Under the Sands of Sozopol
Creative team: Petar Nedev, Javad Daneshvar, Ivo Draganov and Georgi Iliev
Under the Sands of Sozopol is dedicated to the 26 centuries history of the existence of ancient Apollonia, known today as the town of Sozopol. We were lucky that during the screening in the Archaelogical Museum in town, there were a joint excibition with the Louvre, which was incredibly valuable for our team. In the movie Professor Kalin Porojanov D.sc. and Dimitar Nedev (director of the Archaeological museum) describe the history of Apollonia, the oldest city of the West coast of Black Sea, founded 26 centuries ago. They also speak about the archaelogical findings, discovered under the sea and the sands. The screening of the movie took place during the “European Night of Scientists” in the Archaelogical Museum in Sozopol on 28.09 from 18:00 h. and, in the same time, also in the Sofia University “St. Climent Ohridski”. On 1.10.2018, it was shown on BNT 2 from 11:00.
5 minutes Sofia - National Institute of Archaelogy with Museum
The National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences covers the complete study of the culture of tribes and peoples who have occupied present day Bulgaria from the remote past until the 18th century.
Archaeologists battle to preserve Bulgaria's cultural heritage
(23 Oct 2012)
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Lom - 5 October 2012
1. Close of sculpture from the ancient Roman settlement of Ratsiaria, in Lom Museum
2. Various of sculptures on display in the Lom Museum
3. Exterior of Museum
Ratsiaria, near Archar village, 05 October 2012
4. Pan across the site of the ancient Roman settlement of Ratsiaria
5. Pull out from close of ancient rubble to wide of Professor Krasimira Luka on site
6. Mid of Luka viewing site
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Krasimira Luka, Archaeologist:
Sometimes, some happy people and persons (meaning lucky people) succeed to find something pretty precious. Last year we had such a case: three locals found a coin which they sell for 3,000 leva (2,000 US dollars), that means 1,000 leva (670 US dollars) for each person and afterwards here in the village the people understood that the same coin was sold in Germany for one and a half million euros (1.95 million US dollars).
Sofia, 14 October 2012
8. Various of display of bronze coins, part of 2376 coins, ranging from the reign of Diocletian in the late third century AD to the reign of Constantine in the early fourth century AD, at the Bulgarian History Museum
9. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Bozhidar Dimitrov, Director, Bulgaria's National History Museum:
This (the seizing and return to museum of archaeological artifacts) happens too often, which shows the dimensions of treasure-hunting phenomena in Bulgaria and illegal export of Bulgarian cultural treasures.
10. Close-up of older artifacts returned to the museum - five axe-heads - from the late era (mid- to late second millennium BC).
Ratsiaria, 05 October 2012
11. Wide exterior of abandoned house built on archaeological site
12. Various interiors of abandoned house showing damage and evidence of digging
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Krasimira Luka, Archaeologist:
So that's a private house sold to the looters because at the site of the house they keep themselves safe and they can dig without being seen by the police. And also the other reason that only down the house there are some layers preserved from all over the site. That means all area around is dug already and they can't find many things but down the house there are a lot of artefacts and that's why they dig down.
Archar village, 05 October 2012
14. Pull out from seated residents to wide of ancient carved rocks
15. Close of carving detail
16. Mid of ancient roman tombstones in Archar museum
17. Professor Rumen Ivanov reading aloud inscription on tombstone
18. Close of tombstone
19. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Rumen Ivanov, Roman History professor at the National Institute of Archaeology:
What we know is that there are around 100 tombstones and such monuments in museums in Sofia, Vidin and Lom but what we don't know exactly is how many more such relics were smuggled out of the country and are now in Italy, Munich or Vienna.
20. Pan across tombstones in room
Vidin, 05 October 2012
21 Wide of District Governor Tsvetan Asenov in his office
22. Cutaway of lion sculpture and Bulgarian flag on desk
23. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Tsvetan Asenov, District Governor:
Preserving the archaeological site at Ratsiaria and opening it up for tourists was one of my priorities, but this is not easy in times of crisis.
24. Asenov in his office
25. Close cutaway of Lions club flag
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Located on the crossroads of many ancient civilisations, Bulgaria comes a close second to Italy and Greece for the sheer numbers of antiquities on its soil.
But neglect and theft over the years has led to the destruction and loss of priceless artefacts, wiping out part of the country's cultural heritage as well as much needed revenue from tourism.
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Coins found by looters are sold to people who smuggle them abroad.
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Archaeological museum in Varna
In the museum you can find really nice and good shop of souveneir too.
Музеи Болгарии - Археологический музей Преслав / Archaeological museum Preslav Bulgaria
Археологический музей в Преславе хранить большое количество интересных артефактов.
