Situated 3 kilometers South Western to the Bulgarian- Turkey boarder line at Malko Turnovo, this tomb is placed up on a hill with about 40 more tumulus hills. The explored complex of four different types of tombs is being “city of the deceased” during the Hellenic and Roman epoch. At the constructed by marble blocks tombs were found coins, which confirms for the existence of the “Haronovic obol”- tradition and ritual of paying the transmission of the dead threw the underground river Sticks. Little bronze coin (obol) has been placed under the tongue of the buried for paying to Haron- the ferry driver at the underground kingdom. The archeologists dated as last period of dwelling IV century AC.

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.

The Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age were already periods about which mankind has memories. These were the heroic times of the Trojan War described by the great Homer in the 8th - 7th century BC. The Iliad narrates about the Thracians and their leaders, who lived in the present-day Bulgarian lands and fought bravely under the walls of Troy together with the Greek heroes.
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