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Police recover ‘millions’ in stolen treasures after busting archaeological crime gang in Bulgaria

June 25, 2020June 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An international crime gang that ransacked ancient sites in Bulgaria and trafficked stolen archaeological goods whose total worth exceeds several

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Marble slab with poetic inscription found at Bulgaria’s Varna thermae

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Varna

A marble slab with a poetic inscription is the latest find from excavations by archaeologists at the 2nd Century CE

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Thracian pit sanctuary found in Bulgaria’s Bourgas

June 10, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

A Thracian pit sanctuary estimated to date from the fifth to the fourth century BCE has been found by archaeologists

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road agency gives 5M leva for archaeological studies in 2020

December 26, 2019December 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has allocated close to five million leva (about 2.5 million euro) for archaeological studies at major

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors probe destruction of archaeology in construction of building in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

December 17, 2019December 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv has opened an investigation into the destruction of archaeology, dating from Late Antiquity, during

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition of archaeological discoveries in 2019 opens at Bulgaria’s National History Museum

December 12, 2019December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An exhibition of archaeological discoveries from the 2019 season opened at the National History Museum in Sofia on December 12

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient graves, 2nd century perfume found in Bulgaria’s Sozopol

November 23, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Ancient graves, as well as a drinking vessel with a Dionysian scene and perfume estimated to date from the second

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition of treasures from Bulgaria’s Veliki Preslav opens in Sofia on November 6

November 5, 2019November 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An exhibition entitled “At the Gates of the Royal Court – Treasures of Veliki Preslav” opens at the National Archaeological

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 2nd Century CE statuette of Roman goddess Cybele found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

October 27, 2019October 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the Forum site in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv have found a marble statuette of the Roman goddess

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