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.

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Unique golden treasures,ceramic and bronze vessels were found these days from the Daniela Agre’s team near the town of Elhovo. The archaeologists fall in upon the objects at Raikova’s mound near the Stoino village,where they have found precise made stone sarcophagus. He might be from the end of I,the beginning of II a.c. and into him has been layed to rest illustrious young thracian girl,cremated out of the Tomb’s bond. Her child has been inhumed also. Near the bones were found fully unspoiled ceramic and glass vessels used for embalmment,as well as some bronze vessels. There were discovered some wood objects also- make-up box like.
Continue reading New excavations near the village of Stoyno, Elhovo municipality

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