Здесь можно посмотреть золотое сокровище готах и болгар, средневековые мозаики, вооружение болгар, как наконечники стрел, наконечники копья, топоры, мечи и разнообразные орудия быта.
Хороший плюс является того, что одним билетом можно посетить музей в Преславе и крепость Преслав
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Oldest gold in the world - Varna museum
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Ravadinovo fortress
Първи находки от новия сезон на Националния исторически музей в Равадиново.
Или как понякога пантите може да са ценни, колкото монетите...
Къде ли е била вратата на античната крепост край с. Равадиново, изградена в съседство с Аполония Понтика? Павлина Девлова, която ръководи разкопките там, вече има своя версия, завъртяна около градежа и … новооткритите панти. А камерата на Archaeologia Bulgarica засне не само доказателствата към тази хипотеза, но и останалите интересни находки от новия сезон на Националния исторически музей в крепостта – монети, екзагии, накити (включително чифт изящни гривни за тънки момичешки китки). Всички те отиват за почистване и реставрация в лабораторията на музея, откъдето ще очакваме още новини.
Bulgarian archaeologists unearth what they believe is the oldest gold ornament in Europe
- Bulgarian archaeologists unearth what they believe is the oldest gold ornament in Europe. PAZARDZHIK, BULGARIA (AUGUST 8, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
1. EXTERIOR OF HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN PAZARDZHIK
2. SIGN READING (Bulgarian): MUSEUM OF HISTORY
3. VARIOUS OF HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS IN MUSEUM
4. MUSEUM WORKER SHOWING EXCAVATED GOLD BEAD TO REPORTER
5. CLOSE OF GOLDEN BEAD ON HAND
6. PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES OF GOLD PIECE
7. MORE OF GOLDEN BEAD
YUNATSITE, BULGARIA (AUGUST 8, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
8. ARCHAEOLOGISTS WORKING AT EXCAVATION SITE
9. VARIOUS OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS AT WORK
10. ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR AT THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, YAVOR BOYADZHIEV, TALKING TO REPORTER
11. (SOUNDBITE) (Bulgarian) ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR AT AT THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, YAVOR BOYADZHIEV, SAYING:
I have no doubt that it is older than the gold found in Varna's necropolis. I can guarantee that as I worked at Varna's necropolis site.
12. HOLES IN GROUND FROM WOODEN POLES OF ANCIENT HOUSE, WHERE GOLDEN BEAD WAS FOUND.
13. (SOUNDBITE) (Bulgarian) ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR AT THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, YAVOR BOYADZHIEV, SAYING:
What is unique about this bead is its age. Otherwise, it is not different from similar findings in its shape and structure.
14. WIDE OF EXCAVATION SITE, WHERE GOLD HAS BEEN FOUND
15. (SOUNDBITE) (Bulgarian) ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR AT AT THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, YAVOR BOYADZHIEV, SAYING:
We are talking about the year 5700 BC, or 5800 BC, which is about 1,500 years before the first urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia, Sumer and associated cultures.
16. PHOTOGRAPHER LOOKING AT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
17. (SOUNDBITE) (Bulgarian) ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR AT AT THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, YAVOR BOYADZHIEV, SAYING:
We are 90 percent sure that this gold is produced locally. These people belonged to a highly cultured society and they had sophisticated workshops for all kinds of goods and things.
18. DEEP EXCAVATION HOLE AT SITE
19. WIDE OF EXCAVATION SITE
STORY: It is a tiny, 15-centigramme gold bead that can easily be lost between one's fingers. But to Bulgarian archaeologists it is larger than life - they believe it is Europe's oldest processed gold ornament.
A team of archaeologists found it during excavation works at a pre-historic settlement near the village of Yunatsite in southern Bulgaria and dated it back to 4,500-4,600 years BC.
That makes the finding some 200 years older than the gold jewellery that were found at the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) Necropolis in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna in 1972, the oldest golden artefacts ever discovered so far according to Bulgarian archaeologists.
I have no doubt that it is older than the gold found in Varna's necropolis, says Yavor Boyadzhiev, Associated Professor at at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, adding that a laboratory analysis is now pending to determine the purity of the precious artefact.
Even though it's a tiny piece, Boyadzhiev calls the gold ornament a very important discovery for history as it is supposed to have been processed at the very first urban settlement in Europe.
The bead, Boyadzhiev believes, belonged to an ancient society, which moved to the settlement, some 8 km from the modern town of Pazardzhik, from Anatolia in today's Turkey around 6,000 BC.
We are talking about the year 5700 BC, or 5800 BC, which is about 1,500 years before the first urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia, Sumer and associated cultures, Boyadzhiev said about the age of the settlement.
