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Just year after the exploration of the Cybele’s temple near Balchik, the archaeologists Igor Lazarenko, Elina Mircheva and Radostina Encheva have found two statues during excavation works. They both represent Cybele and it is presumed that probably they have been possessed by Aphrodite or Dionysus, relief of Thracian horse rider, another relief of three nymphs, limestone plate with relief illustration of lion also.
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This unique sculptural effigy with head of ancient warrior was found at the conservation works on the citadel in Pliska. For the archaeologists this might be the first human face effigy ever found at Bulgaria. The statue has been made by limestone that must be from the Shumen’s plateau area. The face of the ancient warrior got lineaments of Asian Bulgars. Sign of fight sore at the left cheek gives ope to the archaeologists that the warrior could be one of the rulers during the first bulgarian empire.
“Our first association was similar to the early turks bare liefs, especially the so called “Keman’s grannies”, explain the archaeologist Valeri Grigorov.
The excavation works near Golyam Dervent, Elhovo Municipality are restarted. There were found fragments of enormous frieze, amazing decorated with geometric images.
The sensation at the case is the image of labris - deeply encrusted at the paving stone near the main entrance of the funeral camera. The labris has been all the time symbol of King’s power and might.That is the very first and unique find of labris at the territory, ruled by Thracian tribes with image from about IX-IIX century before Christ. That king’s symbol during the II millennium B.C. is becoming symbol of Odrysian dynasty and the appearance of labris III centuries earlier is confirming that this territory, where later appear the Odrysian kingdom is the place where statesmanship’s unifying has been started for first time at Thracia.
Continue reading Second thracian tomb was found near Golyam Dervent, Elhovo municipality.
Under Excavation works near Balchik was found second one meter high statue at the place where 700 years ago have been the temple of Asia Minor (Anatolian) goddess Cybele (Magna Mater, Rhea). Such great news were announced by the Regional Historical Museum at Varna. This temple was found at emergency excavations from Igor Lazarenko from Varna’s Archaeological museum who is leader of the team also.
Continue reading One meter statue of Cybele was found near Balchik
The explored near Rupite village ancient town Heraclea Sintica might be compared with Philippi and Pompeii. That was announced by the leader of the excavations, Lydmil Vagalinski, PhD, at the press conference.
This project has been linked to the steadfast tourism is supported by Phare program in collaboration with Petrich municipality and the Greek municipality Seres. It is expected the accomplishment to be March,this year.
Тхе disclosures at the ancient settlement near Rupite are promising to transform Petrich at concurrent point of some of the most attractive destinations,not just in Bulgaria but also around the globe. These words are being point of meeting for the conference, where were also the major of Petrich municipality Velyo Iliev, Sotir Ivanov, curator of the historical museum at Petrich.
Continue reading Ancient town near Rupite village may become top touristic destination
The first Proto Bulgarian necropolis was found September 2007 near Balchik. The find is situated at the territory of military camp and that’s the reason to be found undisturbed by treasure hunters. That ceramic material and the metal buckles are giving presumable period and it is about the first decades after the formation of the Bulgarian empire.
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