Bulgaria
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The incipit of a brief item from Novinite: Over the year, Bulgarian archaeologists have made important new discoveries about the Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, announced archaeologist Prof. Diana Gergova. Among the most amazing discoveries was the fact that a golden casket discovered last year was placed on a powerful living tree in one of the…
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From the Sofia Globe: Archaeological digs carried out this summer on the site of the Roman-era public baths in the Bulgarian city of Bourgas have found the first frigidarium – a cold-water pool – that was part of the the Aqua Calidae baths. The digs are part of a conservation and restoration project by the…
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This one’s interesting primarily because of the ‘omen’ involved in the different coverage and how it is dealt with by the journalists. First, here’s the coverage from Focus-Fen: Archaeological team of Dr Ivan Hristov discovered a big votive relief of the ancient Father of Gods and men Zeus close to the archaeological excavations of Bulgaria’s…
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This just in from Novinite: A Bulgarian team of archaeologists have discovered well-preserved remains of a Roman bath in the ancient Bulgarian town of Sozopol. The news was revealed by National Museum of History director Bozhidar Dimitrov. “The team, led by Sozopol Archaeology Museum director Dimitar Nedev has made the discovery as part of its…
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It isn’t often that archaeologists get more than ten times the funding they asked for … from the Sofia News Agency: Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, has pledged the significant amount of BGN 3 M for restoration and conservation of the historical Roman Baths in the Black Sea city of Varna.…
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