1st Century BC Traces of Earliest Roman Presence in Bulgaria on Danube Discovered Halfway between Major Antiquity Cities Bononia (Vidin) and Ratiaria (Archar)
A vast archaeological site, which was an Ancient Roman settlement with traces from the earliest Roman presence in today’s Bulgaria in the 1st century BC and was located halfway between the large Roman Empire cities of Bononia (today’s Vidin) and…
Unknown Medieval Settlement from Second Bulgarian Empire, Bronze Age Settlement Discovered near Danube City Vidin
A previously unknown settlement from the Second Bulgarian Empire in the High Middle Ages and a layer from an Early Bronze Age settlement from the 3rd millennium BC have been discovered near the Danube city of Vidin in Northwest Bulgaria.
Second Tortoise Shell Found in Roman Tomb in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, Deemed Linked with God Hermes, Ancient Afterlife Beliefs
The shell of a second tortoise have been found inside the Ancient Roman tomb, which has recently been discovered on the campus of the Medical University in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, after the original tortoise discovery baffled the…
Archaeologists Discover Residence of Early Christian Bishop of Ancient Roman City Pautalia in Bulgaria’s Kyustendil
Archaeologists in the city of Kyustendil in Western Bulgaria have unearthed a Late Antiquity / Late Roman building which is believed to have been the residence of the Early Christian bishop of the large Ancient Roman city of Pautalia.
Puzzling Burial with Tortoise Shell Discovered in Ancient Roman Tomb on Medical University Campus in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A perplexing ancient burial in which a tortoise was laid right next to the head of the buried person has been found by archaeologists inside the Ancient Roman tomb, which has recently been discovered by accident on the campus of…
Archeologists Find Rare 12th Century Lusterware Pottery from Medieval Egypt in Building with Rich Murals, Reveal Medieval Streets in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A very rare piece of lusterware, a type of pottery, made in medieval Egypt in the 12th – 13th century AD, has been discovered in a medieval building richly decorated with colorful murals during rescue excavations in the southern Bulgarian…
Ancient Roman Tomb Discovered by Accident in Medical University in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
An Ancient Roman tomb from the 1st – 3rd century AD has been discovered by accident in the campus of the Medical University in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.
Early Iron Age, Late Roman Settlement with Bi-ritual Necropolis Discovered in Rescue Digs in Southwest Bulgaria
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…
Unknown Roman Quarter in Outskirts of Ancient Philipopolis Discovered by Accident in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
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.
Archaeologists Find 7,000-Year-Old Male Figurines Wearing Ram Masks in Late Neolithic Settlement near Bulgaria’s Damyanitsa
Archaeologists have discovered a large number of prehistoric “idols”, i.e. cult figurines, including the very rare male figurines, some them “wearing” ram masks, dating back to the 6th – 5th millennium BC, in rescue excavations of a large Late Neolithic…
Earliest Roman Aqueduct of Ancient Philipopolis Discovered in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
2nd century AD Roman structures from what was the earliest aqueduct of ancient Philipopolis, the predecessor of today’s Plovdiv in Southern Bulgaria, have been discovered during a road rehabilitation project.
Open-Air Museum of Bulgaria’s Largest Thracian Burial Mound Nearing Completion in Maritsa Municipality
The construction of an information center and an open-air museum the Maltepe Mound, Bulgaria’s largest Ancient Thracian burial mound, is making steady progress and approaching completion.
Unknown Ancient Roman Thermae Discovered by Accident in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A previously unknown building of Ancient Roman thermae (public baths) has been discovered during the construction of a residential building in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, the successor of ancient Philipopolis.
Bronze Age Discoveries Reveal Ancient Bulgar Capital Pliska Was Settled Much Earlier Than Middle Ages
Discoveries of a Bronze Age home and artifacts have revealed that the Ancient Bulgar city of Pliska in today’s Northeast Bulgaria, which was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018) in 680-893 AD, was settled much earlier than previously…
Necropolis with Rich Inventories from Second Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Bulgaria’s Vratsa
A necropolis from the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), i.e. the High Middle Ages, containing rich funeral inventories of silver and copper jewels has been discovered as a result of construction, and has been excavated by archaeologists in…
Bulgaria’s Largest Ancient Thracian Burial Mound to Get Open-Air Museum with Norway, EEA Funding
What is believed to be the largest Ancient Thracian burial mound in Bulgaria, the so called Maltepe Mound, an unexcavated one at that, is going to be turned into an open-air museum with government funding from Norway and European Economic…
Two Family Tomb Sarcophagi from Roman City Augusta Traiana Found during Construction in Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora
Two huge funeral sarcophagi used as family tombs from the Ancient Roman city of Augusta Traiana, part of the Augusta Traiana – Vereia Archaeological Preserve, have been discovered by accident during construction works in the southern Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora.
Yailata Archaeological Preserve on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast Finally Rescued from Construction Investors
The Yailata Archaeological Preserve on Bulgaria’s Northern Black Sea coast, which features historical monuments dating back to the period from the 5th millennium BC to the 11th century AD, has been rescued from construction investors as an illegally built structure…
Archaeologist Finds Wooden Homes on Platforms: First Ever Middle Bronze Age Discoveries in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Structures dating back to the 1900-1700 BC, i.e. the Middle Bronze Age, which are remains from wooden homes, have been discovered for the first time in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, also known as the oldest city in Europe.
