Archaeologists from the Historical Museum in the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa have discovered a settlement of the Cumans this summer during the excavations of a medieval necropolis east of the Thracian fortress of Rykhovets near the town of Gorna..
Not far from the town of Lovech, between the villages of Doirentsi and Drenov, during the construction of the future route of the Hemus motorway, a seven-thousand-year-old pit sanctuary surrounded by a ritual ditch was discovered . Its exploration began..
From 4 to 8 June, the Danube town of Silistra will host the 62nd National Conference of Archaeologists in Bulgaria. Papers will be presented on the most significant archaeological investigations carried out in recent years. Scholars from..
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..
A silver medal depicting an ancient theatre mask has been created on the occasion of the discovery of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica near Petrich. Ancient polis of Heraclea Sintica revealing its secrets The ceramic theatre mask dating..
Remains of two churches, a skeleton covered with stones thrown against vampirism, numerous metal plates from the knightly armour of a Byzantine aristocrat, a lead ampoule - these are just some of the objects that recently surprised archaeologists who..
3 kilometers south of Bulgaria's coastal town Kavarna there is an impressive natural elevation known as Cape Chirakman . For the eighth season now, archaeologists are studying the natural landmark which has become a symbol of the Kavarna Black Sea..
An encolpion cross came to light during archaeological investigations of the ancient Almus fortress in Bulgaria's town of Lom situated on the Danube River. The cross is about 1,100 years old and was made during the reign of Tsar Simeon the Great (from 893..
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..
The Day of Bulgarian Archeology coincides with the feast of Trifon Zarezan (Saint Trifon’s Day) in the old style calendar - a great occasion to take you to one of the most developed wine regions in Bulgaria, and in particular to Sandanski, to talk..
