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. (more…)

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. (more…)

Two seals of Tzar Peter and Georgi Sinkela are some of the latest finds of the archaeologic expedition that is continuing at the southern part of the cult old Bulgarian kingdom Veliki Preslav.
Among the rare finds are bunch of coins, there are three premises already explored at the ancient city.
” Those seals that were found are confirmation of the thesis that the monastery is the one of Georgi Sinkela, who has been secretary of the Patriarch and one of the most important men at the kingdom, after the tzar.

Unique 19 sm. bronze dagger, decorated with flutings was found yesterday during the continuing excavation works near Dubene village, Karlovo municipality.
The studies with team leader Martin Hristov are concentrated into small stone structures, the bronze dagger was found at one of them, along with four ceramic vessels, a coup, few glasses and small pitcher-all rich decorated with ornaments.
These finds were dated to the end of early bronze epoch- III millenia BC
The absence of any bones is significant fact that remark for rituality that is new for the scientists and supports for investigating the culture of these tribes, that were inhabitants of Thrace during the bronze epoch. (more…)

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.

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.

Golden coins in a count of seven , all stamped during the rule of the Byzantine emperors Maurice
(Flavius Mauricius Tiberius) and Heraclius (Flavius Heraclius) were exposed today at Izvorovo, Harmanli municipality.
This meeting is part of the
” Via diagonalis and the Bulgarian Stonehenge “ project. This project is being executed with the Greek municipality Trimono in common at the last year, having the financial support of Phare program. Part of the summary toward the project helped for the archaeological excavation works at the ancient stronghold Castra Rubra near the Izvorovo village, Harmanli municipality. (more…)

“St. St. Cyril and Methodius” also known as the Solun’s brothers are Methodius and Konstantin philosopher , creators and distributors of the first slavic alphabet the Glagolitic alphabet or just Glagolitsa. They are canonized as saints for the transliteration and popularization of the holy bible on Old Church Slavonic.
Methodius and Constantine philosopher were born in Sоlun (known as Thessaloniki), the Byzantian empire during the XIX century, at family of nine persons in the family of brass hat military superintendant Luv and his wife Maria. Methodius is the bigger one, he was born during the 810 year, Konstantin was born in 827 and almost at the end of his life he gets the name Cyril. Their father dies too early and they pass under the guardianship of their uncle Teoktisto, who’s a highly placed official at the Empire. During the year 843, Cyril arrives at Constantinople and starts his studies at the prestige University of the palace hall of Magnaura. For Methodius, Teoktisto has found another service as governor of administrative area, populated almost with Slavs from the bulgarian group. (more…)

Arbanasi monastery is situated at the north western part of the Arbanasy village. Probably the monastery has a Middle Ages provenance, because of the nearly situated ancient stronghold, Roman street also. Under the entrance at the eastern is erected after the liberty church tower. There is existing superscription for the renovate of the monastery during the 1836. At the first years of the yoke the monastery become desolate and the church has been used as parish church. The wonder-working sacred sacred image ” Vurgin Mery handed” with silver halo. The church is low-rise, single-hull, single apse building with two narthex and quite big chapel ‘Saint Trinity’ at the northern side. The church has been renovated during the 1680. At 1716 has been started building processes for residential, housing and farm buildings by the Troian’s monarch Danalil, Father Superior of the men’s monastery. The monastery has been demolished during the attacks of Arbanasi by the kurdjalii turks at 1798, (more…)

The situated in the south-eastern party of the present city Varna Roman thermae (balnearia, Balneae and balineae also) are the biggest public, ancient building ever found in Bulgaria, after Perperikon probably. These quite preserved walls are tracing out the imposing dimensions of this building, erected up on about 7000 square meters terrain. The fat walls has been built in specific technology, that take it in turns stone wall and five to six ranges of densely clay bricks. That inside stairs and the vault arch of the doors are shaped by enormous stone blocks, there are still rests at some places from terrific mosaic fragments. They are giving us quite good imagination for the rich decoration of the public building, along with the marble fragments, the capitals and the tiges. (more…)

 The ‘Saint Dimiter’ church is situated under the north-eastern slope of Trapezica, at the right coast of Yantra river, This is the oldest and precious dated middle age church in Turnovgrad. This temple is related to the manifestation of the rebel of the Bulgarians during the 1185 under the rule of the boyars Peter and Asen for rejecting the Byzantian domination. After the successful end of the rebel and the restoring of the Bulgarian Kingdom, the church probably has been reformed into King’s one. Here are crowned the first possessors of the Asen’s dynasty- Peter, Asen, Kaloyan. Little bit later, at the end of XVII century and the beginning of XVII century, toward the church has been constructed and monastery. Dated to this buildings are the archaeological finds after 1971, four big buildings , situated toward the east, west and south directions. The church “ Saint Dimiter” and the monastery survive to the third quarter of XIII when they are demolished, probably by earth shake. Later, during the XV century with materials from the demolished church, southern to her has been erected another church, which is on the basements of the southern monastery building. After the destroying of the “Saint Dimiter” church and the monastery around during the second half of the XIV century, here has been created big Christiandom necropolis, that survive until the XX century, There are explored and investigated more that 500 funerals by this necropolis, all the finds and rests are preserved at ossuary in the northern part f the yard. (more…)

This unique sculptural effigy with head of ancient warrior was found at the conservation works on the citadel in Pliska. For the archaeologists this might be the first human face effigy ever found at Bulgaria. The statue has been made by limestone that must be from the Shumen’s plateau area. The face of the ancient warrior got lineaments of Asian Bulgars. Sign of fight sore at the left cheek gives ope to the archaeologists that the warrior could be one of the rulers during the first bulgarian empire.
“Our first association was similar to the early turks bare liefs, especially the so called “Keman’s grannies”, explain the archaeologist Valeri Grigorov.

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. (more…)

Under Excavation works near Balchik was found second one meter high statue at the place where 700 years ago have been the temple of Asia Minor (Anatolian) goddess Cybele (Magna Mater, Rhea). Such great news were announced by the Regional Historical Museum at Varna. This temple was found at emergency excavations from Igor Lazarenko from Varna’s Archaeological museum who is leader of the team also. (more…)