We are 90 percent sure that this gold is produced locally. These people belonged to a highly cultured society and they had sophisticated workshops for all kinds of goods and things, he added.
The team has so far unearthed remains of a prehistoric town with a total area between 100,000 and 120,000 square metres, which had a 2.8-metre high fortress wall. People, who had lived there worshipped birds, the archaeologists believe as they have found more than 150 ceramic figures depicting birds over the years.
Boyadzhiev said that, according to researchers who have worked in Mesopotamia, settlements whose area totals over 0.7-0.8 hectares are regarded as towns.
He said the bead - 4 mm in diameter, which was dug up in a small residential house two weeks ago, dates back from the period, in which metals like copper and gold started to be used for a first time.
These lands were invaded by hostile tribes, coming from the north-east, who destroyed the settlement around 4,100 years BC and caused its extinction.
Bulgaria, a Balkan state of 7.2 million, hosts numerous Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age settlement mounds as well as significant remains of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine urban centres.
The bead will be exposed in the historical museum in Pazardzhik, a museum worker said after showing Reuters the ornament before it was sent for analysis.
Daniel tells us why Bulgaria is awesome
My friend Daniel is asked what he thought about the Archaeological field school we attended in Bulgaria and what he thought of the country itself
Thracian tomb Aleksandrovo / Das thrakische Grab Alexandrovo
The Thracian tomb Alexandrovo is in the village of Aleksandrovo near the town of Haskovo.
Alexander's tomb was built at the beginning of the sixth century AD.
Thracian tombs are among the most beautiful and interesting sights of Bulgaria.
Alexander's tomb belonged to a Thracian king or to a Thracian chieftain.
The tomb was robbed in antiquity, but remained very beautiful frescoes inside.
The Thracian tomb Alexandrovo near of the town of Haskovo is the largest Thracian tomb.
It deserves attention.
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Das thrakische Grab Alexandrovo liegt im Dorf Aleksandrovo in der Nahe der Stadt Haskovo.
Alexanders Grab wurde zu Beginn des sechsten Jahrhunderts n. Chr. Gebaut.Thrakische Gräber gehören zu den schönsten und interessantesten Sehenswürdigkeiten Bulgariens.
Alexanders Grab gehörte einem thrakischen König oder einem thrakischen Häuptling.Das Grab wurde in der Antike beraubt, blieb aber sehr schöne Fresken im Inneren.
Das thrakische Grab Alexandrovo nahe der Stadt von Haskovo ist das größte thrakische Grab.Es verdient Aufmerksamkeit.
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Bulgaria Archaeologists find ancient golden treasure
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Aladja Monastery Bulgaria part1
Aladzha Monastery is 18 km from Varna and 2 km from the Golden Sands resort.
Currently Aladzha monastery is a museum complex. That is a rock monastery, which originated in the mid-15th century.
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Guestrooms Maria Antoaneta - Sozopol - Bulgaria
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Η Σωζόπολη (βουλγαρικά: Созопол, Αρχαία ονόματα: Απολλωνία Ποντιακή ή Απολλωνία Μάγκνα ή Άνθεια είναι μια μικρή, παραλιακή αρχαία πόλη, 30χλμ νοτίως του Πύργου στην Βουλγαρική Ακτή της Μαύρης Θάλασσας.
Η Σωζόπολη είναι η παλαιότερη πόλη στην Βουλγαρική Ακτή της Μαύρης Θάλασσας. Η πρώτη εγκατάσταση στα μέρη αυτά χρονολογείται τουλάχιστον από το πρώτο ήμισυ του 6ου π.Χ. αιώνα, αφού την Απολλωνία (αρχαίο όνομα της πόλης) ίδρυσαν Μιλήσιοι με επικεφαλής τον Αναξίμανδρο (611-547 π.Χ., περίπου). Η πόλη διοικήθηκε από ένα ελεγμένο συμβούλιο αρχόντων και αναπτύχθηκε ως εμπορικό και ναυτικό κέντρο. Συγκεκριμένα αναπτύχθηκε το εμπόριο κρασιού, αλατιού, υφασμάτων κεραμικής και χαλκού. Διατηρούσε στενές πολιτικές και εμπορικές σχέσεις με μεγάλες πόλεις της Ελλάδας - Μίλητος, Αθήνα, Κόρινθος, Ποντική Ηρακλεία και τα νησιά Ρόδος, Χίος, Λέσβος, κ.α. Η εμπορική της επίδραση στις Θρακικές περιοχές βασιζόταν σε μια συνθήκη με τους ηγέτες του Οδρισσιανού βασιλείου από τον 5ο αιώνα π.Χ.
