Archaeology: Roman wall unearthed in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A Roman wall, estimated to date from the third to the fifth century CE, has been unearthed in the centre
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Archaeology: Thracian temple, sanctuary of Zeus and Hera found in Bulgaria’s Sredna Gora
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found a Thracian temple and a sanctuary of Zeus and Hera in Sredna Gora in the
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The road less travelled in the Rhodope
Fleeing an unseasonably cool and wet July day in Sofia, we headed south to Kurdjali on an organised tour* –
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Bulgarian archaeologists given more time to survey Via Diagonalis site
Bulgarian archaeologists would be given an additional month for digs on the site of the Roman Via Diagonalis remains near
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Archaeology: Bulgaria’s 2013 season underway with new discoveries
The archaeology season for Bulgaria is underway, with 2013 already seeing new discoveries. Among these are the finding of a
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Archaeological dig at Bulgaria’s Perperikon to begin on schedule
Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov said on June 13 that the summer digs at the Perperikon site would go as scheduled
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Bulgarian ‘vampire’ skeleton set to return home
A year after archaeological digs in the Black Sea town of Sozopol yielded a well-preserved male skeleton buried with a
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Thracian exhibit at archaeological museum in Sofia
The archaeological museum in Bulgarian capital city Sofia is exhibiting several pieces of weaponry and armour attributed to Thracian king
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Bulgarian archaeologist demands funding for Perperikon dig
Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov said on March 21 that he the recent political upheaval in the country threatened to delay
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