Amulets of Byzantine coins are being manufactured during the 10th century at Preslav.
The esteemed discovery for the Bulgarian Middle age history was done by the archaeologists professor Kazimir Popkonstantinov who’s working at the monastery complex of the palace in the Middle age capital of Bulgaria.
The unique find was done near one of the walls at the monastery complex. Instead of pagan images, the old Bulgarian citizens have been into a search for deiform characters.
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Three clay made idols were found just at the first day of the excavation works at Perperikon. These finds are some of the very first objects for the season 2008 at the ancient sanctuary between Haskovo and Kardjali. Those items were found during the cleaning process of the working areas.
Two of the clay figures have human shape, the third one has shape of bull. Those idols are used from the ancient citizens as gifts at the sanctuaries on Perperikon.
Professor Nikolay Ovcharov has told front of the Bulgarian National Radio that these figures confirms once again the relation between the ancient Thracian town and the Minoan culture.
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Thracian tomb with half-tubular vault arch was found by archaeologists at Zarevo municipality.
Director of the studies Daniela Agre announced that this is the first tumulus from this type that is found in Strandja mountain. “This is probably tomb of local possessor who ruled South-Eastern Thracia” adds Daniela Agre. The tumulus has been constructed by ductile limestone, unfortunately demolished by treasure-hunters. Part of the tomb is not affected, there were found amphoras, glue Thrace ceramic and walled grave of white limestone, was confirmed lately front of the BTA.
The Archaeologists supposes that this find is from about 370-360 BC. As Daniela Agre told earlier, this find is familiar to the Thrace tumulus at Sboryanovo, which is under the protection of UNESKO.
Stone made lamp was found during excavation works at the stronghold Trimamium, Rouse municipality. The team, Vurbin Vurbanov and Deyan Dragoev are working at the area of than bigancient building, which is the colonade. The archaeologists have found also umbo - the middle part of shield, made by bronze, bronze balance, trade seals, many iron objects, announce the director of the regional museum Nikolay Nenov. New moment at the study for the archeology materials is related to the religion - there was found part of consecrated slab stone as well as part of altar table, which has been part of the equipment at the basilica at Trimamium.
Exceptionally valuable statue of Venus with height of 15 centimeters was found during the excavation works at the Roman castel Trimamium. This was announced by the director of the regional historical museum in Ruse, mister Nikolay Nenov.
That bronze figure was found at pit, dated to the Roman period, where were found 36 coins, dated to I-III century.
By the Archaeologist Vurbin Vurbanov, the statue has been produced at local atelier. The find might be preserved and restored, because it is thick in tarnish.
At the end of August, 2002 Archaeologists with team leader Krasimir Leshtakov discovered new terrain for excavation works at the area of Yabalkovo village, Dimitrovgrad municipality. The excavation team have found female ceramic figure of about 8000 years at fire demolished settlement from the early Neolith. At 2003 the excavation works at the object were restarted, there was found part of cooper slag, dated to the sixth millennium before Christ. Among the finds there are parts of unique vessel in a shape of bull where, by the words of doctor Leshtakov proba
bly has been preserved opium, amulet by very solid rock, that is typical for the eastern Rhodope mountain, cult side-tables and collection of stone tools and implements, used for production of items and instruments.
We got profound information for the pit sanctuary dated to the early iron epoch at the Karabiuliuk area, near Yabalkovo village by Milena Tonkova and Rumen Mikov for the Archeology report of 2004. At the western sector of the excavated terrain they have been into a find with many many materials of the late iron epoch ( fragments of Greek Аmphora, black ceramic as well as some typical for the epoch vessels, made by wheel and hand made. At quarter 25, at the same western sector and depth of about 1 meter the excavation team have found collective find of bronze coins- four of them of Philip II Macedonian, three of Alexander the Great. They have been dеferred for around 323-320 before Christ. Near the end of IV Before Christ is the near period of the earlypostumne alexandricia with king title, that is found at the quarter H 22 at depth 0.55 meters.
At the central sector ( that front upped part of the object - tumulus Karabiuliuk ) are at pawn two drillings with dimensions 5 x 2 meters. At the first one that working team has found vessels by the lately iron epoch and destructions of Neolith building.
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