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Disc-Like Copper Ingots Found in Ancient Shipwreck at Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast Similar to Gelidonya, Uluburun Shipwrecks of Mediterranean Turkey

Disc-Like Copper Ingots Found in Ancient Shipwreck at Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast Similar to Gelidonya, Uluburun Shipwrecks of Mediterranean Turkey

April 18, 2020 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Underwater Archaeology

A set of ancient copper ingots shaped as discs have been found in a shipwreck near a Black Sea cape in Southeast Bulgaria shedding light on the maritime trade of the Ancient Thracians during the Late Bronze Age (second half…

Speleologist Warns against Turning Caves in Bulgaria’s Strandzha Mountain into Tourist Sites

Speleologist Warns against Turning Caves in Bulgaria’s Strandzha Mountain into Tourist Sites

November 16, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Antiquity, Speleology, Wildlife & Nature

It would be best not to turn the caves in the Strandzha Mountain in Southeast Bulgaria into tourist destinations because they are homes of numerous endangered biological species and a rich archaeological heritage, according to a speleologist.

Fundraising for 'Rescue' of 7 Stolen ‘Royal’ Icons under Way in Bulgaria's Burgas

Fundraising for ‘Rescue’ of 7 Stolen ‘Royal’ Icons under Way in Bulgaria’s Burgas

November 9, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Christianity, Crime & Law

The Regional Museum of History in Bulgaria’s Burgas and the local bureau of the Bulgarian National Radio have launched a campaign to raise money for the restoration of a total of 7 large “royal” icons which were recovered from thieves…

Hoard of 18th Century Ottoman, Western European Coins Found in Treasure Pot in Bulgaria’s Black Sea Town Ahtopol

Hoard of 18th Century Ottoman, Western European Coins Found in Treasure Pot in Bulgaria’s Black Sea Town Ahtopol

October 28, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

A hoard of 854 silver and gold coins from the Ottoman Empire and Western Europe from the mid-18th century as well as jewelry have been discovered by archaeologists hidden in a treasure pot in late medieval ruins in the Bulgarian…

Large Sunken Island Existed off Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast till Middle Ages, According to Roman Era Maps, Geomorphology Research

Large Sunken Island Existed off Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast till Middle Ages, According to Roman Era Maps, Geomorphology Research

May 14, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Underwater Archaeology

A sizable but now destroyed and/or sunken island – likely the size of Greece’s Aegean island of Thasos – existed in the Black Sea off the southern Black Sea coast of today’s Bulgaria but disappeared as a result of natural…

Early Byzantium’s Haemimontus Province on Bulgaria’s Southern Black Sea Coast Presented in New Book Based on 8 Years of Excavations

Early Byzantium’s Haemimontus Province on Bulgaria’s Southern Black Sea Coast Presented in New Book Based on 8 Years of Excavations

April 24, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

A new book presents findings about the Haemimontus province of the Early Byzantine Empire in the Late Antiquity (5th – 7th century AD) based on 8 years of archaeological field research of fortresses and settlements on the southern Black Sea…

Weird Medieval Funeral of Woman Buried Face Down, Hands Tied on Back, Discovered in Nebet Tepe Fortress in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

Weird Medieval Funeral of Woman Buried Face Down, Hands Tied on Back, Discovered in Nebet Tepe Fortress in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

March 25, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

A weird medieval funeral in which a woman was buried face down, with hands tied on her back, has been discovered by archaeologists in a necropolis in the Ancient Thracian and Ancient Roman Nebet Tepe Fortress in the southern Bulgarian…

Archaeologists Find Alexander the Great, Lysimachus’ Iron-Making Center, Strategos Residence under Thracian Mound in Southeast Bulgaria

Archaeologists Find Alexander the Great, Lysimachus’ Iron-Making Center, Strategos Residence under Thracian Mound in Southeast Bulgaria

October 23, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,300-year-old facility for iron production and a provincial governor’s residence – which appear to have been used by Emperor Alexander the Great and his successor in Thrace, Lysimachus – underneath what originally seemed like an Ancient…

Archaeologists Discover Bronze Legs of Mounted Statue in Imperial Cult Temple in Roman Colony Deultum near Bulgaria’s Debelt

Archaeologists Discover Bronze Legs of Mounted Statue in Imperial Cult Temple in Roman Colony Deultum near Bulgaria’s Debelt

August 5, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity

A well preserved lower part of an Antiquity bronze statue consisted of two legs has been discovered during archaeological excavations in the Temple of the Imperial Cult in the Ancient Roman colony Deultum near the town of Debelt in Southeast…

Bulgarian Minister Invokes ‘Vampires’ Found in 2004 near Deultum Archaeological Preserve to Promote Cultural Tourism

Bulgarian Minister Invokes ‘Vampires’ Found in 2004 near Deultum Archaeological Preserve to Promote Cultural Tourism

June 26, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

In a statement referring to an otherwise noteworthy archaeological discovery made back in 2004 near Bulgaria’s Debelt and the Deultum – Debelt Archaeological Preserve, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has vowed to use 17 “vampires” whose skeletons were found there in…

Fully Renovated Archaeological Preserve of Ancient Roman Colony Deultum Opened near Debelt in Southeast Bulgaria

Fully Renovated Archaeological Preserve of Ancient Roman Colony Deultum Opened near Debelt in Southeast Bulgaria

April 10, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

The fully renovated Archaeological Preserve of the Ancient Roman city of Deultum located near the town of Debelt, Sredets Municipality, Burgas District, in Southeast Bulgaria, has been formally inaugurated.

