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8 Years after Theft of St. John the Baptist Relics in Bulgaria’s Sliven,...

Prof. Kazimir Popkonstantinov is seen here in August 2010 on St. Ivan Island during the discovery of the relics of St. John the Baptist. Photo: Sozopol Municipality The case of the theft of a particle...

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Horse Shoulder Blade with Mysterious ‘Magic’ Ritual Marks from ca. 1300 AD...

This horse shoulder blade bone (scapula) from ca. 1300 found in the Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria has three symmetrical, lined up burning marks, indicating a potential and completely...

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Archaeologists Find Holy Well of Early Christian Monastery on Top of...

The newly uncovered structure of the holy well, or ayazmo, of the 4th – 5th century AD Early Christian monastery on Bulgaria’s St. Ivan Island goes down at least 5 meters in depth, and utilized the...

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7,000-Year-Old Settlement Mound in Bulgaria’s Black Sea City Burgas Presented...

Artifacts from the 6th and 5th millenium BC found in the prehistoric and virtually unknown to the public Burgas Settlement Mound have been showcased for the first time in an exhition of the Burgas...

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Slab with Marching Ancient Greek Warriors Discovered at Apollo Temples on...

The newsly discovered slab fragment from ca. 500 BC with marching hoplites, the Ancient Greek citizen warriors who formed the dreadful phalanx formation, from the sacred zone with two Apollo temples on...

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6,500-Year-Old Full Set of Vessels, Including Zoomorphic One, Gold Bead from...

Prehistoric vessels, tools, and a gold bead from ca. 6,500 BC discovered in the Hidden Settlement Mound near Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast of Pomorie, which have been included in the 2020 Bulgarian...

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7,000-Year-Old Ritual Table with ‘Horned Animal’, First Bulgarian Empire...

The 7,000-year-old zoomorphic ritual table decorated with a “horned animal”, perhaps a ram, found near Bulgaria’s Tsonevo and Dalgopol, as displayed in the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition at the...

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Archaeologists Find nearly 7,000-Year-Old Copper Age Workshop for Production...

Nearly 7,000-year-old flint cores and manufacturing waste from the newly discovered Early Copper Age flint production workshop near Belogradets, Varna District, in Northeast Bulgaria, as showcased in...

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6th Century BC Corinthian Aryballos (Athlete’s Oil Flask) from Varna Becomes...

This 6th century Ancient Greek Corinthian pottery aryballos was discoved in the Black Sea city of Varna, ancient Odessos, and donated to the National Museum of Archaeology in Sofia in the early 20th...

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Bronze Pitcher Found amid Late Antiquity Arson in Roman City Deultum Close to...

A bronze pitcher from the Late Antiquity has been unearthed by archaeologists in the Ancient Roman colony of Deultum near Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, in the Deultum-Debelt Archaeological Preserve....

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