Bulgarian archaeologists begin summer digs at Perperikon site
The annual summer archaeological digs at Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site of Perperikon began on June 25 2018, professor Nikolai Ovcharov
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Archaeology: Three burnt skeletons found in Plovdiv may be of victims of third-century Goth invasion
The remains of a child, estimated to have been about three years old, and two older people have been found
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Plovdiv’s Regional Archaeological Museum exhibits items from ancient Episcopal Basilica
An exhibition of items from Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica, the largest early Christian basilica of its kind found on the Balkans
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Skaptopara archaeological site: Bulgarian PM Borissov sets deadline for solution
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May 5 that he had set a deadline of two months for archaeologists
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Archaeology: Blagoevgrad mayor calls for diversion of Struma Motorway to preserve Skaptopara site
The mayor of Blagoevgrad, Atanas Kambitov, has come out in support of calls for the re-routing of Struma Motorway to
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Archaeology: Stone with inscription praising Roman Emperor Diocletian found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Archaeologists working on a site on a private property in the centre of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found a
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Archaeology: Online campaign to re-route Struma Motorway to stop destruction of Thracian site, other ancient finds
An online campaign is being conducted, along with a push for a local referendum, for the route of the Struma
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Archaeology: Building, believed to have been bishop’s residence in Roman-era Pautalia, uncovered in Bulgaria’s Kyustendil
Archaeologists working in the Bulgarian town of Kyustendil have uncovered a large building, believed to have been the residence of
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Archaeology: Roman tomb found in the grounds of Medical University in Plovdiv
A Roman tomb dating from the first to the third century has been discovered in the grounds of the Medical
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