Ancient Thracian Shrine Beglik Tash near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resort Primorsko Attracts over 40,000 Visitors Annually

Ancient Thracian Shrine Beglik Tash near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resort Primorsko Attracts over 40,000 Visitors Annually

March 14, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

The Ancient Thracian rock shrine of Beglik Tash, which is located near the Bulgarian Black Sea resort town of Primorsko, is visited by more than 40,000 tourists every year, according to data of Primorsko Municipality.

Archaeologists Find Altars for Chthonic Deity Rituals in Fortresses of Ancient Thracian Tribe Asti in Southeast Bulgaria

Archaeologists Find Altars for Chthonic Deity Rituals in Fortresses of Ancient Thracian Tribe Asti in Southeast Bulgaria

December 23, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

Altars for religious rituals dedicated to the chthonic deities, i.e. the ancient gods and spirits of the underworld, have been discovered by Bulgarian archaeologists during the excavations of two fortified residences of rulers of the Ancient Thracian tribe Asti in…

Archaeologists Find Ceramic Sarcophagus in Necropolis of Ancient Greek Polis Apollonia Pontica in Bulgaria’s Sozopol

Archaeologists Find Ceramic Sarcophagus in Necropolis of Ancient Greek Polis Apollonia Pontica in Bulgaria’s Sozopol

November 9, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Antiquity

A ceramic sarcophagus is one of the most interesting finds from the 2015 archaeological excavations of the necropolis of the Ancient Greek polis Apollonia Pontica, today’s Bulgarian town of Sozopol, on the Black Sea coast.

Archaeologists Discover Silver Treasure in Ancient Thracian Ruler’s Residence near Bulgaria’s Brodilovo

Archaeologists Discover Silver Treasure in Ancient Thracian Ruler’s Residence near Bulgaria’s Brodilovo

November 2, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A silver treasure of consisting of bracelets, earrings, and coins has been discovered by the archaeologists excavating the fortified residence of an Ancient Thracian ruler from the Asti tribe located near the town of Brodilovo, Tsarevo Municipality, Burgas District, in…

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Thracian Ruler’s Residence near Bulgaria’s Brodilovo

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Thracian Ruler’s Residence near Bulgaria’s Brodilovo

October 26, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

The residence of an Ancient Thracian ruler has been found during archaeological excavations near the town of Brodilovo, Tsarevo Municipality, Burgas District, located in Southeast Bulgaria near the Black Sea coast.

Treasure Hunters Keep Destroying Ancient Thracian Burial Mounds in Southeast Bulgaria, Archaeologist Alarms

Treasure Hunters Keep Destroying Ancient Thracian Burial Mounds in Southeast Bulgaria, Archaeologist Alarms

September 28, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Crime & Law

Ruthless treasure hunters continue to destroy entire Ancient Thracian burial mounds (tumuli) in the region of the town of Elhovo in Southeast Bulgaria, archaeologists alarm.

Archaeologists Unearth Marble Sarcophagus, Tomb with Murals in Raided Ancient Thracian Mound from Roman Period in Bulgaria’s Boyanovo

Archaeologists Unearth Marble Sarcophagus, Tomb with Murals in Raided Ancient Thracian Mound from Roman Period in Bulgaria’s Boyanovo

August 31, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Crime & Law, Ottoman Empire

A massive marble sarcophagus of a rich Ancient Thracian aristocrat has been unearthed in a Thracian tumulus (burial mound) from the period of the Roman Empire by archaeologist Daniela Agre and her team during rescue excavations near the town of…

Persisting Myths about Legendary Rebel’s Gold Keep Drawing Bulgarian Treasure Hunters to Archaeological Sites

Persisting Myths about Legendary Rebel’s Gold Keep Drawing Bulgarian Treasure Hunters to Archaeological Sites

June 29, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Crime & Law, Modern Era, Other History

Large numbers of Bulgarian treasure hunters keep searching for alleged gold treasure(s) motivated by countless legends, thus damaging or destroying ancient and medieval archaeological sites, as it is believed that Robin Hood-like Bulgarian rebels from the 19th century used them…

NGO Raises Funds to Rescue ‘Bulgaria’s Stonehenge’: Ancient Thracian Stone Circle (Cromlech) at Staro Zhelezhare

NGO Raises Funds to Rescue ‘Bulgaria’s Stonehenge’: Ancient Thracian Stone Circle (Cromlech) at Staro Zhelezhare

May 8, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

A Bulgarian NGO has managed to raise a considerable sum of money to fund the rescue excavations of the so called “Bulgarian Stonehenge” – an Ancient Thracian stone circle (cromlech) at the town of Staro Zhelezare near Hisarya in Southern…

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