fbpx
Archaeology in Bulgaria. and Beyond
Menu
  • Prehistory
  • Ancient Thrace
  • Ancient Greece
  • Ancient Rome / Roman Empire
  • Byzantine Empire
  • Bulgarian Empire
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Christianity
  • Underwater Archaeology
  • Other History
  • Crime & Law
  • Cultural Tourism
  • Paleontology
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums & Institutes
  • Archaeology (Global)
  • Paleontology (Global)
  • Wildlife (Global)
  • Planet Earth
  • Interviews
  • Features
  • Listicles
  • Background Infonotes
  • Archaeologists – Index
  • Museums – Index
  • Support Us!
  • Guest Posts
Archaeology, History & Nature: the Human - Earth Connection
Browse: Home » 2017 » November
Archaeologists May Have Discovered Ancient Thracian, Roman Town Scaptopara, Precursor of Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad

Archaeologists May Have Discovered Ancient Thracian, Roman Town Scaptopara, Precursor of Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad

November 30, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a large town from the time of the Roman Empire hypothesizing that it might be the Ancient Thracian and Roman settlement of Scaptopara, the predecessor of today’s city of Blagoevgrad in Southwest Bulgaria, whose…

Medieval Fortress Wall, Lady’s Ring with Crystal Discovered in Rescue Digs in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad

Medieval Fortress Wall, Lady’s Ring with Crystal Discovered in Rescue Digs in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad

November 26, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

A fortress wall from the medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian town of Stanimachos / Stanimaka has been discovered in the southern Bulgarian town of Asenovgrad, together with luxury sgraffito ceramics and lady’s ring with a crystal.

Early Iron Age, Late Roman Settlement with Bi-ritual Necropolis Discovered in Rescue Digs in Southwest Bulgaria

Early Iron Age, Late Roman Settlement with Bi-ritual Necropolis Discovered in Rescue Digs in Southwest Bulgaria

November 23, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A large settlement which was inhabited during the Early Iron Age (ca. 1,000 BC), possibly by Ancient Thracians, and then again in the Late Roman period (2nd-4th century AD), has been discovered and fully explored in rescue excavations near the…

Archaeologists Discover Large Roman Building under Tree Where Coin Hoard Was Found, Clues of Barbarian Invasion in Bulgaria's Mezdra

Archaeologists Discover Large Roman Building under Tree Where Coin Hoard Was Found, Clues of Barbarian Invasion in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

November 22, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity

The foundations of a large Ancient Roman building which may have been burned down during a barbarian invasion in the 4th century AD have been discovered in the town of Mezdra in Northwest Bulgaria after local archaeologists began rescue excavations…

Archaeologists Find Ancient Thracian Fortress near Bulgaria’s Burgas Bulldozed by Treasure Hunter

Archaeologists Find Ancient Thracian Fortress near Bulgaria’s Burgas Bulldozed by Treasure Hunter

November 21, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Crime & Law

An Ancient Thracian fortress from the Late Hellenistic Period (2th-1st century BC) has been discovered by archaeologists near the town of Izvor, Burgas District, in Southeast Bulgaria, after the site had been damaged by a treasure hunter.

Large Medieval Gold Treasure Found by Accident by Police, Seized from Treasure Hunters in Bulgaria’s Kazanlak

Large Medieval Gold Treasure Found by Accident by Police, Seized from Treasure Hunters in Bulgaria’s Kazanlak

November 18, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Crime & Law, Middle Ages

A large medieval gold treasure consisting of adornments made of the precious metal and semi-precious stones has been discovered by accident by the police in the town of Kazanlak in Central Bulgaria inside the car of what appear to be…

Archaeologists Find Statue of Egyptian Goddess Isis, Satyr’s Head at Roman Villa, Nymphaeum in Bulgaria’s Kasnakovo

Archaeologists Find Statue of Egyptian Goddess Isis, Satyr’s Head at Roman Villa, Nymphaeum in Bulgaria’s Kasnakovo

November 17, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A 2nd century AD marble statue of the Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis, who was also worshipped in the wider Greco-Roman world, and a marble head of a satyr, a male companion of ancient wine god Dionysus, have been discovered by…

Ancient Thracian Warrior's Grave Containing Gold Plated Beads Found near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Town Primorsko

Ancient Thracian Warrior’s Grave Containing Gold Plated Beads Found near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Town Primorsko

November 16, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A grave of an Ancient Thracian warrior from the 4th-3rd century BC whose funeral inventory contains gold plated ceramic beads has been discovered by archaeologists in a burial mound in Silihlyar, an area near Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Primorsko.

