Latest Finds in Paleolithic Bacho Kiro Cave in Central Bulgaria Imply Coexistence of Early Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals
The findings from the latest archaeological excavations at the Bacho Kiro Cave near Dryanovo in Central Bulgaria, a Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) site, have led to the conclusion that early Homo sapiens and Neanderthals coexisted in the area.
Fathers of Bulgarian Archaeology, the Skorpil Brothers, to Be Honored in Exhibit Dedicated to ‘Bulgarian Czechs’
Karel Skorpil and Hermann Skorpil, also known as the Skorpil Brothers, who founded modern-day Bulgarian archaeology at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, will be honored in a special exhibition dedicated to the Czechs…
Archaeologists Unearth Odd Early Byzantine Fortress Tower in Ancient Roman City Deultum in Bulgaria’s Debelt
А well preserved and untypical fortress tower from the Late Roman / Early Byzantine period on the northern fortress wall of the Ancient Roman colony of Deultum in the southern Bulgarian city of Debelt, Sredets Municipality, not far from the…
Bulgaria’s Shkropilovtsi Seeks to Resume Excavations of Early Byzantine Fortress, Ancient Bulgar Rampart on Black Sea Coast
The town of Shkorpilovtsi on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and archaeologists from the Varna Museum of Archaeology want to resume the archaeological excavations of a long-abandoned Late Antiquity Early Byzantine fortress, and an Ancient Bulgar wall (rampart) located nearby as…
Bulgarian Authorities to Grant ‘Monument of Culture’ Status to Late Antiquity Fortress, Ancient Bulgar Wall on Black Sea Coast
A special commission from Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture has decided to propose a “monument of culture” status for an archaeological complex near the town of Shkorpilovtsi on the Black Sea coast consisting of a Late Antiquity Early Byzantine fortress, an…
Unique Early Christian Monastery in Bulgaria’s Varna Vandalized by Camping Parties, Archaeologist Alarms
The ruins of an absolutely unique Early Christian church and monastery from the 5th century AD located in an area known as Dzhanavara in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna have been vandalized by camping and drinking parties, which are…
Roman Tomb Forgotten by Archaeologists (Re)discovered by Workers in Bulgaria’s Varna
An Ancient Roman tomb located in the very downtown of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna has been discovered by accident during construction works by workers rehabilitating the water pipes and sewers of the central city square.
