Thracian dome tomb

Thracian tomb - Pomorie, Bulgaria

This is an ancient dome-like tomb in the Bulgarian seaside town of Pomorie, formerly Anhialo.

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Thracian domed tomb near Pomorie

Bulgaria, Golyama Arsenalka Thracian tomb

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Golyama Arsenalka mound is a Thracian burial tumulus with a subterranean stone building near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It dates from the end of 5th century BCE.
It is composed of a representative façade, a small antechamber and a domed chamber. The entrances have been closed with double stone doors.

Thracian tomb Kosmatka Seft 3 -tombs in Bulgaria / Das thrakische Grab des Großen Kosmatka

The Thracian tomb of Great Kosmatka is the tomb of the Thracian king Sevt the third.
It is one of the biggest on the Bolkansk peninsula.
When archaeologists found her the tomb was in very good condition.
The king was buried with his horse, his armor and a large number of gold and jewels.
The tomb consists of 3 chambers and a long corridor.
All chambers are built of granite blocks, and the camera into which the owner is buried is made of a huge monolithic granite block weighing 60 tons.
The tomb represents an imposing structure and a cultural monument. Deserves attention.

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Das thrakische Grab des Großen Kosmatka ist das Grabmal des thrakischen Königs Sevt der Dritte.
Es ist eines der größten auf der Halbinsel Bolkansk.
Als Archäologen sie fanden, war das Grab in sehr gutem Zustand.
Der König wurde mit seinem Pferd, seiner Rüstung und einer großen Anzahl von Gold und Juwelen begraben.
Das Grab besteht aus 3 Kammern und einem langen Korridor.
Alle Kammern sind aus Granitblöcken gebaut, und die Kamera, in die der Besitzer eingegraben ist, besteht aus einem riesigen monolithischen Granitblock mit einem Gewicht von 60 Tonnen.
Das Grab stellt eine imposante Struktur und ein Kulturdenkmal dar. Verdient Aufmerksamkeit.

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ancient tomb near Pomorie

By Pomorie is located and an ancient tomb of the 3rd century AD. It was opened in 1888. and represents the original facility, which combines the Thracian custom of burial and Roman construction equipment. The tomb is preserved dromos (long corridor) 22 m., Which leads to a circular chamber with a diameter of 11.6 m and height 5.5 m It is unusual for a semi-cylindrical arched vault, standing in the center of a hollow column with a diameter of 3.3 meters, which extends up like a sponge and merges with the circular wall of the hall. The ring wall are five niches, which suggests that they were placed urns containing the ashes of the deceased. From the start of internal kolkonata existed spiral stone staircase and the floor is covered with thick stucco mixed with crushed brick, with a slope to the dromos. Since there are traces of stucco covered with dark green paint, it is believed that the central hall was plastered and painted. Predopolaga is that mausoleum or heroon Anhialo a rich family, which are periodically performed religious rituals.

The first Thracian mask of solid gold ever found

Teres, the masked king

A team of Bulgarian archaeologists, led by Professor Georgi Kitov, discovered a 2400-year old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king on August 19.

The mask bears the image of a human face and is made of 500 grams of solid gold, Kitov said. The discovery was made near the town of Shipka, in the heart of the Stara Planina Mountain.

Dozens of Thracian mounds are spread throughout this region, which archeologists have called the Bulgarian valley of the kings, a reference to the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, which is home to the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs.

The unique mask looks even better than the famous image of King Agamemnon, the Greek anti-hero described by Homer in the Iliad, Kitov was quoted as saying by Bulgarian-language media. This is the first Thracian mask of solid gold ever found, he said. Previously, archeologists had only found masks covered with golden foil.

Initially, Kitov suggested that the mask could belong to King Seuthes III, the Thracian king who in the fifth century BCE ruled the territory that now is in today's Bulgaria. Later however, he and his team changed their view, and said the mask is most probably of King Teres I, father of the famous Thracian ruler Sitalkes, who expanded the Thracian kingdom into a huge empire, uniting for the first time all Thrace south of the river Danube.

The tomb was covered with six stone slabs, each weighing at least two tons. The king's remains have not yet been found, but excavations at the tomb will continue. In addition to the golden mask, archeologists discovered a golden ring with the image of a rower, as well as many bronze and silver vessels.

The current find is in the area of the so-called Helvetia Tomb, discovered in 1996, which also dates back to the 4th century BCE. It is also near the town of Shipka. The Shipka Tombs are seven in total, all in the Valley of the Thracian Kings.

Also close is the Kazanluk Tomb, which is famous for its beautiful wall paintings of the early third century BCE, one of the most unique masterpieces of the Early Hellenistic pictorial art. This tomb was built during the reign of king Seuthes III, either for him personally or for close relatives among the nobility.

Thirty-five Thracian tombs have so far been discovered in Bulgaria and all of them have pre-classical vaults (false vaults) made during the period fifth to the third centuries BCE.

The plans of this type of tomb were varied. Some of them, apart from the burial chamber, contain a corridor and other rooms. Fifteen of the tombs found in Bulgaria have round burial chambers. The rest have square burial chambers.

The round chambers were roofed with a false beehive dome, while the square ones had a flat roof or a false vault. The tombs were made of ashlars with dry joints, or of bricks and mortar.
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Антична куполна сграда-Поморие-виртуална обиколка

| Античната куполна гробница Кухата могила датира от III век. Намира се под насипа на надгробна могила и е със запазен дълъг коридор от 22 м, кръгла камера с диаметър 11,6 м и височина 5,5 м. Изградена е от камък и тухли, споени с хоросан. От вътрешната страна на поддържащата колона е съществувала вита каменна стълба. Смята се, че гробницата е била на богата фамилия. Петте ниши по една от стените вероятно са служили в тях да бъдат поставяни урните с праха на покойниците.
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