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Archaeology: Clay pot with hundreds of silver and gold coins found at Bulgaria’s Kaliakra Fortress

August 22, 2018August 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An archaeological team working at the site of the Kaliakra Fortress on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast have found a

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Archaeology: Remnants of ancient fortress found underwater off Bulgaria’s St Thomas Island

August 20, 2018August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Underwater exploration around St Thomas Island on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast by a team of specialist archaeological divers has

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Bulgarian PM Borissov pledges support for archaeologists at Mala Tepe site

August 19, 2018August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv

Visiting the ancient Mala Tepe site in the Plovdiv district, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has pledged support for the

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Archaeology: Child’s grave dating back 3000 years found at Bulgaria’s Ryahovets fortress site

August 14, 2018August 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologists Ilian Petrakiev and Maya Ivanova have found a gravesite of a child that dates back more than 3000

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Archaeology: Part of important Roman-era street, building façade found at Plovdiv site

August 13, 2018August 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Remnants of what was one of the most important streets in Philippopolis, the ancient name of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv,

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Archaeology: 14th Century gold coin found at Bulgaria’s Rusokastro Fortress site

August 2, 2018August 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

A gold coin from the time of Andronicus II and Andronicus III Paleologus (14th century) has been discovered during archaeological

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Bulgarian archaeologists map out large 3rd century Roman tomb near Plovdiv

July 25, 2018July 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologists have finished mapping out the extent of a large Roman tomb near the city of Plovdiv and were

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 2018 season excavations begin at Kastritsi Fortress at Bulgaria’s Euxinograd Palace

July 23, 2018July 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists are opening the 2018 summer dig season at the Kastritsi fortified settlement site at Euxinograd Palace, just north of

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Bulgaria 

Work on archaeological park at Sofia’s Slatina site to start in autumn 2019 – mayor

July 17, 2018July 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Work on developing an archaeoligical park and visitor centre at the Slatina site in Bulgarian capital city Sofia is to

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