The Treasures of Stara Zagora Bulgaria – Neolithic Dwellings and Prehistoric Art
Stara Zagora Bulgaria – Prehistoric Dwellings and Art (Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages, 6 Millennia B.C. – 3 Millennia B.C.).
Created in 1979, the museum Neolithic Dwellings of Stara Zagora hosts one of the most important prehistoric art exhibitions in Europe. It was built around 2 Neolithic houses (dwellings) dating back to the 6th Millennia B.C.
During the excavation of the Neolithic houses, 1826 artifacts were found. The houses are the best-preserved in Europe from this period. Kitchens, fireplaces, hand grain mills, and ceramic vessels comprise the richest inventory of VI Millennia prehistoric house life in Europe.
The Prehistoric Art Exhibition hosts 333 of the most important finds from the Neolithic, Eneolithic, and Chalcolitic periods (VI Millennia B.C. – III Millennia B.C.).
The Neolithic Dwellings Museum (20 Armeyska Street) is a short drive from the center of town. This unassuming building houses one of mankind’s most significant findings. Inside a dim temperature controlled room are the remains of two Neolithic dwellings dating back to the 6th millennium B.C. What initially looks like a pile of rubble is actually a pair of single-room homes constructed entirely of wood, clay and straw. In and around the dwellings are broken ceramic vessels and other household objects, which provide clues about how Europe’s first inhabitants lived. Tool fragments, grains, and pieces of household utensils demonstrate their ingenuity in farming and cooking.
The museum also displays several artifacts excavated at other Neolithic settlements around the Stara Zagora region. Copper farming tools, hunting gear and cutlery carved out of bone, pottery, marble figurines, and ceramic children’s toys are just some of the incredible items on display. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday (closed Sundays and Mondays) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is 5 BGN. Guided foreign language tours are available for 20 BGN.
Top Things to See & Do in Stara Zagora - Bulgaria
Top Things to See & Do in Stara Zagora - Bulgaria
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Join David’s Been Here as they explore all of Bulgaria’s top sites and best destinations. In this video, David brings us to central Bulgaria where we’re taken on a full tour of the city of Stara Zagora. Starting in the Neolithic Dwelling Museum, we get a glimpse of Europe’s best-preserved dwellings from over 8,000 years ago, followed by a more recent historical tour of the Defenders of Stara Zagora Memorial Complex. If these two sites intrigued you then you’ll love Stara Zagora’s Museum of Religions, 3rd century Roman Mosaics and the Regional History Museum- some of the best cultural stops in the country. Top off your Stara Zagora visit with the best beer in Bulgaria at the Zagorka Brewery, where you can taste and tour some of the best beer in Eastern Europe. A city of just over 200,000, you’ll love the quaint, outdoorsy feel to this culturally saturated city in central Bulgaria.
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Stara Zagora Bulgaria – Prehistoric Art (Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages)
Train Fast 8615 arriving in Stara Zagora railway station (Bulgaria)
SOFIA -- 13:45
PODUJANE 13:51 13:52
ISKAR 13:58 13:59
ELIN PELIN 14:10 14:11
IHTIMAN 14:40 14:41
KOSTENEC 14:58 14:59
BELOVO 15:17 15:18
SEPTEMVRI 15:28 15:29
PAZARDZHIK 15:40 15:42
STAMBOLIJSKI 15:55 15:56
PLOVDIV 16:10 16:15
TRAKIJA 16:24 16:25
BELOZEM 16:45 16:46
CHIRPAN 17:16 17:19
MIHAJLOVO 17:42 17:43
STARA ZAGORA 18:02 18:07
NOVA ZAGORA 18:34 18:38
JAMBOL 19:14 19:15
ZIMNICA 19:28 19:43
STRALDZHA 19:49 19:51
KARNOBAT 20:15 20:16
AJTOS 20:33 20:34
VLADIMIR PAVLOV 20:59 21:00
BURGAS 21:05 --
Stara Zagora is a city with an eight thousand-year history. The favourable geographic and climatic conditions of the territory around Stara Zagora contributed to the establishment of several prehistoric settlements in the remote past. More than 100 prehistoric mounds from the 6th to 3rd millennium BC were found in the vicinity of Stara Zagora. One of them, the Bereketska mound, is the largest in Bulgaria, containing traces of people that lived there from the New Stone Age (6th millennium BC) to the Middle Ages (12th century). A prehistoric settlement can be found within the city itself. Two dwellings from the New Stone Age are preserved in the Neolithic Dwellings Museum. These are the best preserved dwellings from the New Stone or Neolithic Age (6th millennium BC) in Europe and contain a rich collection of tools and artefacts. The oldest copper mines in Europe (5th millennium BC) were found 8 km east of the city, A considerable amount of copper ore was extracted from the 11 mines by the ancient inhabitants of this land who traded with it throughout the continent.
