Last week i have a work travel to the city of Svilengrad, South Eastern Bulgaria, and when my intentions was to leave and get back to Haskovo i saw a road sign which point to the ancient Trachian Tomb of Mezek. I was not wondering what to do at all, i have just turned left to the road and started to approach this interesting place.In the region of Svilengrad were discovered numerous traces from Tharcian settlements, tumuli and sanctuaries, amongst which the most valuable and best preserved one is the monumental tomb close to the village of Mezek. It is situated in the vicinity of the remains of an impressive Medieval fortress built in the 11thc.
The tomb near the village of Mezek was the biggest domed tomb in Thrace, meant obviously for some master. It was built in the 4th c. BC, and was covered like all Thracian tombs with an enormous mound.
There was an entrance, the starting point of a 30m long corridor (dromos) leading to the very tomb.
The dromos passed through two successive small rectangular chambers, reaching the round tomb chamber with the sarcophagus of the dead. The tomb was built by huge, well-processed stone blocks, 2m long. The dromos was covered with a triangular vault, while the tomb chamber – with a dome.
Unfortunately when i get to the tomb of Mezek there was nobody to open the tomb for me to enter and take photos from inside. Thats why i have taken some photos from the information sites outside the tomb.
Mezek was found in 1986 with the help of the discovered in 1947 bronze statue of wild board ( which you can see on the picture above ).Unique golden jewellery, as well as numerous bronze and clay objects were found in the tomb.
Next time i go to Mezek i will definetely ented the tomb with the cooperation of authorities of Svilengrad history muzeum and take some photos from inside.Google Earth Placemark –
Thracian tomb near the Mezek village
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