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Bulgaria’s National Archaeological Museum exhibition includes finds made during motorway works

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian Archaeology 2022, an exhibition that includes finds made during construction of the Hemus and Vidin-Botevgrad motorways, is on at

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Bulgaria 

Cannon estimated to be 200 years old retrieved from Bulgaria’s Black Sea

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Two iron naval cannon as well as a number of cannonballs estimated to date from around the end of the

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Bulgaria 

Ten archaeological sites found on route of railway line in Bulgaria

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Ten archaeological sites from different eras were discovered during the preparation of the route before the start of construction work

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Bulgaria 

Archaeological season begins at Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The 15th archaeological season has begun at the Aquae Calidae site, one of the most significant Roman-era spa centres in

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Bulgaria 

US-funded renovation of Thracian Tomb near Bulgaria’s Sveshtari unveiled

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The newly-renovated Thracian Tomb near Sveshtari in north-eastern Bulgaria was unveiled on June 7, according to a statement by the

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Observation tower, ancient sanctuary from Hellenistic era found near Bulgaria’s Bourgas

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a wall enclosing an area of 1000 square metres off Cape Chiroza on Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv opens to public on April 19

April 18, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis, site of a Christian church estimated to date from the fourth century and which boasts

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Sunken glass treasure found near Bourgas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

October 1, 2020October 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

Part of the largest sunken glass treasure on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has been found off Bourgas, according to a

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Fortified Hellenistic centre found at Bulgaria’s Cape Chiroza site

August 19, 2020August 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The first stage of the excavations of a fortified Hellenistic site from the second to the first century BCE, located

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