The city of Stara Zagora is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Located at the cross-roads of multiple civilizations, Stara Zagora is an important piece in the European cultural routes mosaic. Inhabited by Thracians, ancient Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Ottomans and Bulgarians, this unique city bears the historical imprint of those past civilizations along with many of their historical treasures. Proof of its longevity can be found in the multiples names of the city, each one connected with a different era of its development.
Founded around 106 AD by the Emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus (98-117 AD), Augusta Traiana, the most flamboyant city of the Traians was the second largest city in the Roman province of Thrace during 2nd - 3rd c. AD, after Philipopolis. It occupied an area of 38 hectares and was fortified by strong fortress walls.
Augusta Traiana had the statute of an autonomous city of the 'polis' type (i.e. city-state). From the time of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) to the Emperor Galienus (253-268 AD) it had the right to mint its own bronze coins, which were in circulation all over the Balkan Peninsula.
Between 4th and 7th centuries the city had the name of Beroe. It was a religious centre of the early Christians on these lands and the residence of an archbischop.
For a short period it was named Irinopolis, after the Byzantine Empress Irina who visited the city in 784 AD.
In 812 AD the city became part of the First Bulgarian State under the name of Vereya.
During the Second Bulgarian State (12th through 14th centuries) the city had the name of Boruy. It became the centre of an administrative region within Medieval Bulgaria. Some of the most remarkable Medieval stone plastic arts date back from this period - five bareliefs featuring animals. One of them, a lioness with its cub, became the symbol of Stara Zagora.
In 1364 the medieval city was captured by the Turks who called it Eski (Hissar) Zagra (the Old fortress Zagora). During the Bulgarian Revival it evolved into an important centre of crafts and trade.
At the end of the 1850s, the Turkish name was replaced by the Bulgarian name Zheleznik.
The city's current name, Stara Zagora, appeared for the first time in documents from the Church Council of Tsarigrad in 1875.
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In this episode David takes us around Burgas, one of Bulgaria’s most beautiful cities on the Black Sea coast to give us a brief intro about what to see and where to eat in Burgas.
Burgas is a small city, easily seen on foot. Whether you crave the beach or shopping, there really is something in Burgas for everyone. You should start your adventure in Burgas as David did - in the beautiful seaside park. Here, David shows us some of the sculptures and monuments you’ll come across in the sculpture garden.
The seaside park is also a great place for walking, bicycle riding, and picnics. The sea breeze makes the area quite pleasant even in the hot summer months. At the northernmost area of Burgas beach is where the annual sand festival takes place.
When David was there he was lucky enough to see the incredible sand sculptures. The theme in 2013 was “Famous People Throughout History.” There were sand sculptures of Albert Einstein and his theory of relativity, Isaac Newton with his theory of gravity, and of course other important figures in other areas such as music, politics, and literature.
After the sand festival, David heads to the center of town, the major commercial district of Burgas. Along Bogoridi and Alexandrovska Streets there are several restaurants, cafes, ice cream shops, and stores to keep you busy for a while. The entire city center of Burgas is pedestrian-friendly, making it easy to walk around.
Since David is a history buff, he went to the Archaeological Museum of Burgas to check out some of the amazing artifacts uncovered from beneath modern-day Burgas. The museum houses a collection of ancient findings from the Stone Age, Greek and Roman eras, and Thracian civilization. David’s favorite exhibit was the Roman tombstones.
Now for the best places to eat in Burgas: First stop is a restaurant that had recently opened when David visited. Ethno serves up an array of grilled meat and seafood in a modern setting. He also tastes a semi-sweet white wine from the nearby Varna region.
