Statue Head of Goddess Tyche Discovered in Bulgaria A remarkably crafted head of a large  statue of the Greek goddess Tyche was recently unearthed during the excavations of the  Bishop’s Basilica in Plovdiv, the present-day city situated where the ancient Philippopolis. Archaeologist Lyubomir Merdzhanov, who led the excavation team, is hailing this stunning artifact as a “phenomenal …

Unique Gold Artefacts of Thracian Horseman Found in Bulgaria The Topolovgrad Municipality posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday that during excavations at the site of a Thracian warrior’s tomb in the Topolovgrad village of Kapitan Petko Voyvoda, valuable and unique archaeological artifacts, including gold jewelry, were found. Among them are as well as numerous …

Roman-Era Sarcophagus Discovered on Varna Beach one of Bulgaria’s Most Popular Tourist Destinations An ancient sarcophagus from the Roman era was discovered by chance on the beach near the resort of Saints Constantine and Helena, one of Bulgaria’s most popular tourist destinations. Sts. Constantine and Helena Resort is the first officially recognized Black Sea resort and is …

Archaeologists discovered floor mosaics with early Christian designs in Roman town of Marcianopolis, in Bulgaria Archaeologists discovered floor mosaics with early Christian designs and nearly 800 artifacts in the archaeological reserve of Marcianopolis in Devnya, in the northeastern part of Bulgaria. The Roman town of Marcianopolis (present-day Devnya) in northeastern Bulgaria appears to have originated as a …

Ancient Roman ‘fridge’ unearthed with wine and animal bones still inside, pH๏τos show While excavating an ancient Roman military camp in Bulgaria, archaeologists unearthed a rare — and relatable — find: a stocked refrigerator. Archaeologists were excavating the ruins of Novae, a Roman-era military fortress, when they uncovered lead and ceramic water pipes, the University of …

An ancient “fridge” has been uncovered at the Roman legionary fortress of Novae, Bulgaria Polish archaeologists, during excavations at the Roman legionnaires’ camp in Novae, discovered a container that could be described as an ancient “fridge” made of ceramic plates for storing food. The legionary fortress of Novae is an archaeological site on the Danube …

A Surprise Cave Finding Has Once Again Upended Our Story of Humans Leaving Africa Last year, a genetic analysis of bone fragments representing our earliest known presence in Europe raised a few questions over the steps modern humans took to conquer every corner of the modern world. Whoever the remains belonged to, their family background …

Giant Human Skeleton unearthed in Varna, Bulgaria Bulgarian archaeologists discovered giant skeleton remains located at the Black Sea Bay city known as Varna. In the first reports, they suggested that a man lived in the 4th to the 5th centuries and were quite impressed by the size of the bone found in the area. Due …

The Varna Man, who lived around the 5th Millennium BC, is the wealthiest burial at that time The site, located on the outskirts of the Black Sea resort of Varna, was discovered accidentally when tractor operator Raicho Marinov was cutting a trench to lay an electric cable for a local factory. He suddenly noticed small …