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Archaeology: Fragment with inscription in Ancient Greek from 2nd century found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 11, 2019June 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A fragment with an inscription in Ancient Greek, dating from the first decades of the second century CE, has been

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Bulgaria 

Floodwaters inundate Forum archaeological site in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 3, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The torrential rains that have hit Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv in recent days have flooded the ancient Forum site at

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Finds at Forum site in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv ‘change view of history’

May 30, 2019June 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Artefacts found at the Forum West site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv change the understanding of the history of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences archaeologists find 7600-year-old skeleton

May 28, 2019May 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) have found a skeleton in the remains of an early Neolithic tomb

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient tomb found near Sofia’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral

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

An ancient burial chamber, of bricks and masonry and estimated to date from the third to fourth century CE, has

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘The Rediscovered World of Old Europe’ opens at Plovdiv Archaeological Museum on May 14

May 10, 2019May 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

An exhibition entitled “The Rediscovered World of Old Europe” displaying archaeological discoveries from all over Bulgaria – with an insured

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Entrance gate to ancient city of Odessos found in Bulgaria’s Varna

March 23, 2019March 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Varna

One of the entrance gates to the ancient city of Odessos, a settlement dating back to at least the seventh

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and North Macedonia to hold joint exhibition in Skopje of Trebeništa archaeological discoveries

March 6, 2019March 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency archaeology, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 6 a draft agreement between the ministries of culture of Bulgaria and the Republic of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria road agency calls tender for archaeological study of late antiquity church found on Gabrovo bypass route

March 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has invited bidders to carry out an archaeological study of a Christian church dating from late

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