![50 Ancient Iron Arrow, Spear Tips Lead to Criminal Charge against Bulgarian Businessman](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/iron-arrow-tips-bobokov-private-collection-bulgaria.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
50 Ancient Iron Arrow, Spear Tips Lead to Criminal Charge against Bulgarian Businessman
The District Prosecutor’s Office in the Danube city of Ruse in Northeast Bulgaria has charged prominent businessman Plamen Bobokov with the illegal possession of archaeological artifacts over a total of 50 pieces of ancient weaponry, namely iron arrow and spear…
![Unknown Medieval Settlement from Second Bulgarian Empire, Bronze Age Settlement Discovered near Danube City Vidin](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/medieval-settlement-second-bulgarian-empire-vidin-danube-river-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Unknown Medieval Settlement from Second Bulgarian Empire, Bronze Age Settlement Discovered near Danube City Vidin
A previously unknown settlement from the Second Bulgarian Empire in the High Middle Ages and a layer from an Early Bronze Age settlement from the 3rd millennium BC have been discovered near the Danube city of Vidin in Northwest Bulgaria.
![Skeletons from Medieval Christian Necropolis Found on Top of Ruins of Ancient Marcianopolis in Bulgaria’s Devnya](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/devnya-marcianople-medieval-necropolis-christian-skeletons-bulgaria-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Skeletons from Medieval Christian Necropolis Found on Top of Ruins of Ancient Marcianopolis in Bulgaria’s Devnya
Three skeletons from what appears to be a medieval necropolis have been discovered during rescue archaeological excavations at the ruins of the major Roman city of Marcianopolis (Marcianople) in today’s town of Devnya in Northeast Bulgaria.
![Gold Earring from Egypt’s Fayum Mummy Portraits Discovered in Roman City Deultum in Southeast Bulgaria](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fayum-mummy-portraits-gold-earring-Roman-Egypt-Deultum-Roman-city-Burgas-Bulgaria-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Gold Earring from Egypt’s Fayum Mummy Portraits Discovered in Roman City Deultum in Southeast Bulgaria
An actual ancient gold earring which can be seen depicted in some of the so called Fayum Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt has been discovered in Southeast Bulgaria by archaeologists excavating the Ancient Roman colony Deultum near the town of…
![10th Century Cross with Jesus Christ Image, Peacock Ring Seal Found in Tuida Fortress in Bulgaria’s Sliven](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tuida-Fortress-Sliven-Bulgaria-Cross-Jesus-Christ-Christianity-Middle-Ages-7.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
10th Century Cross with Jesus Christ Image, Peacock Ring Seal Found in Tuida Fortress in Bulgaria’s Sliven
A cross with an image of Jesus Christ from the 10th century, the time of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680 – 1018) and a medieval ring seal from a peacock image are among the most interesting artifacts discovered during the…
![Traces of First Ancient Greek Colonists in 7th Century BC Found under Byzantine City at Bulgaria’s Chernomorets on Black Sea Coast](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chrysosotira-Black-Sea-Coast-Bulgaria-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Traces of First Ancient Greek Colonists in 7th Century BC Found under Byzantine City at Bulgaria’s Chernomorets on Black Sea Coast
Archaeological layers with remains from the earliest Ancient Greek colonists, or settlers, on today’s Bulgarian Black Sea coast dating back to the Archaic period in the 7th – 6th century BC have been surprisingly found by archaeologists excavating an Early…
![Speleologist Warns against Turning Caves in Bulgaria’s Strandzha Mountain into Tourist Sites](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Strandzha-Mountain.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Speleologist Warns against Turning Caves in Bulgaria’s Strandzha Mountain into Tourist Sites
It would be best not to turn the caves in the Strandzha Mountain in Southeast Bulgaria into tourist destinations because they are homes of numerous endangered biological species and a rich archaeological heritage, according to a speleologist.
![Trafficking Channel from Bulgaria to UK, Western Europe Busted, 4,600 Plundered Artifacts Seized](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Trafficking-Antiques-Bulgaria-UK-Artifacts-13.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Trafficking Channel from Bulgaria to UK, Western Europe Busted, 4,600 Plundered Artifacts Seized
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.
![New Silver Coin Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bulgarian-Academy-of-Sciences-150th-anniversary-silver-coin.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
New Silver Coin Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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.
![Silver Medieval Venetian Coins Discovered in Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Venice-Coins-Silver-Rusocastro-Fortress-Bulgaria-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Silver Medieval Venetian Coins Discovered in Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria
A total of three silver coins minted in the medieval Republic of Venice, an Italian city-state that was a major power in the Mediterranean, have been discovered in very good condition by archaeologists excavating the fortress of Rusocastro in Southeast…
![Sealed 16th Century Ottoman Looting Tunnel for Draft Animals Found inside Tower Tomb beneath Bulgaria’s Largest Thracian Burial Mound](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ottoman-Treasure-Hunting-Looting-Tunnel-Roman-Thracian-Tomb-Maltepe-Bulgaria-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Sealed 16th Century Ottoman Looting Tunnel for Draft Animals Found inside Tower Tomb beneath Bulgaria’s Largest Thracian Burial Mound
A huge tunnel for looting that fit large draft animals and was dug up in the 16th century, during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1521 – 1566) has been discovered by archaeologists inside the 3rd century…