Archaeologists Find nearly 7,000-Year-Old Copper Age Workshop for Production of Flint Tools near Belogradets in Northeast Bulgaria
A prehistoric workshop, or “manufacturing center”, for the production of flint tools going back to ca. 5,000 BC has been discovered by archaeologists near the town of Belogradets, Varna District, in Northeast Bulgaria, in rescue excavations for the construction of…
10th Century Cross with Jesus Christ Image, Peacock Ring Seal Found in Tuida Fortress in Bulgaria’s Sliven
A cross with an image of Jesus Christ from the 10th century, the time of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680 – 1018) and a medieval ring seal from a peacock image are among the most interesting artifacts discovered during the…
8 Marvelous Artifacts from Exotic Places Discovered by Archaeologists in Bulgaria Recently and How They Got There
Some of the most stunning archaeological finds are artifacts which were discovered at a certain location but originated in distant, and, to put it that way, exotic places, having somehow made their way thousands of kilometers or miles away in…
Archaeologists Discover 6,500-Year-Old Flint Workshop in Bulgaria’s Kamenovo Employed Manufactory Production
The 6,500-year-old Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age) workshop discovered last year in the town of Kamenovo in Northeast Bulgaria made its products employing a manufactory process in which different production phases were carried out by different people, the archaeologists excavating the…
Numerous Challenges Plague Bulgaria’s Archaeologists despite Profession’s ‘Romantic Image’, Report Says
Despite the “romantic image” of the archaeological profession in Bulgaria, Bulgaria’s archaeologists are faced with numerous challenges on a daily basis, according to a journalistic report.
Archaeologists Discover 6,500-Year-Old Grave of Man Holding Stone Ax Scepter near Chalcolithic Flint Workshop in Bulgaria’s Kamenovo
A 6,500-year-old grave of a man holding in his hands a stone ax scepter has been discovered by archaeologists excavating a recently found necropolis from from the Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age) in the town of Kamenovo, Kubrat Municipality, Razgrad District,…
Skeletons Found in Chalcolithic Necropolis in Bulgaria’s Kamenovo Belonged to Women and Children of ‘Mediterranean Anthropological Type’
The skeletons from the Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age) necropolis discovered in September 2015 underneath a former school yard in the town of Kamenovo, Northeast Bulgaria, belonged to women and children of the so called “Mediterranean anthropological type”.
Archaeologists Discover 6,500-Year-Old Prehistoric Necropolis underneath School Yard in Bulgaria’s Kamenovo
A 6,200-6,500-year-old necropolis has been discovered by archaeologists underneath a former school yard in the town of Kamenovo, Razgrad District, in Northeast Bulgaria.
Archaeologists Unearth 6,500-Year-Old Chalcolithic Workshop for Flint Tools in Bulgaria’s Kamenovo
A “huge” workshop for flint tools dating back to the Late Chalcolithic, or to about 4,500-4,200 BC, has been discovered by Bulgarian archaeologists in archaeological excavations of a settlement mound near the town of Kamenovo, Razgrad District, in Northeast Bulgaria.
