Grand Opening of World’s Largest Historical Park Set for June 22 near Bulgaria’s Black Sea City Varna
The world’s largest “Historical Park” for cultural tourism, education, and entertainment purposes, which is located in the town of Neofit Rilski, near the Black Sea town of Varna in Northeast Bulgaria, is going to be officially opened on June 22,…
World’s Largest ‘Historical Park’ to Be Opened near Bulgaria’s Black Sea City Varna in Spring 2019
A “Historical Park” for cultural tourism, education, and entertainment purposes described as “the world’s largest and first of its kind” by its creators is going to open doors in the spring of 2019 in the town of Neofit Rilski, near…
Top 20 of the Most Popular Stories on ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com in August 2018
Following are the 20 most popular stories among the readers of ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com during the month of August 2018.
13th Century Woman Buried in Bulgaria’s Rahovets Fortress Had 12,000-Year-Old Gene Mutation of Europe’s Last Hunter-Gatherers
A 13th century woman, whose grave was discovered in 2017 in the Antiquity and medieval Rahovets Fortress in Central North Bulgaria, has turned to carry a 12,000-year-old gene mutation from Europe’s last nomads, hunter-gatherers who wandered through the continent as…
Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Likely Thracian Child Burial in Bulgaria’s Rahovets Fortress
A 3,000-year-old child burial, most likely Ancient Thracian, has been discovered at the Antiquity and medieval fortress of Rahovets near Gorna Oryahovitsa in Central North Bulgaria, providing more evidence the site had been inhabited earlier than originally thought.
Restored Model of 6,000-Year-Old Prehistoric Loom with Pre-Alphabetic Signs on Weights Shown in Bulgaria’s Gorna Oryahovitsa
A restored model of a prehistoric loom featuring replicas of real 6,000-year-old loom weights decorated with what seem to be pre-alphabetic writing signs has been showcased by the Museum of History in Bulgaria’s Gorna Oryahovitsa.
Archaeologists Find Medieval Marketplace of Rahovets Fortress near Bulgaria’s Gorna Oryahovitsa
A medieval square which hosted the marketplace of the Rahovets Fortress near the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa in Central North Bulgaria has been discovered during its 2016 summer archaeological excavations.
Bulgaria’s Gorna Oryahovitsa Starts 2016 Excavations of Ancient, Medieval Fortress Rahovets
An archaeological team has started the 2016 summer excavations of the ancient and medieval fortress Rahovets located near the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa and the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria.
Archaeologists Conserve Newly Excavated Ancient and Medieval Fortress Rahovets near Bulgaria’s Gorna Oryahovitsa
The Municipality of Gorna Oryahovitsa in Central North Bulgaria has taken steps for the temporary conservation of the ancient and medieval fortress Rahovets which was excavated in the summer of 2015, the first digs there since 1991.
Archaeologists Find Early Bronze Age Home inside Ancient and Medieval Fortress Rahovets near Bulgaria’s Gorna Oryahovitsa
A home dating back to the Early Bronze Age period has been found during the 2015 summer excavations of the ancient and medieval fortress Rahovets near the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa in Central North Bulgaria, which have been the first…
Bulgaria’s Government Grants ‘Monument of Culture’ Status to Ancient, Medieval Fortress Rahovets near Gorna Oryahovitsa
Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov has signed a decree for declaring the ancient and medieval fortress Rahovets located near the central northern town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, and the city of Veliko Tarnovo a “monument of culture of national importance”.
Rahovets Fortress Was Ancient Thracian City Zikideva, Bulgarian Archaeologist Hypothesizes
The ancient and medieval fortress Rahovets, which is being excavated near the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa in Central Northern Bulgaria, was probably the the place of the legendary Ancient Thracian city Zikideva, Bulgarian archaeologist Prof. Hitko Vachev has hypothesized.
Medieval Rahovets Fortress in Central Bulgaria Was Also Thracian Rock Shrine, Archaeological Excavations Reveal
The ancient and medieval settlement and fortress Rahovets located near the northern Bulgarian town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, and the city of Veliko Tarnovo was also used as a rock shrine by the Ancient Thracians, according to archaeologist Iliyan Petrakiev from…
Ancient, Medieval Fortress Rahovets near Bulgaria’s Gorna Oryahovitsa Promised ‘Monument of Culture’ Status
The ancient and medieval settlement and fortress Rahovets located near the northern Bulgarian town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, and the city of Veliko Tarnovo has been promised a “monument of culture” status by the Bulgarian government.
Bulgarian Archaeologists to Resume Excavations of Ancient, Medieval Rahovets Fortress 25 Years Later
Bulgarian archaeologists from the Veliko Tarnovo Regional Museum of History are going to restart the archaeological exploration of the ancient and medieval settlement and fortress Rahovets located near the northern town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, and the city of Veliko Tarnovo.
