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[1] The site consists of a narrow corridor leading to a round, domed chamber of the size required for the burial. Both are painted and decorated with murals representing a Thracian couple at a ritual funeral feast. [2] The murals were created in fresco. The walls were painted with a sanguine or dark reddish color.
Non-applied epigraphic monument (lower fragment). The date is not set. Place of location: RT, Bulgar. Languages Arabic and Bulgarian [3]: 126–127 The epigraphic monument to the daughter of Juvalu, Hadji-Khatyn. [3]: 128–129 The date is not set Place of location: RT, Bulgar [3]: 128–129 Languages Arabic and Bulgarian. It was seized from ...
[3] As of 2022, there are ten World Heritage Sites listed in Bulgaria. The first four sites were listed in 1979: the Boyana Church, the Madara Rider, the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo, and the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak. Four more sites were listed in 1983, one in 1985, and the most recent one in 2017.
Georgi Kitov (Bulgarian: Георги Китов) (March 1, 1943 – September 14, 2008) was a Bulgarian archaeologist and thracologist. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He specialized in Thracian archaeology. [ 3 ] He participated in the excavations of many sites including the Alexandrovo Tomb , Kosmatka , Svetitzata and Starosel Cult Complex .
As one of the best known surviving artefacts of Thracian culture, the treasure has been displayed at various museums around the world. [14] [5] [15] [16] [17] The treasure is the centerpiece of the Thracian art collection of the Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum, the National Museum of History in Sofia, and the History Museum in Panagyurishte. [18]
35 (1): 2. JSTOR 3258667. Venedikov, Ivan (1977). "The Archaeological Wealth of Ancient Thrace". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 35 (1): 13 (color plate 1, figures 11–13). JSTOR 3258668. via- Met Publications "The Vulchitrun Treasure (Pleven District); Late Bronze Age, Thirteen to Twelfth Centuries B.C.; Archaeological Museum, Sofia".
The Early Bronze Age deposits were excavated over an area of 1,100–1,225 m 2 (11,840–13,190 sq ft). 17 building levels were documented with a total thickness varying from 4.30 to 6.50 m (14.1 to 21.3 ft). Building levels XVII/XVI-XV date to EBA I, building levels XIV-IX date to EBA II, and building levels VIII-I date to EBA III.
It consists of 165 receptacles, including 108 phiales, 55 jugs and 3 goblets. [2] The objects are silver with golden gilt on some of them with total weight of more than 20 kilograms (44 lb). The treasure is an invaluable source of information for the life of the Thracians , due to the variety of motifs in the richly decorated objects.