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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At the eastern necropolis of the ancient Rome settlement Abritus near Razgrad archaeologists come upon stone Roman sarcophagus from the 2nd century. At the sarcophagus are detected skeletons from primary and secondary obsequies. The late ancient settlement Abritus is one of the best studied, developed and exposed ancient towns at Bulgaria.
So many and interesting are the latest finds of the archaeolgists from that team with director of the studies Boni Petrunova, which were found at Kaliakra cape. The archaeologists are working on area of 400 square meters at branch, which was unknown till now- that so called suburb. The results for now are very good, for the period of one archaeological season they have found two sepulchres, one stony building and 40 finds.
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Find of 18 tombs were found after excavations at the ” Goliam Jordan” area near Smiadovo. The examinations have been started at the middle of 70-ties of the past century with director of studies Popov. The investigated hillock from the late stone copper era (5000B.C.). From the period of the examinations has been received information for necropolis at the settlement. At 2005, under the leadership of Stefan Chohadjiev from the Veliko Turnovo university and doctor Svetlana Venelinova from the regional Historical museum- Shumen are started investigations of the ancient necropolis. Since July 1st 2007 the excavations are continuing at the western direction. Till this moment there are new seven tombs found, which are giving much more information about the funeral rituals.
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