Near by 15 km southeastern direction to Harmanli , between the villages Cherna mogila, Belasica and Biser is the big elevation ” Gradishte”. During the 1986 with financial support by the town council at this place has been started examines of Thracian stronghold and two early Byzantine and Mиddle Age Christiandom temples. Big treasure hunters excavations are fact for this object also..
Some of the finds from the Middle age are fine red ceramic, fragments of glass bracelets, Middle age ceramic from the ХІ century, 4 count of small iron gads of arrows and ceramic from the early Byzantine epoch (V-VІІ c.)
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The unique golden treasure from Thracian time has been found from archaeologists near Sinemorec at hill near Veleka river. That happens when local citizens has been digging the hill for inert materials for building process. The gold is found later when the archaeologists arrived Golden vessels, many golden and silver ornaments and relic clay tiles with the image of goddess mother Earth, honored by the ancient Thracians. Exceptionally esteemed chaplet and pair of golden earrings are some of the other finds from Sinemorec.
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Thracian tomb from the V-th century before Christ was found today from archaeologists at the ” Vanchovi chuki” area, near the town of Simeonovgrad. That was announced by the director of the studies Anelia Bojkova. She add that there was found drawled Greek vessel- urn,with remains from cremation, along with small golden breastplate. It is suggested that it is Thracian peerage representative’s tomb, because the drawled Greek vessel and the golden breastplate are attributes of Thracian peerage representative,indicates Bojkova.
The Thracian tomb was found at one of the two tumulus, which are located in this area. After 3 weeks should start the revealing of the second tumulus, has told the director of the studies.
Head of cobra from the III - I space of time are some of the last finds at Perperikon.
two ceramic animal heads with important significance, one of which is unique,w ere found at the last finds at Perperikon,was announced by professor Nikolai Ovcharov. One of them is Dragon with open mouth and crest, the other one is broken cobra head, represented at attacking posture and open mouth. The whole is hold with ornaments. That finds are dated to III - I century before Christ and it was mentioned about the so called Zepina culture, archaeological term, tied to stronghold at the western Rhodopes, where for first time there was found ceramic from this type, adds professor Ovcharov.
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Ceramic vessel in a horse head shape was found by the ” ТЕМП ” expedition at one of the fourth thracian tombs near Kaloyanovo village. The item is verry precious made,there is application of horse’s ammunition,part of which is labris. It is well known that the labris is symbol of king’s power and authorityfor the thracians. “Unique item,important for the science” - explain doctor Georgi Kitov,project leader of the expedicy. He continued that the labris confurms that the item has been owned by thracian possesor. At the tomb were placed only the bones under the pelvis - the chest,the hands and the cranium are missing! It shows that the inhumed has been follower of Orpheus,doctor Kitov continues. At the same way is disjointed the bronze vessel - the grip is separated at placed at one of teh ceramic vessels,which is quite at the Orphic tradition.The king’s obsequies was discovered at the Taneva knoll. This week the expedition may continue with that four mounds.
