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Archaeology: Bulgarian team finds parts of Serdica’s northern fortification walls

August 8, 2019August 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Parts of the northern fortress walls of Serdica, an ancient name for Sofia, have been discovered by a team of

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Bulgaria grants 100 000 leva to continue dig at Heraclea Sintica

August 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The Bulgarian government is granting 100 000 leva (about 50 000 euro) to enable the continuation of archaeological excavations at

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Three silver Venetian coins found at Bulgaria’s Rusokastro Fortress

August 1, 2019August 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Excavations at Bulgaria’s Rusokastro Fortress site have revealed three silver Venetian coins in very good condition, the Regional Historical Museum

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Street repair in Sofia uncovers late Ottoman wall

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Ahead of a scheduled official briefing by Sofia’s deputy mayor and an archaeologist, some media had reported the finding of

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Coin from time of Bulgaria’s 13th century Tsar found at Perperikon

July 20, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A coin from the time of Tsar Ivan Assen II, ruler of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241, has been found

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv erects columns at ancient Roman Forum site

July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The mayor of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv, Ivan Totev, was on hand on July 18 as restored ancient columns were

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Third-century inscription with names of Dionysus cult found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

July 12, 2019July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the Episcopal Basilica site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found a large stone slab, estimated to

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient church found at Bulgaria’s Misionis site

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Remnants of a church estimated to date from the end of the First Bulgarian Kingdom – about the 11th century

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Dig team seeks entrance to tomb at Maltepe mound near Plovdiv

June 18, 2019June 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The summer 2019 archaeological dig season has begun at the Maltepe mound site near the village of Manole in Bulgaria’s

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