![First Ever Synagogue from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Trapesitsa Fortress in Old Capital Veliko Tarnovo](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Synagogue-Trapesitsa-Fortress-Veliko-Tarnovo-Bulgaria-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
First Ever Synagogue from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Trapesitsa Fortress in Old Capital Veliko Tarnovo
The first known synagogue from the times of the medieval Bulgarian Empire has been discovered by archaeologists excavating the Trapesitsa Fortress in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, the successor of Tarnovgrad, which was capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in…
![‘Extremely Rare’ Wall Tower Discovered in Medieval Trapesitsa Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Trapesitsa-Fortress-Veliko-Tarnovo-Bulgaria-Fortress-Tower-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
‘Extremely Rare’ Wall Tower Discovered in Medieval Trapesitsa Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo
A previously unknown fortress tower described as an “extremely rare facility” has been discovered by archaeologists excavating the Trapesitsa Fortress in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria.
![Baby Burial in Clay Pot Found in 1330s Church in Trapesitsa Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Baby-Burial-Church-22-Trapesitsa-Fortress-Second-Bulgarian-Empire-Veliko-Tarnovo-Bulgaria-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Baby Burial in Clay Pot Found in 1330s Church in Trapesitsa Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo
An odd burial in which a very young child, or a baby, was buried inside a clay pot has been discovered together with over 50 other graves under the floor of a 14th century church in the Trapesitsa Fortress in…
![Archaeologists Find Gild Mosaic Cubes in Agathopolis on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast, Prove It Was Older than Known](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Gold-plated-mosaic-cubes-tesserae-ancient-Agathopolis.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Archaeologists Find Gild Mosaic Cubes in Agathopolis on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast, Prove It Was Older than Known
Two small gold-coated mosaic cubes, also known as tesserae, from the Early Christian period are the most interesting find from the 2018 summer excavations in the ancient Black Sea town of Agathopolis near today’s Bulgarian town of Ahtopol, according to…