Hotnitsa Gold Treasure - Hotnitsa, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Hotnitsa Gold Treasure – Hotnitsa, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

The Hotnitsa Gold Treasure is among the very top contenders for the title of the world’s oldest gold, i.e. the world’s oldest gold treasure or oldest human processed gold, together with several other prehistoric gold treasures from the 5th millenium…

Hotnitsa Chalcolithic Settlement Mound – Hotnitsa, Bulgaria

The Prehistoric Settlement Mound near the town of Hotnitsa, Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, in Central North Bulgaria, dates back to the 5th-4th millennium BC, i.e. the Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age). Its archaeological layers are 6 meters thick. It was discovered by…

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