Rose is another amazing restaurant, and one of the best places in Burgas to see and be seen. Rose is situated along the main pedestrian street (Bogoridi) in a remodeled 200-year-old home. The menu is French-Mediterranean fusion cuisine. Salads here are to die for, as are the daily specials.
On to the next great restaurant in Burgas, Vodenitsa, which means “Windmill Restaurant.” Located by the beach, Vodenitsa serves traditional Bulgarian fare. The amazing heap of grilled meat you see here is a pork sac (pronounced “sach”) It is like a skillet of meat with veggies. Sac is traditionally served with bread and salad. David recommends making a reservation here in advance on a night that they have live music.
And there you have David’s suggestions about what to see and where to eat in Burgas, Bulgaria.
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Neolithic | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:11 1 Origin
00:03:15 2 Periods by pottery phase
00:04:20 2.1 Neolithic 1 – Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA)
00:06:47 2.2 Neolithic 2 – Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB)
00:08:06 2.3 Neolithic 3 – Pottery Neolithic (PN)
00:08:52 3 Periods by region
00:09:02 3.1 Western Asia
00:09:10 3.1.1 Fertile Crescent
00:11:36 3.1.2 Southern Mesopotamia
00:11:55 3.2 North Africa
00:12:56 3.3 Europe
00:15:34 3.4 South and East Asia
00:18:02 3.5 The Americas
00:19:07 3.6 Australia
00:19:38 4 Cultural characteristics
00:19:48 4.1 Social organization
00:23:37 4.2 Shelter and sedentism
00:24:35 4.3 Agriculture
00:27:56 4.4 Lithic technology
00:29:58 4.5 Clothing
00:30:37 5 List of early settlements
00:35:26 6 List of cultures and sites
00:38:51 7 See also
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The Neolithic ( (listen),, also known as the New Stone Age), the final division of the Stone Age, began about 12,000 years ago when the first development of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East, and later in other parts of the world.
The division lasted until the transitional period of the Chalcolithic from about 6,500 years ago (4500 BC), marked by the development of metallurgy, leading up to the Bronze Age and Iron Age.
In Northern Europe, the Neolithic lasted until about 1700 BC, while in China it extended until 1200 BC.
Other parts of the world (the New World) remained in the Neolithic stage of development until European contact.The Neolithic comprises a progression of behavioral and cultural characteristics and changes, including the use of wild and domestic crops and of domesticated animals.The term Neolithic derives from the Greek νέος néos, new and λίθος líthos, stone, literally meaning New Stone Age. The term was coined by Sir John Lubbock in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.
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Neolithic
The Neolithic /ˌniːɵˈlɪθɪk/ Era, or Period, from νέος (néos, new) and λίθος (líthos, stone), or New Stone age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 10,200 BC, according to the ASPRO chronology, in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world and ending between 4,500 and 2,000 BC.
Traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age, the Neolithic followed the terminal Holocene Epipaleolithic period and commenced with the beginning of farming, which produced the Neolithic Revolution. It ended when metal tools became widespread (in the Copper Age or Bronze Age; or, in some geographical regions, in the Iron Age). The Neolithic is a progression of behavioral and cultural characteristics and changes, including the use of wild and domestic crops and of domesticated animals.
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SUMMARY
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The Neolithic ( (listen),, also known as the New Stone Age), the final division of the Stone Age, began about 12,000 years ago when the first development of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East, and later in other parts of the world.
The division lasted until the transitional period of the Chalcolithic from about 6,500 years ago (4500 BC), marked by the development of metallurgy, leading up to the Bronze Age and Iron Age.
In Northern Europe, the Neolithic lasted until about 1700 BC, while in China it extended until 1200 BC.
Other parts of the world (the New World) remained in the Neolithic stage of development until European contact.The Neolithic comprises a progression of behavioral and cultural characteristics and changes, including the use of wild and domestic crops and of domesticated animals.The term Neolithic derives from the Greek νέος néos, new and λίθος líthos, stone, literally meaning New Stone Age. The term was coined by Sir John Lubbock in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.
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My influences as a potter
I had to edit this down rather harshly due to the fact that I could give 10 minutes to each example easily. I've left out quite a few, but tried to get the primary ones. I took these images off the net, so if they are copywritten, sorry. I am using them only to teach others the kinds of pots I look at and admire.