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Archaeology: Mediaeval necropolis with 40 graves found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found a necropolis dating from the Middle Ages. The site, with 40

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Further 400 sq m of mosaics, 65 graves uncovered at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site

May 30, 2017May 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A further 400 square metres of mosaics and 65 graves have been uncovered since the beginning of the 2017 archaeological

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Bulgaria 

40 arrests, thousands of items seized, in Bulgaria, Turkey and France in operation against illegal trade in archaeological objects

May 27, 2017May 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency archaeology

A total of 40 people were arrested in Bulgaria, Turkey and France and about 5500 items seized as police bust

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Sofia History Museum holding exhibition on archaeological finds in city in 2016

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

The Sofia Regional History Museum is holding an exhibition entitled “Archaeology of Sofia and the Sofia Region 2016” from May

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Dozens of square metres of mosaic flooring from Plovdiv’s Great Basilica already restored

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Restoration work on mosaic flooring from the site of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica archaeological site continued throughout this past winter, to

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Eastern necropolis of ancient Serdica found at Hyatt Sofia construction site

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

The eastern necropolis of the ancient city of Serdica has been found during construction work at the site of the

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Bulgaria 

Three children’s graves found at necropolis in Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site as 2017 archaeological season starts

April 5, 2017April 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeological work has resumed at the Great Basilica site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv, with the first day of the

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Roman-era building walls found in construction site in Bulgaria’s Varna

March 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Varna

Part of the walls of a building estimated to date to the Roman era around the third century CE have

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Bulgarian Archaeology 2016 exhibition is on at National Archaeological Museum in Sofia until March 19

February 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The annual exhibition of fascinating finds by archaeologists in Bulgaria is on at the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia from

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