Bulgaria Remembers Tragic Death of Renowned Archaeologist Rasho Rashev, 8 Others in Sofia – Kardam Train Fire

Bulgaria Remembers Tragic Death of Renowned Archaeologist Rasho Rashev, 8 Others in Sofia – Kardam Train Fire

Bulgaria honors on February 28, 2018, the memory of 9 casualties of the Sofia – Kardam Train Fire which happened 10 years ago, including renowned archaeologist Prof. Rasho Rashev, then the Director of the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology…

Celtic Shrine Discovered in Bulgaria’s Sboryanovo Showing Celts Mixed with Ancient Thracian Getae Tribes

Celtic Shrine Discovered in Bulgaria’s Sboryanovo Showing Celts Mixed with Ancient Thracian Getae Tribes

An ancient Celtic shrine has been discovered during archaeological excavations in the Sboryanovo Archaeological Preserve known as the “Holy Land of the Getae”, a powerful group of Ancient Thracian tribes who inhabited today’s Northern Bulgaria and Southern Romania and were…

Bulgaria’s Tervel Showcases Finds from Newly Discovered Early Christian Basilica in Byzantine City Palmate

Bulgaria’s Tervel Showcases Finds from Newly Discovered Early Christian Basilica in Byzantine City Palmate

The finds from one of Bulgaria’s very intriguing archaeological discoveries in 2016, an Early Christian basilica found in the previously unexplored ancient city of Palmate, have been showcased in a new exhibition of the History Museum in the northeastern town…

Broken 2nd Century AD Krater Featuring Dionysus ‘Donated’ to History Museum in Bulgaria’s Dobrich

Broken 2nd Century AD Krater Featuring Dionysus ‘Donated’ to History Museum in Bulgaria’s Dobrich

A rare ancient krater, a special vessel for mixing wine and water, from the 2nd century AD, which features scenes with Ancient Thracian and Greek deity Dionysus, has been “donated” to the Regional Museum of History in the city of…

Archaeologist Discovers Large Early Christian Basilica with Unusually Tall Synthronon in Palmate Fortress in Northeast Bulgaria

Archaeologist Discovers Large Early Christian Basilica with Unusually Tall Synthronon in Palmate Fortress in Northeast Bulgaria

A 5th century AD Early Christian basilica has been discovered during the first ever archaeological excavations of the Late Antiquity and medieval fortress Palmate near the town of Onogur, Tervel Municipality, in Northeast Bulgaria.

Late Antiquity, Medieval Fortress Palmatis in Northeast Bulgaria to Be Excavated for the First Time

Late Antiquity, Medieval Fortress Palmatis in Northeast Bulgaria to Be Excavated for the First Time

The Late Antiquity and medieval fortress Palmatis near the town of Onogur, Tervel Municipality, in Northeast Bulgaria, which has never been seen archaeological excavations before, is to be excavated for the first time.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Launch Rescue Excavations of Ancient Black Sea Port, Fortress Caria near Shabla

Bulgarian Archaeologists Launch Rescue Excavations of Ancient Black Sea Port, Fortress Caria near Shabla

A team of archaeologists from the Regional Museum of History in the northeastern Bulgarian city of Dobrich has launched rescue excavations of the Caria Fortress, an ancient Black Sea port near today’s town of Shabla, much of which is under…

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry Launches Campaign for Domestic Promotion of Archaeological, Historical and Cultural Monuments

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry Launches Campaign for Domestic Promotion of Archaeological, Historical and Cultural Monuments

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism has started a billboard campaign for the promotion of some of the country’s major archaeological, historical, and cultural monuments as destinations for cultural tourism among Bulgarian tourists.

Bulgaria’s Dobrich to Restore, Promote ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress in Joint Cultural Tourism Project with Romania’s Constanta

Bulgaria’s Dobrich to Restore, Promote ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress in Joint Cultural Tourism Project with Romania’s Constanta

The Slavnata Kanara (Glorious Rock) Fortress near the towns of Debrene and Prilep in Northeast Bulgaria is to be restored and promoted as a site for cultural tourism as part of a joint project of the Administration of Bulgaria’s Dobrich…

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Previously Unknown Coins in Medieval City Missionis near Targovishte

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Previously Unknown Coins in Medieval City Missionis near Targovishte

Two coins from the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396), which are said to are unknown, have been discovered during the ongoing excavations of the Early Byzantine and medieval Bulgarian city of Missionis, also known as Krumovo Kale (Krum’s…

Bulgaria's Dobrichka Municipality Refuses Again Funding for Excavations of 'Glorious Rock' Fortress

Bulgaria’s Dobrichka Municipality Refuses Again Funding for Excavations of ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress

The Town Council in Bulgaria’s northeastern Dobrichka Municipality has snubbed for the second time the request of the Regional Museum of History in the city of Dobrich to allocate funding for the archaeological excavations of the Slavnata Kanara (Glorious Rock)…

Bulgarian Cabinet Grants Dobrich History Museum Excavation Rights for ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress

Bulgarian Cabinet Grants Dobrich History Museum Excavation Rights for ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress

Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers has granted the Regional Museum of History in the northeastern city of Dobrich three-year usage rights for archaeological excavations for the property of the Slavnata Kanara (Glorious Rock) Fortress where in 2014 the local archaeologists found…

Bulgaria’s Mezdra Hosts Medieval Crafts and Culture Festival in Ancient, Medieval Fortress Kaleto

Bulgaria’s Mezdra Hosts Medieval Crafts and Culture Festival in Ancient, Medieval Fortress Kaleto

The Archaeological Complex “Kaleto” in the northwestern Bulgarian town of Mezdra, which consists of the partially restored and conserved ruins of a prehistoric, ancient, and medieval fortress, has hosted a Medieval Crafts and Culture Festival dedicated to the life in…

18th Century Ottoman Naval Cannon Seized from Black Sea Treasure Hunters Exhibited in Bulgaria’s Dobrich

18th Century Ottoman Naval Cannon Seized from Black Sea Treasure Hunters Exhibited in Bulgaria’s Dobrich

An 18th century cannon with a gun carriage of the Ottoman Navy in the Black Sea has been restored and showcased by the Regional Museum of History in the city of Dobrich in Northeast Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Bronze Belt Appliques of Ancient Bulgar Warrior at ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Bronze Belt Appliques of Ancient Bulgar Warrior at ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress

Archaeologists have discovered bronze applications from the belt of an Ancient Bulgar warrior dating to the 9th-10th century AD, the height of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018 AD), during excavations of the Slavnata Kanara (Glorious Rock) Fortress near the towns…

Archaeologists Discover Treasure of Byzantine Bronze Coins at ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress in Northeast Bulgaria

Archaeologists Discover Treasure of Byzantine Bronze Coins at ‘Glorious Rock’ Fortress in Northeast Bulgaria

Bulgarian archaeologists from the Regional Museum of History in the northeastern city of Dobrich have found a treasure of 1,202 Byzantine silver coins from the 6th century AD during excavations of a little-known fortress in an area called Slavnata Kanara,…

Ancient Black Sea Port, Fortress Caria near Bulgaria’s Shabla 'Sinking' into the Sea, Report Alarms

Ancient Black Sea Port, Fortress Caria near Bulgaria’s Shabla ‘Sinking’ into the Sea, Report Alarms

The Caria Fortress, a major ancient Black Sea port near today’s town of Shabla in Northeast Bulgaria, is sinking further into the sea, a news report alarms.

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