Apollonia (nowadays Sozopol) is one of the oldest towns on Bulgarian Thrace’s Black Sea coast. The first settlement on the site dates back to the Bronze Age. Undersea explorations in the region of the port reveal relics of dwellings, ceramic pottery, stone and bone tools from that era. Many anchors from the second and first millennium BC have been discovered in the town’s bay, a proof of active shipping since ancient times.

The town, at first called Antheia, was colonized in Thrace on the shore of the Pontus Euxinus, principally on a little island, by Anaximander (born 610-609 BC) at the head of Milesian colonists. The name was soon changed to Apollonia, on account of a temple dedicated to Apollo in the town, containing a famous colossal statue of the god Apollo by Calamis, 30 cubits high, transported later to Rome by Lucullus and placed in the Capitol. At various times, Apollonia was known as Apollonia Pontica (that is, Apollonia on the Black Sea, the ancient Pontus Euxinus) and Apollonia Magna (Great Apollonia).
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Originally a Thracian settlement known as Menebria founded in the 2nd millennium BC, the town became a Greek colony when settled by Dorians from Megara at the beginning of the 6th century BC, and was an important trading centre from then on and a rival of Apollonia (Sozopol). Remains from the Hellenistic period include the acropolis, a temple of Apollo, and an agora. A wall which formed part of the Greek fortifications can still be seen on the north side of the peninsula. Bronze and silver coins were minted in the city since the 5th century BC and gold coins since the 3rd century BC.
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Unknown consolidated setllement from the late ancient epoch was found by archaeologists at excavations on the Karaburun hill near the village Banite. The fortress has been built during the 6th century at the foot of older Thrace village. The find of ceramic elements from the late bronze epoch are confirming the thesis that near 1500 years before Christ at Karaburun hill have been placed an sanctuary. As Sanctuary this object is also confirmation about the theory that the sanctuaries are situated at places, where from you can see other one or two other sanctuaries and at the other side the same this places are used with battle and military reasons at later epochs. During the VI century at the top of the hill has been built consolidated settlement with security function around protecting ways and thoroughfares at this area of the Rhodopes, affirms the archaeologists.
Doctor Boyan Domanov from the New Bulgarian University has told that they have been into find of big wall, which is situated at the foot of the hill. She encircle the southern and the southeastern slope, where the hill is most approachable. Second wall, down to the slope and so the frameworks, which the archaeologists are defining as terraces, i.e. the terrain has been terrace-like adjusted for housing construction. The settlement has been existing for about two centuries, with own ceramic manufacture, the find of coins shows clearly that there are rests about trade. At the end of VII century the fortress have been left, without any results for now why.

The object is started after the indispensable need the place to be explored after forthcoming consignance for infrastructure project at 2004. It goes at the Krushak area near Vratica village, where the terrain seems to be unidentifiable for what goes under. Only few ceramic ornaments are announcing for the ancient life. Just 3 years after that started excavations, the science workers are categorical that they are into something serious- enormous settlement from the first half of VIth century and the beginning of Vth century before Christ, the end of the neolithic epoch. It is situated at 30 decares, well explored 13 for the time past! The team is going on horizontal section, establishing the completeness structure.

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The Thracian kings town Kabile is situated over a plateau, encircled by rock acropolis, that is sanctuary- observatory also. There are finds of Kibela’s relief, foundations of public building and two rectangle rooms, probably with cult character. The name of this settlement is coming from Kibela. The late toponymic of the settlement is Dampolis/Diampolis. There is hypothesis, that Diospolis i.e ” town of Zevs” is version - symbol of the respect of supreme male Ancient of Day, which is probably Sebasius, because of possible etymology Kab-/Sab- which presence at the name Cabyle. The second part of the toponym -yle, that gives possibility for the reasonable interpretation ” sacred forest” i.e the name Cabyle could means “sacred forest of Sabo”, of Sabasius. The same interpretation is supported by thаt hew into the rock sanctuary at the top, used during the 2-1 Mиllenium before Christ.
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Settlement dated to the ІV millеnium before Christ was found by archaeologists at excavations at the place Banunia near the village Bejanovo, Lovech municipality. These excavations are fully supported by the regional historical museum Lovech and are continuing for third year. At the autumn of 2005 was studied that placed at the highest platform hill, conglomerated by the Thracians. Then was found that it is elevated up on destructions of destroyed by blaze lodgings from the beginning of ІV millennium before Christ.
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