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to Buy Back Roman Forum of Ancient Philipopolis 15 Years after Selling It

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to Buy Back Roman Forum of Ancient Philipopolis 15 Years after Selling It

November 15, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

The local authorities in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv have struck a deal to buy back a property containing the southern part of the Ancient Roman Forum (main square) of the Antiquity city of Philipopolis, a property that was…

Archaeologists Find Roman Military Officers’ Residence (Tribunorium) in Ancient Thracian City Kabile near Bulgaria’s Yambol

Archaeologists Find Roman Military Officers’ Residence (Tribunorium) in Ancient Thracian City Kabile near Bulgaria’s Yambol

November 14, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

Archaeologists have found and excavated in full a large Ancient Roman building known as tribunorium, i.e. the residence of the Roman military officers in the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Kabile located near the city of Yambol in Southeast…

Archaeologists Discover Pink-Plastered Water Cistern of Medieval Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria

Archaeologists Discover Pink-Plastered Water Cistern of Medieval Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria

November 14, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

Archaeologists have discovered a huge water cistern plastered on the inside with pink waterproof mortar in the fortress of Rusocastro, a major stronghold which changed hands many times between the Byzantine and Bulgarian Empires in the Middle Ages, and whose…

Unknown Roman Quarter in Outskirts of Ancient Philipopolis Discovered by Accident in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

Unknown Roman Quarter in Outskirts of Ancient Philipopolis Discovered by Accident in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 13, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

A previously unknown but wholly preserved Ancient Roman residential quarter has been discovered by accident in the city of Plovdiv in Southern Bulgaria, after the illegal demolition of a beautiful early 20th century house – leading to rescue archaeological excavations.

For Another’s Freedom: Bulgarian Rebel Leaders Who Fought to Liberate Greece

For Another’s Freedom: Bulgarian Rebel Leaders Who Fought to Liberate Greece

November 13, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Features, Modern Era, Other History, Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria and Greece are (the) two European countries that are about as ancient as it gets. But possibly the first thing that comes to mind regarding their relations in historical terms are the horrific, back-stabbing Modern Era wars the two…

Roman Coin Hoard Found by Chance under Tree 'Confirms' Existence of Roman Town in Bulgaria's Mezdra

Roman Coin Hoard Found by Chance under Tree ‘Confirms’ Existence of Roman Town in Bulgaria’s Mezdra

November 10, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity

A coin hoard of Ancient Roman silver coins, which has been discovered by accident in the roots of a large tree in the town of Mezdra in Northwest Bulgaria, according to archaeologists, confirms the previously hypothesized existence of a Roman…

1,000-Year-Old Child’s Bracelet with Virgin Mary Stamp Found at Momchil’s Fortress in Southern Bulgaria

1,000-Year-Old Child’s Bracelet with Virgin Mary Stamp Found at Momchil’s Fortress in Southern Bulgaria

November 9, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire, Prehistory

A metal child’s bracelet from the 11th-12th century with a stamp depicting the Virgin Mary – or the Holy Mother of God, as she is known in Eastern Orthodox Christianity – has been discovered by archaeologists during the excavations of…

Archaeologists Discover First Ever Prehistoric Remains in Downtown of Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia, No Thracian Traces

Archaeologists Discover First Ever Prehistoric Remains in Downtown of Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia, No Thracian Traces

November 7, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Prehistory

For the very first time archaeologists have found prehistoric traces of human life in the very downtown of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia – 7,000-year-old Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age) pottery – which comes close to the age of the Slatina Neolithic Settlement…

Archaeologists Find Shrines in Ancient Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria, Evidence of Row with Roman City Parthicopolis

Archaeologists Find Shrines in Ancient Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria, Evidence of Row with Roman City Parthicopolis

November 5, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

Shrines located within the stores lining the main square of the Ancient Thracian, Greek, and Roman city of Heraclea Sintica near Petrich in Southwest Bulgaria have been discovered by archaeologists – alongside evidence of Heraclea Sintica’s Late Antiquity rivalry with…

Roman Woman's Bronze Statuette, 300 More Artifacts Seized from Treasure Hunters Showcased in Exhibition in Bulgaria’s Pazardzhik

Roman Woman’s Bronze Statuette, 300 More Artifacts Seized from Treasure Hunters Showcased in Exhibition in Bulgaria’s Pazardzhik

November 2, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Exhibitions, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

A total of 300 archaeological artifacts from different ages, including a 2nd-3rd century AD Ancient Roman bronze figurine of a woman, which have been seized from treasure hunters in Bulgaria’s southern Pazardzhik District, have been showcased in a special exhibition…

Ancient Roman Gold Necklace Discovered by Archaeologists in Ancient City Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria

Ancient Roman Gold Necklace Discovered by Archaeologists in Ancient City Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria

November 1, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity

A sophisticated Ancient Roman gold necklace from the 4th century AD has been discovered by the team of archaeologists excavating the Ancient Thracian, Greek, and Roman city of Heraclea Sintica, whose ruins are located near the town of Petrich in…

