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Prehistoric People Owned 40-Million-Year-Old Sea Urchin Fossil, Carpathian Obsidian, Neolithic Settlement in Bulgaria’s Ohoden Pushed Back to Mesolithic

Prehistoric People Owned 40-Million-Year-Old Sea Urchin Fossil, Carpathian Obsidian, Neolithic Settlement in Bulgaria’s Ohoden Pushed Back to Mesolithic

November 8, 2020 · by Ivan Dikov · in Paleontology, Prehistory

A string of exciting and mysterious finds have been discovered during the 2020 archaeological excavations of the Ohoden Neolithic settlement near the city of Vratsa in Northwest Bulgaria – including blades of obsidian from the Western Carpathian Mountains in today’s…

Discovery of 8,000-Year-Old Veiled Mother Goddess near Bulgaria’s Vidin ‘Pushes Back’ Neolithic Revolution in Europe

Discovery of 8,000-Year-Old Veiled Mother Goddess near Bulgaria’s Vidin ‘Pushes Back’ Neolithic Revolution in Europe

October 27, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

Part of a ceramic figurine depicting the head of the Mother Goddess, the earliest deity of Europe’s first agriculturalists, has been discovered by archaeologists in an 8,000-year-old Early Neolithic prehistoric settlement near the town of Mayor Uzunovo, Vidin District, close…

Archaeologists Discover Large Roman Building under Tree Where Coin Hoard Was Found, Clues of Barbarian Invasion in Bulgaria's Mezdra

Archaeologists Discover Large Roman Building under Tree Where Coin Hoard Was Found, Clues of Barbarian Invasion in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

November 22, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity

The foundations of a large Ancient Roman building which may have been burned down during a barbarian invasion in the 4th century AD have been discovered in the town of Mezdra in Northwest Bulgaria after local archaeologists began rescue excavations…

Roman Coin Hoard Found by Chance under Tree 'Confirms' Existence of Roman Town in Bulgaria's Mezdra

Roman Coin Hoard Found by Chance under Tree ‘Confirms’ Existence of Roman Town in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

November 10, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity

A coin hoard of Ancient Roman silver coins, which has been discovered by accident in the roots of a large tree in the town of Mezdra in Northwest Bulgaria, according to archaeologists, confirms the previously hypothesized existence of a Roman…

Finds in Bulgaria’s Ohoden Show ‘Mediterranean’, ‘Proto-European’ People Formed Joint Prehistoric Civilization in Southeast Europe, Archaeologist Says

Finds in Bulgaria’s Ohoden Show ‘Mediterranean’, ‘Proto-European’ People Formed Joint Prehistoric Civilization in Southeast Europe, Archaeologist Says

December 19, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

Recent archaeological discoveries made in the Early Neolithic archaeological site Valoga near Ohoden in Northwest Bulgaria demonstrate that people from two anthropological groups, the Mediterranean and the “Proto-European”, came together to peacefully form a joint prehistoric civilization in Southeast Europe,…

Necropolis with Rich Inventories from Second Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Bulgaria’s Vratsa

Necropolis with Rich Inventories from Second Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Bulgaria’s Vratsa

September 12, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages

A necropolis from the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), i.e. the High Middle Ages, containing rich funeral inventories of silver and copper jewels has been discovered as a result of construction, and has been excavated by archaeologists in…

Archaeologists Discover 8,000-Year-Old Stone Structure, Obsidian from Armenia in Prehistoric Settlement in Bulgaria’s Ohoden

Archaeologists Discover 8,000-Year-Old Stone Structure, Obsidian from Armenia in Prehistoric Settlement in Bulgaria’s Ohoden

August 4, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

An 8,000-year-old stone structure and an obsidian artifact of the same age which appears to have originated in Armenia have been discovered during the 2016 excavations of the prehistoric settlement located in an area known as Valoga near Ohoden, Vratsa…

Archaeologist Finds 7,000-Year-Old Chalcolithic Bakery at Kaleto Fortress in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

Archaeologist Finds 7,000-Year-Old Chalcolithic Bakery at Kaleto Fortress in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

October 22, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

A relatively well-preserved prehistoric bakery from the Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age) has been discovered during the recent excavations of the Kaleto Fortress in the northwestern Bulgarian town of Mezdra.

Archaeologist Discovers Chalcolithic Home, Thracian, Roman Structures at Kaleto Fortress in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

Archaeologist Discovers Chalcolithic Home, Thracian, Roman Structures at Kaleto Fortress in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

October 9, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Prehistory

A burned down building from the Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age) as well as structures and artifacts from the same period and from the time of Ancient Thrace and Ancient Rome / the Roman Empire have been discovered during the 2015…

Bulgaria’s Vratsa, Romania’s Dobrosloveni Sign Joint Project for Open-Air Archaeological Museums in Ohoden, Resca

Bulgaria’s Vratsa, Romania’s Dobrosloveni Sign Joint Project for Open-Air Archaeological Museums in Ohoden, Resca

September 10, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Prehistory

Vratsa Municipality in Northwest Bulgaria and the Romanian commune Dobrosloveni have signed a partnership agreement for seeking EU funding for a joint project providing for the creation of open-air museums at the archaeological sites Valoga in Bulgaria’s Ohoden and Malva…

Bulgaria’s Vratsa Seeks EU Funding for Open-Air Museum at Early Neolithic Site Ohoden

Bulgaria’s Vratsa Seeks EU Funding for Open-Air Museum at Early Neolithic Site Ohoden

August 19, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Prehistory

Vratsa Municipality in Northwest Bulgaria has drafted a joint cultural tourism project with a partner in Romania in order to seek EU funding for creating an open-air museum at the Early Neolithic site Valoga near the town of Ohoden.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Begin 2015 Excavations of Early Neolithic Site Ohoden

Bulgarian Archaeologists Begin 2015 Excavations of Early Neolithic Site Ohoden

July 2, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

Archaeologists from the Regional Museum of History in the northwestern Bulgarian city of Vratsa have started their 14th annual excavations of one of Europe’s first human settlements – the Early Neolithic site near the town of Ohoden, lead archaeologist Georgi…

Bulgaria’s Vratsa Acquires Early Neolithic Archaeological Site near Ohoden to Build Open-Air Museum

Bulgaria’s Vratsa Acquires Early Neolithic Archaeological Site near Ohoden to Build Open-Air Museum

April 11, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Prehistory

Vratsa Municipality in Northwest Bulgaria has gained ownership over the archaeological site Valoga near the town of Ohoden, which harbors the remains of a unique Early Neolithic settlement said to represent Europe’s earliest agricultural civilization.

Flooding Threatens Unique Early Neolithic Settlement in Ohoden in Northwest Bulgaria

March 31, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Prehistory

The archaeological excavation site of the unique Early Neolithic settlement near the town of Ohoden in Northwest Bulgaria, which is seen as representing what might be Europe’s earliest civilization, is under threat of being flooded by the Skat River.

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