![Archaeologists Find Roman Fortress Wall, 2nd Century BC Colored Plaster in Nebet Tepe Fortress in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Nebet-Tepe-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Archaeologists Find Roman Fortress Wall, 2nd Century BC Colored Plaster in Nebet Tepe Fortress in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A previously unknown part of a fortress wall from the Roman Era and numerous fragments of plaster which are even older are the latest archaeological discoveries from the 2016 excavations of Nebet Tepe, the prehistoric, ancient, and medieval settlement and…
![Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry 'Gives Back' Authentic Materials for the Restoration of 9th Century Great Basilica in Pliska Removed by the Ottomans](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Stones-Great-Basilica-Pliska-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry ‘Gives Back’ Authentic Materials for the Restoration of 9th Century Great Basilica in Pliska Removed by the Ottomans
The archaeological restoration of the 9th century Great Basilica in Bulgaria’s Pliska, capital of the First Bulgarian Empire between 680 and 893 AD, will be continued used more authentic construction material that was removed from the temple by the Ottoman…
![Archaeologists Find New Evidence Ottomans Used Materials from 9th Century Great Basilica in Bulgaria’s Pliska for Railway Construction](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Stones-Great-Basilica-Pliska.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Archaeologists Find New Evidence Ottomans Used Materials from 9th Century Great Basilica in Bulgaria’s Pliska for Railway Construction
Archaeologists and restorers from Bulgaria’s National Museum of History have identified construction materials from the 9th century AD Great Basilica in Pliska, capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018 AD) between 680 and 893 AD, which were scattered all over…
![Bulgarian Museum Director Urges Revision of Wikipedia Article on Hagia Sophia over Great Basilica in Pliska](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Great-Basilica-Pliska-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Bulgarian Museum Director Urges Revision of Wikipedia Article on Hagia Sophia over Great Basilica in Pliska
The Director of Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia has urged a revision of the Wikipedia article on the Hagia Sophia cathedral in Constantinople / Istanbul arguing that it was not Europe’s largest temple between the 6th and the…
![Restorers Reuse Surviving Original Materials to Rebuild Great Basilica in Capital of First Bulgarian Empire Pliska](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Pliska-Great-Basilica-Restoration-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Restorers Reuse Surviving Original Materials to Rebuild Great Basilica in Capital of First Bulgarian Empire Pliska
The archaeological restoration of the 9th century AD Great Basilica in Pliska, the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018 AD) between 680 and 893 AD, is being carried out by using surviving original materials, Bulgaria’s National Museum of History…
![Bulgaria Begins Archaeological Restoration of 9th Century AD Great Basilica in Capital of First Bulgarian Empire Pliska](https://i0.wp.com/archaeologyinbulgaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Great-Basilica-Pliska.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Bulgaria Begins Archaeological Restoration of 9th Century AD Great Basilica in Capital of First Bulgarian Empire Pliska
Bulgaria’s National Museum of History has begun the archaeological restoration of the 9th century Great Basilica in Pliska, the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018 AD) between 680 and 893 AD.