Bulgaria
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Brief (as always) item from the Sofia News Agency: Archaeologists have discovered colorful floor mosaic from the Roman era near the so-called West Gate of Serdica in downtown Sofia. The news was announced Monday by the Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, who visited the archaeological excavations in the company of her Deputy in charge of…
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From the Sophia Globe: Archaeologists working at the site of the Roman baths in Deultum, an ancient settlement about 17km south-west of Bourgas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, have found a ceramic lamp in the shape of a dog, a find described as one of kind not seen before in Europe. Deultum was founded in…
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I’m not sure I’ve seen one of these ‘Causes’ things before, but the Bulgarian Archaeological Society is apparently seeking some assistance in regards to the site of Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria: Here’s some info from their page: The Bulgarian Archaeological Association (BAA) along with Association “Ratiaria” have set themselves the goal of attracting the attention…
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From Novinite … sounds like one we’ll be hearing more about (hopefully): A team of Bulgarian archaeologists has found a coin treasure from the 3rd century BC near the southeastern-most Bulgarian Black Sea village of Sinemorets. The coin treasure was discovered by the team of Prof. Daniela Agre excavating archaeological sites in the region in…
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From Novinite: Bulgarian archaeologists have stumbled upon a unique lion head stone sculpture from the times of the Trojan War. The discovery has been made in the so-called Womb Cave in the Eastern Rhodopes. It was German ornithologists who initially discovered the sculpture, local media inform. They stumbled upon the artifact while studying the behavior…
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