Largest Early Christian Basilica in Rhodope Mountains Discovered in Rock City Perperikon in Southern Bulgaria
What appears to have been the largest Early Christian temple in the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria has been discovered by archaeologists in the prehistoric, ancient, and medieval rock city of Perperikon (also known as Perperik or Perperek).
Archaeologists Find 14th Century Byzantine Gold Coin in Kaliakra Cape Fortress on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast
A Byzantine gold coin minted between 1305 and 1320 has been discovered by archaeologists excavating the picturesque Kaliakra Cape Fortress on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast near the town of Kavarna.
5 Treasure Hunters Arrested While ‘Trenching’ Late Antiquity Settlement with Tractor near Bulgaria’s Petarnitsa
A group of five treasure hunters has been arrested on the spot while plowing a field where a Late Antiquity and early medieval settlement was located near the town of Petarnitsa, Pleven District, in Northern Bulgaria, in order to extract archaeological…
Archaeologists Find Medieval Inn ‘with Brothel’ in Kastritsi Fortress on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast
A large 14th century inn, which might possibly also have been a “brothel”, has been discovered during the 2016 summer excavations of the Kastritsi Fortress located close to the Euxinograd Palace, a residence of the Bulgarian government, on the Black…
History Museum in Bulgaria’s Burgas Invites Visitors to Observe Its Summer 2016 Archaeological Excavations
The Regional Museum of History in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas has invited history and archaeology lovers to observe some of its 2016 archaeological excavations in progress.
Archaeologists Find Eastern Fortress Gate of Rock City Perperikon in Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains
The ruins of what was the eastern gate of the fortress of the prehistoric, ancient, and medieval rock city of Perperikon (also known as Perperek or Perperik) in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, near the city of Kardzhali in Southern Bulgaria,…
Archaeologists to Resume Excavations of Half-Sunken Ancient Black Sea City Byzone near Bulgaria’s Kaliakra Cape after 10-Year Break
Bulgarian archaeologists are going to resume, after a ten-year pause, the excavations of the ancient and medieval Black Sea city Byzone, the predecessor of today’s town of Kavarna, also known as Karnava in the Middle Ages, part of which collapsed…
Medieval Clothing in Second Bulgarian Empire Unveiled by Artist in Book Based on Archaeological Research
Detailed reconstructions of medieval clothing from Bulgaria in the High and Late Middle Ages which are based on profound archaeological research have been unveiled in a book by Bulgarian artist and designer Kalina Atanasova.
Goths Burned Down Ancient City Aquae Calidae in 4th Century AD, Bulgarian Archaeologists Conclude
The latest archaeological excavations in the ancient spa resort Aquae Calidae, known as Thermopolis in the Middle Ages, whose ruins stand today in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas, have led the archaeologists to conclude that massive 4th century…
Battle of Klokotnitsa – 1230
The Battle of Klokotnitsa occurred on March 9, 1230 AD, near the town of Klokotnitsa (in today’s Haskovo District in Southern Bulgaria). In the Battle of Klokotnitsa, the inferior forces of Tsar Ivan Asen II (r. 1218-1241 AD), ruler of…
Tsar Ivan Asen II’s Inscription – Holy Forty Martyrs Church – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Tsar Ivan Asen II’s Inscription in the Holy Forty Martyrs Church: In order to commemorate the Battle of Klokotnitsa, the Bulgarian Emperor had an inscription carved in one of the marble columns of the Church “Holy Forty Martyrs” in the…
Archaeologists Show Early Ottoman Coins Carried by Turkish Soldier during Late 14th Century Attack on Bulgaria’s Targovishte
Six early Ottoman silver coins which were discovered together with the skeleton of a Turkish soldier killed in an attack of the Bulgarian fortress Kosovo (ancient Missionis / Krum’s Fortress), today’s city of Targovishte, have been showcased by archaeologists.
Bulgaria’s National Institute & Museum of Archaeology Publishes Catalog of Exhibition on ‘Female Beauty over the Centuries’
Bulgaria’s National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia has published a catalog of its current dedicated to the exhibition “A Mirror of Time: Female Beauty over the Centuries”.
Archaeologists Find Structures, Artifacts from Iron Age to Late Middle Ages in Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas
A wide range of archaeological structures and artifacts from the periods between the Early Iron Age until the Late Middle Ages have been discovered during the ongoing 2016 excavations of the ancient spa resort Aquae Calidae, known as Thermopolis in…
Replica of Crown of Medieval Bulgarian Empresses Unveiled by National Museum of History
Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia has unveiled a full-fledged replica of the gold crown worn by Tsaritsa’s (Empresses) of the medieval Bulgarian Empire in the High and Late Middle Ages.
Bulgaria Marks 775th Year since Passing of Tsar Ivan Asen II, Most Powerful Ruler of Second Bulgarian Empire
Bulgaria marked on Friday, June 24, 2016, the 775th year since the passing of Tsar Ivan Asen II (r. 1218-1241) known as the most powerful and successful ruler of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396).
Archaeologists to Study Unexplored Fortress Walls of Ancient Missionis near Bulgaria’s Targovishte
The 2016 summer excavations of the Early Byzantine and medieval Bulgarian city of Missionis located near Targovishte in Northeast Bulgaria, which was known as Krum’s Fortress and Kosovo in the Middle Ages, are going to provide for the further study…
Silver Coins from Second Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Rock City Perperikon near Kardzhali
Two silver coins of Tsar Ivan Alexander (r. 1331-1371), ruler of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396), have been discovered in the prehistoric, ancient, and medieval rock city of Perperikon in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, near the city of Kardzhali in…
Restoration of Trapesitsa Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Features Interactive Exhibition Center
The ongoing project for the partial archaeological restoration of the Trapesitsa Fortress in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, the modern-day successor of the medieval Bulgarian capital Tarvnograd, has provided for the construction of an interactive exhibition center.
Archaeologists Start First Ever Excavations of Buzovo Kale Fortress near Bulgaria’s Kazanlak
A team of archaeologists has started the first ever excavations of the Early Byzantine, and medieval Bulgarian fortress of Buzovo Kale near the towns of Buzovgrad and Kazanlak in Central Bulgaria.
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.
2016 Excavations of Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis in Bulgaria’s Burgas to Help Expand Preserve’s Exhibition Space
The 2016 summer excavations of the ancient spa resort Aquae Calidae, known as Thermopolis in the Middle Ages, in the Vetren Quarter of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas have started with the goal of researching a plot designated…
Archaeologists Discover Grave of Medieval Bulgarian Princess ‘Built Into’ Foundations of Stone Church near Botevgrad
The grave of a female aristocrat from the Shishman Dynasty which ruled the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396) in its last few decades before it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks has been discovered during the excavations of the old church…