Top Posts & Pages

Prison Inmates Find Hoard of 7,000 Ottoman Silver Coins Hidden in 2 Treasure Pots in Bulgaria’s Pleven
6 Amazing Artifacts with Ancient Greek Mythology Scenes Discovered in Bulgaria
Unknown Chainmail Armors Discovered in Roman Colony Deultum near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast
Submerged Ancient Thracian Capital Seuthopolis in Bulgaria’s Koprinka Water Reservoir Could Be ‘Resurfaced’ with US Government Money
Bulgaria Showcases World’s Oldest Gold, Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis Treasure, in European Parliament in Brussels
Varna Gold Treasure and Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis – Black Sea Coast, Varna, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Archaeology Marks 50 Years since Discovery of Ancient Thracian Gold Treasure from Mogilanska Mound in Vratsa
Which Is the World’s Oldest Gold? The Five Oldest Gold Treasures: All from the 5th Millenium BC, All Found in Bulgaria, All Made by ‘Old Europe’
Viking Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Coins ‘Rewriting' England's History Stolen by Treasure Hunters in Herefordshire
Bulgarian Museums Reveal Tattoos of Ancient Thracian Women, Make Them Commercially Available

Newsletter

Don't miss any of our stunning stories from Bulgaria and around the world with our Newsletter's regular and special editions! :)

Support ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com!

Recent Posts

  • Newly Found 1st Century BC Roman Fort, Customs Push Back Founding Almus Fortress in Bulgaria’s Danube Town of Lom
  • ‘Age of Empires’ Finally Features Medieval Bulgarian Empire, Bulgarians in ‘Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition’
  • Viking Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Coins ‘Rewriting’ England’s History Stolen by Treasure Hunters in Herefordshire
  • France Returns to Senegal Sword of Anti-Colonial Ruler, Islamic Scholar Omar Saidou Tall
  • Unknown Chainmail Armors Discovered in Roman Colony Deultum near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast

Latest from: Pax Glocalica

Top 25 World News on December 4, 2019, Ranked: From US – China Tensions over Uighurs to 4 Women Winning Alternative Nobel Prize

Top 25 World News on December 4, 2019, Ranked: From US – China Tensions over Uighurs to 4 Women Winning Alternative Nobel Prize

Top 25 World News on December 3, 2019, Ranked: From 70-Year-Old NATO Seeing ‘China Rise’ Challenges to Greta Thunberg’s ‘Angry Kids’ Warning

Top 25 World News on December 3, 2019, Ranked: From 70-Year-Old NATO Seeing ‘China Rise’ Challenges to Greta Thunberg’s ‘Angry Kids’ Warning

Top 21 World News on December 2, 2019, Ranked: From 200 Countries’ Global Climate Pledge to Denmark – Germany Border Fence

Top 21 World News on December 2, 2019, Ranked: From 200 Countries’ Global Climate Pledge to Denmark – Germany Border Fence

Macron’s NATO Bashing, Global Cluelessness Could Throw Europe into Despair (written for The European Views*)

Macron’s NATO Bashing, Global Cluelessness Could Throw Europe into Despair (written for The European Views*)

30 Years of Post-Communism with Well-Deserved Gloom. But Why and By Whom? (written for The European Views*)

30 Years of Post-Communism with Well-Deserved Gloom. But Why and By Whom? (written for The European Views*)

Can Franco-Germany Handle Becoming a Vanguard of Democracy after Brexit? (written for The European Views*)

Can Franco-Germany Handle Becoming a Vanguard of Democracy after Brexit? (written for The European Views*)

Macron’s ‘Africans over Eastern Europeans’ Comment Shows EU Must Start Getting Its Priorities Right (written for The European Views*)

Macron’s ‘Africans over Eastern Europeans’ Comment Shows EU Must Start Getting Its Priorities Right (written for The European Views*)

Like Us on Facebook!

Like Us on Facebook!

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,563 other subscribers

RSS ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com

  • RSS - Posts

Archives

November 2017
M T W T F S S
« Oct   Dec »
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  
  • All Tags

Top Tags

Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Ancient Thrace Ancient Thracians Antiquity archaeologist Black Sea Black Sea coast Byzantine Empire Byzantium ceramic vessels coins cultural tourism Danube River early Christians excavations First Bulgarian Empire fortress fortress wall gold Late Antiquity Middle Ages Ministry of Culture National Institute and Museum of Archaeology National Museum of History necropolis Ottoman Empire Ottoman Turks Ottoman yoke Philipopolis Plovdiv prehistory rescue excavations restoration Roman Empire Romania Second Bulgarian Empire Sofia Tarnovgrad Thracians treasure hunters treasure hunting Varna Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo Regional Museum of History
(all tags)

Top Categories

Advertorial Ancient Greece Ancient Rome / Roman Empire Ancient Thrace Antiquity Archaeologists Archaeology (Global) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire Christianity Crime & Law Cultural Tourism Exhibitions Features History (Global) Interviews Listicles Middle Ages Modern Era Museums & Institutes Other History Ottoman Empire Paleontology Planet Earth Prehistory Speleology Uncategorized Underwater Archaeology Wildlife & Nature Wildlife (Global)
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyright Notice
  • Directions for Use
  • Site Map
  • All Tags

Copyright © 2019 Archaeology in Bulgaria. and Beyond

Powered by WordPress and Origin