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3 Species of Treasure Hunters Are Destroying Archaeology in Bulgaria’s ‘Plunder Paradise’ worth up to USD 1 Billion a Year, New Book Reveals

3 Species of Treasure Hunters Are Destroying Archaeology in Bulgaria’s ‘Plunder Paradise’ worth up to USD 1 Billion a Year, New Book Reveals

August 6, 2019 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Crime & Law, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Modern Era, Museums & Institutes, Other History, Ottoman Empire, Prehistory, Underwater Archaeology

Three “species” of treasure hunters dubbed “diggers”, “yuppies” and “super experts”, whose a total number is in the low six figures, are destroying the world archaeology and history heritage found in Bulgaria in a criminal industry worth up to 1…

Ivory Trade in Medieval Europe Spurred Rise and Fall of Viking Colonies in Greenland, Walrus DNA Study Finds

Ivory Trade in Medieval Europe Spurred Rise and Fall of Viking Colonies in Greenland, Walrus DNA Study Finds

August 8, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Archaeology (Global)

The Norse, or Viking colonies in Greenland had a near monopoly on medieval Western Europe’s trade in ivory but precisely overreliance on it may have led to their mysterious vanishing, an analysis of walrus DNA suggests.

Archaeologists Discover ‘Monumental’ Roman Era Tomb of Thracian Aristocrat in Bulgaria’s Largest Burial Mound

Archaeologists Discover ‘Monumental’ Roman Era Tomb of Thracian Aristocrat in Bulgaria’s Largest Burial Mound

July 26, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A “monumental” Roman Era tomb from the 3rd century AD which most probably belongs to an Ancient Thracian aristocrat has been discovered by archaeologists excavating the Maltepe Burial Mound near the town of Manole, outside of the city of Plovdiv,…

How Bulgaria’s Communist Regime Hid the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster from the Public Protecting Only Itself

How Bulgaria’s Communist Regime Hid the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster from the Public Protecting Only Itself

April 26, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Features, Modern Era, Other History

The world marks on April 26, 2018, the 32th year since the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the former Soviet Union, the worst catastrophe in the global history of nuclear energy, which in Communist Bulgaria was covered up from the public…

Hobby Archaeologists Find Treasure of Legendary Viking King Harald Bluetooth on Germany’s Ruegen Island in Baltic Sea

Hobby Archaeologists Find Treasure of Legendary Viking King Harald Bluetooth on Germany’s Ruegen Island in Baltic Sea

April 16, 2018 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Archaeology (Global)

Two amateur archaeologists, one of them a 13-year-old boy, have discovered a large silver treasure on Germany’s Ruegen Island in the Baltic Sea which have been associated with Harald Gormsson, aka Harald Bluetooth, one of the last Viking kings of…

Bulgaria Admitted to European Archaeological Council at Cultural Heritage Symposium in Sofia

Bulgaria Admitted to European Archaeological Council at Cultural Heritage Symposium in Sofia

March 23, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Uncategorized

Bulgaria has become the newest full-fledged member of the European Archaeological Council (Europae Archaeologiae Consilium, EAC) as the Bulgarian National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia has hosted the 19th Heritage Management Symposium of EAC.

Bulgaria’s National Institute and Museum of Archaeology Hosting 19th Symposium of European Archaeological Council

Bulgaria’s National Institute and Museum of Archaeology Hosting 19th Symposium of European Archaeological Council

March 20, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Museums & Institutes

Bulgaria’s National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia, part of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, is hosting the 19th Heritage Management Symposium of the European Archaeological Council (Europae Archaeologiae Consilium, EAC).

Global Sea Level Rise Gravely Underestimated, Tripled since Early 1990s, Study Finds

Global Sea Level Rise Gravely Underestimated, Tripled since Early 1990s, Study Finds

May 25, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Planet Earth

Rise of global sea level resulting from global warming has been largely underestimated, according to a new study. It has found that global sea level rise accelerated threefold between 1993 and 2012 – from 1.1 to 3.1 millimeters per year….

Open-Air Museum of Bulgaria’s Largest Thracian Burial Mound Nearing Completion in Maritsa Municipality

Open-Air Museum of Bulgaria’s Largest Thracian Burial Mound Nearing Completion in Maritsa Municipality

December 23, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

The construction of an information center and an open-air museum the Maltepe Mound, Bulgaria’s largest Ancient Thracian burial mound, is making steady progress and approaching completion.

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Featured in ‘The Guardian’ Article on 10 “Great European City Breaks You’ve Probably Never Thought Of”

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Featured in ‘The Guardian’ Article on 10 “Great European City Breaks You’ve Probably Never Thought Of”

September 4, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv has been featured as one of ten “Great European City Breaks You’ve Probably Never Thought Of” in an article of “The Guardian”. Author Kevin Rushby appears enchanted by Plovdiv thanks to its archaeological, historical,…

Bulgaria’s Largest Ancient Thracian Burial Mound to Get Open-Air Museum with Norway, EEA Funding

Bulgaria’s Largest Ancient Thracian Burial Mound to Get Open-Air Museum with Norway, EEA Funding

July 30, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

What is believed to be the largest Ancient Thracian burial mound in Bulgaria, the so called Maltepe Mound, an unexcavated one at that, is going to be turned into an open-air museum with government funding from Norway and European Economic…

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