#aeneolithic

6,500-Year-Old Full Set of Vessels, Including Zoomorphic One, Gold Bead from World’s Oldest Found in Prehistoric Settlement Mound near Bulgaria’s Pomorie

Prehistoric vessels, tools, and a gold bead from ca. 6,500 BC discovered in the Hidden Settlement Mound near Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast of Pomorie, which have been included in the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition. A total of 13 vessels are shown here, out of a collective find of 21. The intriguing headless four-legged zoomorphic vessel is visible in the middle. Photo: National Institute and…

Invaluable Magura Cave with Prehistoric Drawings Vandalized with Scrawls in Northwest Bulgaria

Three boys or young men appear to have scribbled their names inside the Magura Cave in Northwest Bulgaria, right next to prehistoric drawings depicting hunting scenes from several thousand years ago. Photo: Andrey Shurelov, Facebook

The Magura Cave in Northwest Bulgaria featuring invaluable prehistoric cave drawings from as early as 8,000 – 6,000 BC, a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World…

Europe’s Largest Hoard of Copper Age Axes, Ax Hammers Discovered in Northeast Bulgaria

The hoard of 22 copper axes and ax hammers from the 5th millenium BC weighs a combined total of nearly 12 kg, and is said to be Euroep’s largest Chalcolithic find of its kind. Photo: Ruse Regional Museum of History

A hoard of 6,500-year-old Copper Age axes and ax hammers – Europe’s largest such find so far – has been discovered by accident near the town of Polkovnik Taslakovo, Dulovo…

Bulgaria’s Nikopol to Build Fishing Settlements from Paleolithic till Middle Ages in New Danube Archaeological Park

An archaeological park with a total of five fishing settlements recreating fishermen’s in the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Chalcolithic (Copper Age, Aeneolithic), the Bronze Age, the Roman Antiquity, and the Middle Ages will be built by the Danube town of Nikopol in North Bulgaria. (more…)

Archaeologists Find nearly 7,000-Year-Old Copper Age Workshop for Production of Flint Tools near Belogradets in Northeast Bulgaria

Nearly 7,000-year-old flint cores and manufacturing waste from the newly discovered Early Copper Age flint production workshop near Belogradets, Varna District, in Northeast Bulgaria, as showcased in the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition at the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia. Photo: ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com A prehistoric workshop, or “manufacturing center”, for the…

Ancient Bulgar Strap Decorations, Dugouts from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Found in Debnevo Fortress near Troyan

An Ancient Bulgar leather strap decoration from the 9th-10th century AD, the time of the height of the First Bulgarian Empire, discovered in the latest excavations of the Debnevo Fortress near Bulgaria’s Troyan. Photo: Troyan Municipality, Archaeological Team, Official poster of the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition A wide range of archaeological structures and artifacts with a dating range…

Wooden Coffin Burials, Glass Jewels Discovered in Vast Medieval Necropolis near Bulgaria’s Radnevo

A particularly rich medieval burial inventory has been found in grave No. 292 of the 12th century necropolis near Znamenosets and Radnevo in Southern Bulgaria. It includes glass bead necklaces, glass bracelets, bronze bracelets, and silver temple pendants. Photo: National Institute and Museum of Archaeology A large number of glass jewels and remains of wooden coffins in some of the burials among…

2 Prehistoric Artifacts from Bulgaria Included in ‘Earth as Heritage’ Exhibition in Lyon’s ‘Confluence Museum’ in France

This 6th millenium BC anthropomorphic ceramic figurine with painted decorations, which has been found in the famous prehistoric Karanovo Settlement Mound, Nova Zagora Municipality, in Southeast Bulgaria, is included in the “Earth as a Heritage” Exhibition in the Confluence Museum in Lyon, France. Photo: National Institute and Museum of Archaeology Two prehistoric artifacts from Bulgaria from the…