Bulgarian police bust group raiding Thracian tombs
Bulgarian police bust a group that was illegally excavating Thracian tombs near the town of Pernik, the Interior Ministry said
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Fourth-century CE magistrate statue uncovered in Bulgaria’s 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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Archaeology: Bulgaria’s 2013 season draws to a close
The archaeology season for Bulgaria is winding down, with a number of dig teams announcing their findings in recent days.
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Archaeology: 7000-year-old defensive wall emerges near Bulgaria’s Shoumen
The dry spell blanketing Bulgaria for the past two months has resulted in an unexpected archaeological discovery, with the remains
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Bulgarian archaeologists find ‘twin’ of Sozopol ‘vampire’ at Perperikon
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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Bulgarian archaeologists find Roman-era frigidarium in 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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14th-century poison ring found near Bulgaria’s Kavarna
Bulgarian archaeologists working on the remains of the medieval fortress on Cape Kaliakra, near the town of Kavarna on the
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Archaeology: part of 14th Century Ottoman commander’s armour found at Bulgaria’s Perperikon
A bronze plate with a unique inscription from the 14th Century CE, believed by archaeologists to have been part of
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Iron Age necropolis near Strouma motorway in Bulgaria destroyed
Part of an early Iron Age necropolis in Doupnitsa district in southwestern Bulgaria, in the immediate vicinity of the recently-launched
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