Draft:Archeological Discoveries In Bulgaria

• Comment: While an Archaeology of Bulgaria article could be feasible, the draft as it currently stands is only a list of three disconnected finds, that should best have their separate articles if they are individually notable. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 19:00, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

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Thracian Temple, Plovdiv

On August 22, 2024, an intact Thracian temple dated to the third century B.C. was discovered in a mound in south-central Bulgaria, on the outskirts of the city of Plovdiv.. The structure was built with stones and a mortar made of clay and sand when the city was known as Philippopolis, said Kostadin Kisyov of Plovdiv’s Regional Archaeological Museum. Pottery and the bones of seven types of domestic animals thought to have been used in rituals were found inside the structure. A later Thracian Christian building and a medieval church dated to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were also found in the mound, on top of the Thracian temple. The site was inspected on August 22 by Plovdiv mayor Kostadin Dimitrov and other municipal officials, who were briefed by the head of Plovdiv’s Regional Archaeological Museum, Associate Professor Kostadin Kisyov, according to a statement by Plovdiv municipality. The Temple was built using the Hellenic technology

1,900-year-old grave of a Thracian warrior

Archaeologists carrying out a dig in the village of Kapitan Petko Voivoda in Bulgaria’s Topolovgrad municipality near the border with Turkey and a roughly 200-mile drive southeast of Sofia have found gold artifacts and items decorated with semi-precious stones in the grave described as being that of a Thracian aristocrat in Roman service. The dig is being done on a route on which a photovoltaic park is to be built. Items found include a gold necklace, a gold diadem, a gold ring, a knife decorated with gold elements and semi-precious stones. Several weapons were found, including a sword, scabbard, different types of knives and spears. His horse is buried next to him, and the body is decorated with gold appliqué. There was a plaited breastplate of a very rare type in the Roman era.

One gold necklace appears to have a braided design with several lantern-shaped pendants inset with red stones. A rectangular gold bracelet has a similar design with red stones arranged in a flower-like pattern. Archaeologists identified the jewelry as a single set, likely made by the same artisans, according to Sakar News, a Bulgarian news outlet. Another large gold bracelet from the grave weighed about 14 ounces, just under a pound. Several red stones are inlaid in the gold ring, including a heart-shaped stone. The warrior was also buried with a full set of armor. One of the knives found in the grave. Its handle appears to have the same red stones.

6,600 Year Old Golden Pendant

In 2015, a team of archaeologists led by Professor Vassil Nikolov discovered a 24-carat, 2-gram gold pendant in the Solnitsata settlement in Bulgaria's Varna region. The pendant is thought to be the world's oldest piece of jewelry and dates back to 4,300 BC.