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  1. The Rise and Fall of the Mighty Bulgars and the First Bulgarian Empire

    ... Western Turkic Khaganate of Eurasia. Tsarverets Castle, Bulgaria: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Bulgarian City Named ... and 635 AD. This alliance became known as the Old Great Bulgaria or Patria Onoguri. They allied themselves with the ... 650 and 665 AD.  Not long after his death, Old Great Bulgaria began to fall apart, while Kubrat’s five sons ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 30/07/2023 - 18:50

  2. Silver Treasure Hidden During a 17th Century Bulgarian Uprising Uncovered

    ... additional connecting pieces, says the blog Archaeology in Bulgaria. Whoever buried the treasure wrapped it in a leather ... 3,000 Roman silver coins dating to 1st century AD found in Bulgaria The museum stated that there were many silver- and ... school (17th century), National Historical Museum of Bulgaria. ( CC BY 2.5 ) The blog explains that the people of ...

    Mark Miller - 08/04/2016 - 00:44

  3. Forgotten Warrior-Saints Exposed in Murals of Medieval City

    In Bulgaria, a previously unknown medieval church has been ... have found some important murals in the church. In Bulgaria, a previously unknown medieval church has been ... city of Cherven, which overlooks the Danube in Northern Bulgaria. It was one of the most dynamic urban centers in the ...

    Ed Whelan - 18/04/2020 - 02:01

  4. Tsarverets Castle, Bulgaria: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

    The Balkan nation of Bulgaria is blessed with many archaeological sites. One which ... the Tsarverets (or Tsarevets) Castle. The Balkan nation of Bulgaria is blessed with many archaeological sites. One which ... and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bulgaria. Glory and Destruction, the History of Tsarverets ...

    Ed Whelan - 14/04/2020 - 02:02

  5. God or the Devil? Whose Mystical Eyes Follow Visitors through the Bulgarian Prohodna Cave?

    Prohodna Cave is a natural cave located in North Central Bulgaria. This cave is a popular tourist attraction due to a ... Prohodna Cave is a natural cave located in North Central Bulgaria. This cave is a popular tourist attraction due to a ... entrances makes Prohodna Cave the largest passage cave in Bulgaria. In addition, owing to the height of the Big ...

    dhwty - 04/12/2020 - 02:44

  6. Sunken Fortress and Ritual Pits Discovered at Holy Island in Bulgaria

    Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a Late Middle Ages Byzantine ... in the form of a sunken fortress, and a small monastery on Bulgaria’s tiny St. Thomas Island in the Black Sea. In June ... research, a team led by Prof. Ivan Hristov from Bulgaria’s  National Museum of History  in Sofia ...

    ashley cowie - 29/08/2018 - 22:43

  7. Tomb of Christian Bulgarian prince martyred by his brother excavated in Pliska

    The grave of a prince who was to become the khan of Bulgaria but refused to deny Christ and was then martyred for ... his brother in the year 833, has been excavated in Pliska, Bulgaria. St. Boyan Enravota's tomb was known to have been on ... of the ruins of Europe's largest basilica. Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that archaeologists found the tomb near a ...

    Mark Miller - 29/06/2015 - 21:44

  8. Earring Unearthed In Bulgaria Matches Those In Multiple Mummy Portraits

    ... of Roman Egypt all the way to the women of ancient Bulgaria.  Fashion in the period of classical antiquity ... ladies of Roman Egypt all the way to the women of ancient Bulgaria . An ancient earring discovered by archaeologists in Bulgaria matches the jewelry painted on more than one Roman ...

    ashley cowie - 13/10/2020 - 18:25

  9. Giant Face-like Rock Formations and a Rock Shrine Found in Bulgaria

    ... to depict human faces have been discovered in southern Bulgaria. They are estimated to be about 4,000 years old. The ... an astrological observatory, or both, Archaeology in Bulgaria reports. Bulgarian experts told Archaeology in Bulgaria that they believed the ancient people made the ...

    Mark Miller - 01/04/2016 - 14:56

  10. Earliest Known Cyrillic Script With Ancient Plea Found at Medieval Bulgarian Fortress

    ... performing excavations at a medieval fortress in Bulgaria unearthed a weathered and aged lead plate that ... performing excavations at a medieval fortress in Bulgaria unearthed a weathered and aged lead plate that ... discoverer Ivaylo Kanev, in an interview with Radio Bulgaria (BNR) . Since the Cyrillic script was only invented ...