Archaeologists Discover Oldest Church of Medieval City Drastar in Bulgaria’s Silistra
The ruins of what was the oldest Christian church from the period of the Middle Ages in the ancient and medieval city of Drastar (known as Durustorum in the Roman period) have been discovered during the continuing rescue excavations in…
Bulgaria’s Government Stops Dubious Restoration of Ancient Serdica’s Ruins in Capital Sofia over Public Outcry
Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov has stopped temporarily the restoration of the ruins of the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Serdica in the downtown of the Bulgarian capital Sofia as a result of publications in the media questioning…
Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya Completes New Archaeology Museum to Showcase Heritage of Ancient and Medieval City Germania
The southwestern Bulgarian town of Sapareva Banya has completed the construction of its new museum of history, archaeology and ethnography which will be used to showcase its heritage from the Ancient Thracian, Roman, Early Byzantine, and medieval Bulgarian city of…
Alleged Giant Phallus from Hermes Statue Found in Bulgaria’s Orehovo as Locals Rally to Defend Suspected Ancient Thracian Shrine
A find that is said to be a giant phallus which was part of a statue of god Hermes has been found at the mountain peak known as Koloto near the town of Orehovo, Chepelare Municipality, in Southern Bulgaria, which…
Locals in Bulgaria’s Orehovo Raise Alarm over Municipal Construction Project on Top of Alleged Ancient Thracian Mound, Shrine
Local residents of the town of Orehovo, Chepelare Municipality, in the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria have launched protests against a municipal project for the construction of a fire safety tower which they believe lies on top of an Ancient…
Archaeologists Unearth 10th Century Patriarch’s Cathedral in Drastar (Durostorum) in Bulgaria’s Silistra
The ruins of a medieval cathedral of the Bulgarian Patriarchate from the time of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680 – 1018 AD) have been unearthed during the rescue excavations of the ruins of the medieval city of Drastar, known as…
Bulgarian Government Puts Off Opening of Ancient Serdica Open-Air Museum in Sofia till 2016
The long-anticipated opening of the open-air museum of the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Serdica in the downtown of the Bulgarian capital Sofia will be postponed until 2016 despite the latest assurances of the Bulgarian government that the so…
Bulgaria’s Pomorie Opens Archaeological Exhibit with Historical Reenactment by Ancient Roman Legionnaires
The Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Pomorie which is the modern-day successor of the Ancient Roman city of Ulpia Anchialos (originally one of the Ancient Greek colonies on the Western Black Sea coast) has opened a new archaeological exhibit with…
Archaeologists Dig Up Ceramic Head of Dionysus in Ancient Roman City Sexaginta Prista in Bulgaria’s Ruse
Archaeologists in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Ruse have discovered a ceramic head of ancient deity Dionysus, among other archaeological artifacts, during the excavations of a recently discovered section of a 4th century AD fortress wall of the Roman city of…
Archaeologists Discover Unknown Fortress Wall of Ancient Roman City Sexaginta Prista in Bulgaria’s Ruse
Archaeologists carrying out rescue excavations in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Ruse have discovered a previously unknown but perfectly preserved fortress wall of the Ancient Roman city of Sexaginta Prista.
Bulgarian Government Optimistic about Completion of Ancient Serdica Open-Air Museum in Downtown Sofia
Senior officials from the Bulgarian Cabinet and Sofia Municipality have expressed optimism about the timely completion of the so called Sofia Largo project which provides for creating an open-air museum in the downtown of the Bulgarian capital out of the…
Bulgarian Capital to Exhibit Roman Ruins from Ancient Serdica Under 3 Glass Domes at Sofia Largo
Part of the open-air museum of the ruins of the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Serdica in the downtown of the Bulgarian capital Sofia will be exhibited under three glass domes.
Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Inscription at Aquae Calidae Revolutionizing Knowledge about Last Years of History of Ancient Thrace
An ancient inscription providing valuable information about the history of Ancient Thrace in its last years before its conquest by the Roman Empire has been discovered by the archaeologists excavating the city of Aquae Calidae (the Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis…
Archaeologists Discover 23 New Ancient Roman, Medieval Bulgarian Archaeological Structures in Danube City Silistra
The archaeologists working on the rescue excavations over the water supply and sewerage rehabilitation project in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Silistra have discovered a total of 23 previously unknown archaeological structures from the Ancient Roman city of Durostorum (Dorostorum) and…
Archaeologists in Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya Unearth Roman Villa Graves of Child, Man Likely Killed in Hun Invasion
The graves of a child and an adult man probably killed in a barbarian invasion of Attila the Hun have been discovered by archaeologists from the Kyustendil Regional Museum of History during the rescue archaeological excavations of an Ancient Roman…
Archaeologists Find Gold Coin of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II in Roman Villa near Ancient City Germania in Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya
A gold coin of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408-450 AD) together with other coins and artifacts has been discovered in the rescue archaeological excavations of an Ancient Roman villa near the Ancient Thracian, Roman, Early Byzantine, and medieval Bulgarian…
