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Culverin Cannonballs from Vlad Dracula’s 1461 Victory over Ottoman Turks...
Small cannonballs from culverines (left) have been found by archaeologists in the 15th-16th century layer at the Zishtova Fortress in Bulgaria’s Svishtov leading to hypotheses that they must be from...
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Top 20: Most Popular Stories on ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com in May 2019
A collage showing a bust of Roman Emperor Trajan Decius, with the ruins of the fortress walls of ancient Abritus near Bulgaria’s Razgrad in the background. Photo: Abritus Archaeological Preserve...
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Precious Caves in Northeast Bulgaria Get Destroyed by Car Thieves, Sheep...
Stolen car parts are seen here hidden by car thieves in a hard to access cave in the Rusenski Lom Natural Park, Ruse District, in Northeast Bulgaria. Photo: TV grab from the Bulgarian National...
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Ancient Settlement Adjacent to Philipopolis Discovered in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv...
The newly discovered settlement could have been a village, mansion, or even a shrine located right outside of Philipopolis, the major city of Roman Thrace. Photo: Radio Plovdiv A small settlement...
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Sealed 16th Century Ottoman Looting Tunnel for Draft Animals Found inside...
Early Ottoman Era looters broke into the 20-meter-tall 3rd century AD Roman tower tomb underneath Bulgaria’s largest Thracian burial mound in Bulgaria’s Manole through the structure’s southeastern...
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359 Ottoman Turkish Cannonballs from Danube River Bastion Found by Accident...
The nearly 400 Ottoman Turkish cannonballs found in Bulgaria’s Ruse were likely meant to be fired during the Russian-Turkish War of 1877 – 1878. Photo: Ruse Regional Museum of History A total of 359...
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3 Species of Treasure Hunters Are Destroying Archaeology in Bulgaria’s...
Front cover of the book “Plunder Paradise” by Ivan Dikov, publisher of ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com* Three “species” of treasure hunters dubbed “diggers”, “yuppies” and “super experts”, whose a total...
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10 Stunning Facts about the Archaeology and History Riches of Bulgaria
A typical landscape from the mountainous parts of rural Bulgaria. Photo: IvayloSt, Pixabay We at ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com have been on a mission for a while now to acquaint readers around the world...
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New Silver Coin Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The BGN 10.00 silver coin commemorating the 150th year since the founding of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Photo: Bulgarian National Bank The Bulgarian National Bank has issued a silver coin...
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Bulgaria Celebrates 111th Anniversary since Declaration of Independence from...
This political cartoon on the cover of French periodical Le Petit Journal illustrates the Bosnian Crisis of 1908: King Ferdinand (middle) of Bulgaria declares independence and becomes Tsar,...
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Bulgaria Marks 575 Years since Battle of Varna in 1444, ‘Battle of Peoples’...
The remembrance of the Battle of Varna 575 years later was with a ritual performed by the Bulgarian Navy. Photo: National Museum of Military History As they celebrate the 30th anniversary since the...
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Antique Weights, Scales from 19th Century Join Modernity Collection of...
One of the most interesting antiques in the scales collection of the Ruse History Museum is a volume measuring device for loose goods made in the 19th century in Plovdiv. Photo: Ruse Regional Museum of...
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Bulgaria Celebrates Day of National Awakeners
A collage showing an array of some of the most important Bulgarian national awakeners. Above, left to right: the medieval hermit, St. Ivan Rilski; Bulgaria’s greatest freedom-fighter Vasil Levski’;...
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576th Year since Battle of Varna, ‘Battle of Peoples’ of European Christians...
Władyslaw III of Poland leading the cavalry charge in the Battle of Varna, a fragment from a painting by Jan Matejko. Photo: Wikipedia The 576th year since the Battle of Varna in 1444, also known as...
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‘Pillow’ Brick with Gospel of John Inscription in 13th Century Clergyman...
The brick discovered beneath the head of a senior medieval Bulgarian clergyman in a 13th century grave in a monastery of Tarnovgrad, today’s Veliko Tarnovo, has an inscription in Old Bulgarian citing...
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Huge 6th Century AD Industrial Kiln for Construction Materials Found in...
The huge 6th century AD Roman / Byzantine kiln for the industrial production of construction materials such as bricks and tiles has been discovered in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Silistra but outside the...
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Rare 5th Century AD Late Roman Marble Table Discovered in Petrich Kale...
The marvelous 4th-5th century white marble table has been found inside one of the towers of the Petrich Kale Fortress near Bulgaria’s Varna. Photo: Video grab from BTA Archaeologists have discovered a...
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3 Newly Found Gold Rings Reveal Antiquity, Middle Ages Life in Danube Region...
A gold ring with a gemma (engraved gem) depicting a grazing horse from the time of the Roman Empire (1st – 4th century AD) has been discovered in the ancient city of Trimammium near the Danube River in...
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Bulgaria Celebrates 143rd Anniversary since National Liberation from Ottoman...
The Monument of the Shipka Battle Pass in Central Bulgaria, the decisive battle of the Liberation War essentially won by the Bulgarian volunteers against overwhelming odds. Photo: Wikipedia Bulgaria...
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‘Incredible’ Early Byzantine Fortress with Stone Assembly Letter Clues...
The well-preserved ruins of the southern tower of the Early Byzantine fortress near Bulgaria’s Shirokovo: the fortress walls were 3.5-4 meters wide, of rusticated stone blocks with letters indicating...
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