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Bulgarian archaeologists have made what could be one of the most spectacular discoveries in the country's recent archaeological history - the long-sought palace and tomb of a powerful Thracian king belonging to the fierce Triballi tribe. The extraordinary find was uncovered during construction work for a new apartment building in the center of Vratsa, Northwestern Bulgaria, ending a 50-year quest to locate this legendary royal center. The discovery began when developers started excavation work and encountered what initially appeared to be a medieval necropolis dating to the 12th-14th centuries. However, beneath this known archaeological layer, the team found something entirely unexpected - a massive stone platform known as a crepis, and below that, the magnificent remains of what experts believe