Bulgarian archaeologist Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov and writer and traveller Severina Markova are going on an expedition to Algeria and the Sahara desert. Prof. Ovcharov told BNR that the two are heading to the richest collection of rock paintings..
Archaeologists uncovered a Roman pagan temple in the area of Orpheus’ sanctuary near the village of Tatul. It dates to the 3rd-4th century. They came across the temple during excavations of an early Christian church. According to the head of..
Bulgaria is studded with archaeological sites, and Perperikon, the big archaeological complex in the Eastern Rhodopes, has never ceased surprising researchers. The latest news from Perperikon is connected with the details now being revealed from the..
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..
Bulgaria's leading archaeologist, Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov, and his team have found a rotunda mausoleum at one of Bulgaria's emblematic archaological sites - the ancient rock city of Perperikon. The new site is a rotunda mausoleum rotunda of the..
The Mission Bulgaria project will popularize Bulgarian history around the world. The initiative has spread to ten countries with lectures, to be delivered by archaeologist Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov and historical Prof. Plamen Pavlov. The lecture..
Bulgarian archaeologists discovered a Thracian sanctuary from the Hellenistic period near the Bulgaria-Greece border. The finds prove the close contacts between the Greek and the Thracian civilizations in the Rhodopes. The sanctuary was discovered near..
A team of archaeologists headed by Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov has discovered the foundations of a big episcopal early Christian cathedral in the rock town of Perperikon. The cathedral is dated to the second half of the 5 th century. The building..
