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Archaeology: Fifth-century early Christian crypt found near Bulgaria’s Zaldapa Fortress

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An early Christian crypt, among the largest in the Balkans, has been discovered by archaeologists near the Zaldapa Fortress close

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Bulgarian archaeology August: From the ‘seal of God’ to a shepherd’s discovery

September 1, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The month of August customarily sees a range of discoveries by archaeologists in Bulgaria as the excavation season peaks, and

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Fifth-century tomb found on St Ivan island near Bulgaria’s Sozopol

August 1, 2015August 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered a tomb, estimated to date from the fifth century CE, on St Ivan island off the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian archaeologists make rare find of fragment of 11th-century rakiya cauldron

August 1, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists working at the Lyutitsa fortress near Ivailovgrad in southern Bulgaria have found a fragment of a cauldron dating from

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Thracian sword at Bulgaria’s Perperikon among finds in July

July 28, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists working at the ancient sacred site of Perperikon in Bulgaria have found four silver coins from the time of

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Bulgaria 

Ancient coins, Stone Age flint tools, grave sites among archaeological finds in Bulgaria in June 2015

June 30, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The month of June 2015 is closing with archaeologists in Bulgaria having unearthed a wide range of finds at various

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Bulgaria 

Controversy in Bulgaria’s Karlovo as Muslims object to archaeological dig at mosque

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The Lead Mosque in the Bulgarian town of Karlovo is again at the centre of controversy, with Muslims irate about

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Bulgaria 

Professor: Perperikon may have had a Roman temple to Apollo

June 17, 2015June 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site of Perperikon may have had a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, archaeology professor and Perperikon dig

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Bulgaria 

Archaeologists in Plovdiv uncover early Christian mosaics at Great Basilica site

June 12, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the site of the Great Basilica, the largest early Christian church found in Bulgaria – believed to

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