2 Treasure Hunters Arrested While Destroying Ancient Roman City Ratiaria near Bulgaria’s Archar
Two treasure hunters have been arrested in the latest reported encroachment against the ruins of the once glorious Ancient Roman colony Ratiaria (Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria) located on the right bank of the Danube near the town of Archar in…
Bulgaria’s Varna Municipality Ridiculed over Reburial of Late Antiquity Fortress Wall of Ancient Odessos
Newly placed information signs about the Late Antiquity fortress wall of the Ancient Thracian, Greek, and Roman city of Odessos (Odessus) has led to media reactions ridiculing the way the municipal administration in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna…
Ancient Tomb from Thracian-Roman Period Discovered during Construction Works in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
An Antiquity tomb which is most probably from the Thracian – Roman period, i.e. 1st-4th century AD, seems to have been discovered during construction works in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.
Late Roman Fortress Iatrus near Bulgaria’s Krivina to Be Managed by Tsvenovo Municipality as Cultural Tourism Site
The Late Roman and Early Byzantine fortress Iatrus, which was also an early medieval Ancient Bulgar settlement, will be managed by Tsenovo Municipality in order to be developed as a cultural tourism site.
Bulgaria’s Varna Completes New Visitors’ Center of Large Roman Thermae of Ancient Odessos
Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna is wrapping up the construction of a new visitors’ center for one of its top archaeological landmarks, the Large (North) Ancient Roman Thermae (public baths) of the Ancient Thracian, Greek, and Roman city of…
Young Bulgarian Archaeologist Tsvetan Popinov Has Passed Away at 31
Young Bulgarian archaeologist Tsvetan Popinov has passed away at the age of 31 as a result of a household accident.
St. John the Baptist Relics Ended Up in Bulgaria’s Sozopol to Counterbalance Huge Ancient Apollo Statue and Temple, Archaeologist Hypothesizes
The establishment of an Early Christian monastery dedicated to St. John the Baptist with the saint’s relics in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort town of Sozopol (known as Apollonia Pontica in ancient times) may have been motivated by the existence of…
Archaeologists Unearth Huge Agoranomus’s Building in Ancient Roman City Nicopolis ad Istrum near Bulgaria’s Nikyup
The ruins of a huge Antiquity building which was probably the residence of the agoranomus / curule aedile, a public officer in charge of trade and market operations in Ancient Greek and Roman cities, have been unearthed in the large…
Early Christian Archaeological Park in Bulgaria’s Sandanski Remains Unopened for 4 Months for Mysterious Bureaucratic Reasons
The long-anticipated opening of an Archaeological Park of newly restored Early Christian buildings from the Roman city Parthicopolis in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Sandanski has failed to materialize four months after the restorations were completed.
Pottery Analysis Reveals Visigoths Settled En Masse in Northeast Bulgaria Shortly before Roman Empire’s Division
An archaeological analysis of the pottery discovered recently in the Kovachevsko Kale Fortress near the town of Popovo in Northeast Bulgaria has revealed that the Roman city and its region were settled by a large number of Visigoths in the…
Bulgaria’s Cabinet Allocates Major Funding for 2016 Archaeological Excavations of Ancient and Medieval Rock City Perperikon
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has allocated substantial funding for the 2016 archaeological excavations of the ancient and medieval rock city of Perperikon in the Rhodope Mountains.
History Museum in Bulgaria’s Ruse, Roman Fortress Sexaginta Prista, Medieval City Cherven Saw 20% More Visitors in 2015
The arcihaeological, historical, and cultural monuments in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Ruse, including the Ancient Roman fortress Sexaginta Prista and the large medieval Bulgarian city and fortress of Cherven, saw almost 20% more visitors in 2015 compared with 2016.
Archaeologists Find North Gate of Ancient Agathopolis in Bulgaria’s Ahtopol, ‘Brand New’ Gold Coin of Byzantine Emperor Justine I
Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed the northern gate of the Late Antiquity and medieval fortress of Agathopolis, today’s Bulgarian Black Sea town of Ahtopol, a major Byzantine and Bulgarian fortress during the Middle Ages, which was also an Ancient Greek, Thracian,…
Bulgaria’s National Museum of History, Boyana Church Saw 280,000 Visitors in 2015
Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia and the several archaeological, cultural, and historical monuments that it manages saw almost 278,949 visitors in 2015, the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture has announced.
Bulgaria’s Shumen Completes Restoration of Ancient and Medieval Shumen Fortress with Norway Funding
The city of Shumen in Northeast Bulgaria has completed the restoration of the Shumen Fortress and several other archaeological, historical, and cultural sites in the region with funding from the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants.
Archaeological, Cultural Sites in Bulgaria’s Petrich Saw 28,000 Tourists in 2015, Ancient City Heraclea Sintica ‘Not Counted’
The archaeological, historical, and cultural sites in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Petrich which are managed by the Petrich Museum of History, welcomed a total of 27,700 tourists in 2015.
Bulgaria’s Magura Cave, Belogradchik Fortress Attracted 90,000 Tourists in 2015
About 90,000 Bulgarian and international tourists visited the archaeological, historical, and natural sites in the northwestern town of Belogradchik in 2015, including the Belogradchik Fortress and the Belogradchik Rocks, and the Magura Cave with its prehistoric drawings.