    Nathan Falde - 23/05/2023 - 14:46

  11. Clay Pot Filled With 1000 Precious Metal Treasures Found at Kaliakra Fortress

    The National Museum of Bulgaria has announced that they have discovered a small clay ... objects from the 14th century. The National Museum of Bulgaria has announced that they have discovered a small clay ... to be one of the most important in recent years in Bulgaria and is expected to provide new insights into the ...

    Ed Whelan - 24/08/2018 - 23:02

  12. Devetashka - the Bulgarian Cave with 70,000 Years of Human Habitation

    Devetashka cave is an enormous cave in Bulgaria, which has provided shelter for groups of humans ... years since then.  Devetashka cave is an enormous cave in Bulgaria, which has provided shelter for groups of humans ... cave, which is known as Devetàshka peshterà in Bulgaria, is located roughly 18 kilometres north of Lovech, ...

    aprilholloway - 21/07/2020 - 04:44

  13. Jewelry to Die For: 14th-Century Bulgarian Ring with a Killer Dose

    ... The ring is thought to be the first of its kind found in Bulgaria and was located in an area that was home to the ... of the nobility at the time. Although the first found in Bulgaria, this is far from the first ring designed for this ... Giant Face-like Rock Formations and a Rock Shrine Found in Bulgaria Devetashka - the Bulgarian Cave with 70,000 Years of ...

    aprilholloway - 03/08/2017 - 02:02

  14. Revealing Discoveries of Rare Ivory and Unique Gold Coin from Byzantine Bulgarian Fortress

    ... Zhelyazovo village, in Burgas district in southeastern Bulgaria. An extremely rare find of an ivory icon has been ... Zhelyazovo village, in Burgas district in southeastern Bulgaria. Emperor’s Ivory? Milen Nikolov, head of the ... . Only one other such ivory icon has been discovered in Bulgaria by archaeologists and that was over a century ago ...

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 27/07/2017 - 23:03

  15. The Expedition Sparked by the Cryptic Tale of Baba Vanga's Prophecy

    ... find a mysterious place hidden in the Strandja Mountains, Bulgaria. This place is believed to conceal an incredible ... old map. (Rupité is the town where Baba Vanga lived in Bulgaria . ) According to this man, the map indicated the ... the map before the man returned. Aerial view of Rupité in Bulgaria.  ( Mariyka LnT /Adobe Stock) Later that day, once ...

    Guillaume1 - 05/02/2024 - 16:25

  16. Ancient Luxury Outpost with Heated Jacuzzi served Roman Emperor in Bulgaria

    ... century AD Roman road station unearthed near a fortress in Bulgaria. The road station, under excavation since spring ... Ivan Hristov told Archaeology in Bulgaria . “This place was inhabited actively as of about ... entire Ancient Roman thermae,” reports Archaeology in Bulgaria . A thermae is a large Roman bath and place for ...

    Mark Miller - 05/05/2015 - 22:05

  17. How The Thracian Panagyurishte Treasure Changed Bulgaria’s History

    ... the artifacts were placed in a bank for safe-keeping. Bulgaria’s Thracian Past Presented to the World On the ... to his museum. As a result, Plovdiv, rather than Sofia (Bulgaria’s capital), became the permanent home of the ... tour around the world. Rome was the first city outside Bulgaria to receive the treasure, where it was displayed as ...

    dhwty - 03/03/2020 - 14:04

  18. Bulgarian City Named for Love has a Long History of Being Attacked and Bombarded

    ... have excavated an ancient fortress on a small peninsula in Bulgaria occupied since at least the Neolithic and have found ... with a mighty fortress wall ," the blog Archaeology in Bulgaria states . Part of the Agathopolis fortress wall, Ahtopol, Bulgaria. ( Vortex Foundation ) One of the key finds of the ...

    Mark Miller - 20/01/2016 - 00:52

  19. Bulgarian Archaeologists find Evidence of 2,700-Year-Old Thracian Child Sacrifice

    Archaeologists excavating ritual pits in southwest Bulgaria have found the remains of two children that had been ... is dated to the 6 th century BC,” reports Archaeology in Bulgaria . Archaeologists excavating the prehistoric site are ... the early Neolithic settlement near Mursalevo in Southwest Bulgaria. Photo: Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency ...

    Mark Miller - 19/04/2015 - 15:03

  20. Archaeologists unearth marble sarcophagus from ancient Thracian burial mound

    ... National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia in Bulgaria have discovered a massive ancient marble sarcophagus ... in southeast Europe, centered on the modern borders of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. The mound (tumulus) in which ... Roman period, and is located near the town of Boyanovo in Bulgaria’s Elhovo Municipality. The sarcophagus is 2.7 ...

    Robin Whitlock - 02/09/2015 - 21:12

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