Archaeologists found a 2,500 years old Scythian sceptre in the last days of this season's excavations in the prehistoric salt mining and urban center "Provadia - Solnitsata" in Northeast Bulgaria, BTA reports. The 5th century BC sceptre is..
Although it is located in the poorest region of Bulgaria, the village of Gradeshnitsa is rich in archaeological finds, which testify to the presence of human societies as early as the early Neolithic era - the sixth millennium BC. The..
The Archaeological Museum in Sandanski is opening its doors from today until July 28 for its traditional summer archaeological school "Searchers of Antiquities". Participants between the ages of 11 and 15 will unravel riddles and look for answers in old..
On June 1, in the European Parliament, Bulgaria will present its archaeological and cultural masterpiece - the ancient and medieval rock city of Perperikon. For a quarter of a century, the fortress was studied by Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov. For Radio..
Visitors to the British Museum in London can now marvel at one of Bulgaria’s most emblematic archaeological discoveries - the Panagyurishte gold treasure - as part of a thematic exhibition entitled "Luxury and Power: From Persia to Greece” . The..
In December 2000, in the mound "Roshavata Chuka" near the village of Aleksandrovo close to Bulgaria’s Haskovo, a team of archaeologists led by Dr. Georgi Kitov (1943-2008) came across one of the most impressive historical finds in Bulgaria –..
Two iron ship cannons and dozens of artillery munitions were excavated from the bottom of the Black Sea in the last days of 2022. On December 23, a rescue expedition by the team of the Centre for Underwater Archaeology, led by its director Dr...
Despite the short time for excavations and insufficient funding, the completed Archаeology Season 2022 has turned out to be extremely successful. According to reports from Bulgaria’s National History Museum , the discoveries made, covering almost..
Artefacts from the period 7th century BC - 12th century AD, among which a rare Thracian sword, ornaments from the Thracian and Roman eras, silver and bronze objects are exhibited in the Historical Museum in Chiprovtsi . They are described in detail in..
New drone photos show the legendary Thracian sanctuary of Orpheus near the village of Tatul from a bird's eye view. A few days ago, the archaeological excavations near the unique temple of the mythical Thracian hero, discovered at the beginning of the..