Οι υποθαλάσσιες εξερευνήσεις στην περιοχή του λιμανιού έφεραν στο φως απομεινάρια κατοικιών, κεραμικά πήλινα σκεύη, λίθινα και ξύλινα εργαλεία. Στον κόλπο της Σωζόπολης έχουν ανακαλυφθεί πολλές άγκυρες από τον 2ο-1ο αιώνα π.Χ., απόδειξη δραστήριας ναυσιπλοΐας από την αρχαιότητα. Το σύμβολο της πόλης - η άγκυρα, παρούσα σε όλα τα νομίσματα, κομμένα στην Απολλωνία από τον 6ο αιώνα π.Χ. είναι απόδειξη της σημαντικότητας του εμπορίου. Η πλούσια πόλη έγινε σύντομα σημαντικό πολιτιστικό κέντρο. Εκείνη την περίοδο αποκαλείτο Απολλωνία Μάγκνα. Στο κέντρο της πόλης υπάρχει αρχαιολογικό μουσείο όπου ο επισκέπτης μπορεί να δει μερικά από τα ευρήματα (κεραμικά, άγκυρες, αμφορείς κλπ.
Ancient Rome in Bulgaria - Ulpia Serdica anthropological museum Part 4
Ragozen Treasure Hall
Visiting Vratsa city in the Bulgarian northwest. The Regional History Museum has a separate hall for a Thracian treasure found in the Ragozen village, in the Vratsa district.
Отдых в Болгарии Ловеч - дома музеи достопримечательности Ловеча
Если вы решили посмотреть город Ловеч, обязательно посетите этнографический дом-музей в Ловече. Он расположен в старом квартале Вароша и состоит из двух домов Драсовом и Рашовом.
Дома построены в середине девятнацатого века и являются типичными представителями болгарского архитектурного стиля времени возрождения Болгарии.
Здесь вы увидите экспонаты традиционного быта городских домов. Так же вы узнаете, как жили болгары на закате Османской империи и в первые годы после освобождения Болгарии от османского рабства.
В Ловече есть большое количество достопримечательностей - Крытый мост, построенный мастером Колю Фичето, Ловешская крепость, Музей Василия Левского.
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700 year-old 'vampire' skeleton is put on display in Bulgaria
pls click this link 4 more A 700 year-old skeleton on display at the National History Museum in Bulgaria is thought to be that of a person feared to be a potential vampire.
According to pagan customs at the time, people considered to be bad were stabbed through the heart with an iron rod after death so they could not return as vampires.
Two such skeletons were found at a monastery in the Black Sea city of Sozopol.
Ancient Fortress - Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Roman Fortress Above Gabrovo - dated 4th-6 Centruty AD. It was destroyed by the Huns 447 but then rebuild and finally lost forever when the Turks took over Bulgarian territories.
Thracian Tample Tatul Bulgaria / Thrakisches Heiligtum Tatul Bulgarien
Thracian sanctuary in Tatul was created approximately 4000 years ago. Another name of the sanctuary is the sanctuary of Orpheus and the sanctuary of the Sun.
Here the ancient Thracians organized various religious rites. During the excavations, the archaeologists found several Orpheus figurines.
The sanctuary of Orpheus is a good example and proof that the ancient Thracians understood very well in Astronomy and made very good calendars.
At 200 meters from the sanctuary on the steep rocks there is a solar disk. The sun's rays passing through an artificially created slit fall on the solar disk.
This is one of the typical examples of the solar calendar of the Thracians.
The place is very interesting and has an interesting history. Definitely worthy of attention.
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Excursions in Tatul - sanctuaries of Orpheus
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Thrakisches Heiligtum in Tatul wurde vor etwa 4000 Jahren geschaffen. Ein anderer Name des Heiligtums ist das Heiligtum von Orpheus und das Heiligtum der Sonne.
Hier organisierten die alten Thraker verschiedene religiöse Riten. Während der Ausgrabungen fanden die Archäologen mehrere Orpheusfiguren.
Das Heiligtum von Orpheus ist ein gutes Beispiel und der Beweis dafür, dass die alten Thraker in der Astronomie sehr gut verstanden und sehr gute Kalender gemacht haben.
200 Meter vom Heiligtum entfernt auf den steilen Felsen befindet sich eine Sonnenscheibe. Die Sonnenstrahlen, die durch einen künstlich erzeugten Schlitz verlaufen, fallen auf die Sonnenscheibe.
Dies ist eines der typischen Beispiele für den Solarkalender der Thraker.
Der Ort ist sehr interessant und hat eine interessante Geschichte. Auf jeden Fall würdig.
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Ausflüge in Tatul - Heiligtümer des Orpheus
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