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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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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Sixth-century rotunda mausoleum found at Bulgaria’s Perperikon

August 16, 2020August 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The remains of a rotunda mausoleum estimated to date from the time of Justinian the Great, the Eastern Roman emperor

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 8000-year-old skeletons found at Slatina site in Bulgarian capital Sofia

July 28, 2020August 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

A Bulgarian team of archaeologists has found four Early Neolithic tombs estimated to date back 8000 years at the Slatina

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