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What’s On: Exhibition of archaeological discoveries from the royal necropolis of the Getae

December 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An exhibition entitled “Under the sign of Orion – latest discoveries from the royal necropolis of the Getae” is on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police bust group raiding Thracian tombs

December 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian police bust a group that was illegally excavating Thracian tombs near the town of Pernik, the Interior Ministry said

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Bulgaria 

Fourth-century CE magistrate statue uncovered in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 26, 2013November 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working on the digs at the Roman-era forum in Bulgaria’s second-largest city of Plovdiv have uncovered a full-size statue,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Bulgaria’s 2013 season draws to a close

September 25, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The archaeology season for Bulgaria is winding down, with a number of dig teams announcing their findings in recent days.

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 7000-year-old defensive wall emerges near Bulgaria’s Shoumen

September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The dry spell blanketing Bulgaria for the past two months has resulted in an unexpected archaeological discovery, with the remains

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian archaeologists find ‘twin’ of Sozopol ‘vampire’ at Perperikon

September 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists working on Bulgaria’s Perperikon site have found the skeleton of a male buried with a ploughshare in its chest,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian archaeologists find Roman-era frigidarium in Bourgas

August 28, 2013August 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

Archaeological digs carried out this summer on the site of the Roman-era public baths in the Bulgarian city of Bourgas

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Bulgaria 

14th-century poison ring found near Bulgaria’s Kavarna

August 20, 2013August 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologists working on the remains of the medieval fortress on Cape Kaliakra, near the town of Kavarna on the

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: part of 14th Century Ottoman commander’s armour found at Bulgaria’s Perperikon

August 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A bronze plate with a unique inscription from the 14th Century CE, believed by archaeologists to have been part of

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