Bulgaria’s Nikyup, Veliko Tarnovo Museum Seek Volunteers for Archaeological Excavations of Ancient Roman City Nicopolis Ad Istrum
The town of Nikyup in Central North Bulgaria and the Regional Museum of History in the city of Veliko Tarnovo have issued a call for volunteers to aid with the 2016 summer excavations of one of the most glorious Ancient…
US, Romanian Tourists Top List of Foreign Visitors of Capital of Second Bulgarian Empire Veliko Tarnovo
Visitors from the USA are the largest group of foreign tourists to visit the archaeological, historical, and cultural monuments of the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria which is the successor of Tarnovgrad, the capital of the Second…
History Museum in Bulgaria’s Burgas Sees More Income from Fewer Visitors in 2015, Improves Archaeological Exhibits
The Regional Museum of History in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas has seen an increase in its revenue in 2015 despite a decline in the number of tourists visiting it and the sites that it manages.
History Museum in Bulgaria’s Pleven, Ancient Fortress Storgosia, Roman Colony Ulpia Oescus See Major Growth in Visitor Numbers
The Regional Museum of History in the northern Bulgarian city of Pleven, and the two archaeological sites that it manages – the Late Antiquity and medieval fortress of Storgosia (Dianensium), known as Pleun in the Middle Ages, and the huge…
Archaeologists Find Altars for Chthonic Deity Rituals in Fortresses of Ancient Thracian Tribe Asti in Southeast Bulgaria
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…
13 of Bulgaria’s Most Important Archaeological Treasures to Feature in ‘Mega-Exhibition’ of Plovdiv Museum of Archaeology
A “mega-exhibition” featuring a total of thirteen of Bulgaria’s top archaeological treasures is going to be organized by the Museum of Archaeology in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.
Archaeologists to Probe 3 Unexplored Sections of Nebet Tepe Fortress in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv in 2016
The prehistoric, ancient, and medieval settlement and fortress of Nebet Tepe in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv will be probed by the local archaeologists in 2016 in order to determine where and/or whether to organized large-scale excavations in the…
Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Ancient Thracian Necropolis with Gold Finds during Rescue Digs near Bulgaria’s Dragoman
An Ancient Thracian necropolis which is more than 3,000 years old, and contains gold decorations has been discovered by archaeologists during rescue excavations in Western Bulgaria.
Archaeologists Discover Huge Ancient Roman Horreum (Granary) in Kovachevsko Kale Fortress near Bulgaria’s Popovo
A huge Ancient Roman building from the 4th century AD which appears to have been a horreum (i.e. a granary) has been discovered during the recent archaeological excavations of the Kovachevsko Kale Fortress near the town of Popovo in Northeast…
Bureaucratic Hurdle Causes Major Delay in Opening of Early Christian Archaeological Park in Bulgaria’s Sandanski
A bureaucratic problem has delayed by more than two months the long-anticipated opening of an Archaeological Park of newly restored Early Christian buildings from the Roman city Parthicopolis in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Sandanski.
Archaeologist Finds Marble Head from Ancient Roman Female Statue during Rescue Digs in Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora
A marble head from an Ancient Roman statue of a woman has been discovered during rescue excavations of ruins of the Roman city of Augusta Traiana in the southern Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora.
Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Municipality Wins Court Battle to Link Antiquity Odeon with Roman Forum
The municipal authorities in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv have won a court battle against a number of local store owners allowing the Municipality to improve access to the ruins of the Antiquity Odeon, an Ancient Greek and Roman public…
Museum in Bulgaria’s Kazanlak Gets Long-Awaited Government Permit to Excavate Medieval Fortress Buzovo Kale
The team of the “Iskra” (“Spark”) History Museum in the central Bulgarian town of Kazanlak has been granted a permit to carry out rescue excavations of the Early Byzantine, and medieval Bulgarian fortress of Buzovo Kale near the town of…
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Mosaics in Roman Villa Estate with Nymphaeum near Bulgaria’s Kasnakovo
Intact Ancient Roman decorative mosaics have been discovered for the first time in the Roman villa estate near the town of Kasnakovo in Southern Bulgaria, which is known for its nymphaeum, i.e. a shrine dedicated to the nymphs and Aphrodite…
Bulgaria’s Yambol Builds Ancient Roman Wooden Keep in Ancient Thracian City and Archaeological Preserve Kabile
A wooden Ancient Roman fortification has been built in the Archaeological Preserve Kabile near today’s city of Yambol in Southern Bulgaria, which was a major Ancient Thracian city, and a crucial Roman military camp in the later Antiquity period.
Archaeologists Find Exquisite Medieval Ring with Obsidian Gemstone in Bulgaria’s Rock City Perperikon, Complete Excavations of Its Acropolis
A massive gold-plated silver ring with an obsidian gemstone dating from the Late Middle Ages has been discovered by the archaeologists excavating the ancient and medieval rock city of Perperikon (Perperik) near the southern Bulgarian city of Kardzhali in the…
China’s Shenzhen Media Group Shows Documentary about Archaeological Riches of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Millions of Chinese viewers have gotten acquainted with the archaeological riches of the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, also known as Europe’s oldest city, thanks to a documentary by Shenzhen Media Group.
Broken Water Pipe Floods Newly Exposed Ruins of Ancient Roman Forum in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
The recently excavated ruins of the Ancient Roman Forum in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv have been flooded as a result of the breakdown of a nearby water supply pipe.
