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Varna necropolis, grave offerings on exhibit at the Varna Museum. The site was accidentally discovered in October 1972 by excavator operator Raycho Marinov. The first person to value the significant historical meaning was Dimitar Zlatarski, the creator of the Dalgopol Historical Museum, when he was called by the locals to examine what they had found earlier that day.
Thracian Gilt Silver vessel 5th–4th centuries BCE Rogozen Treasure Vratsa Bulgaria . ... pls. 16, British Museum Publication, 1989", American Journal of ...
The Varna culture was a Chalcolithic culture of northeastern Bulgaria, dated c. 4500 BC, [1] [2] contemporary and closely related with the Gumelnița culture. The oldest golden artifacts in the world (4600 BC - 4200 BC) were found in the Necropolis of Varna. These artefacts are on display in the Varna Archaeological Museum. [3] [4] [5]
The study of Bulgarian epigraphic monuments has a three-century history. The beginning was made by the decree of Peter I in 1722, after he personally visited the Bulgar settlement. In 1831, the orientalist J. Klaproth first published Bulgarian epitaphs. And in 1863, Kh. Faizkhanov read the inscriptions, relying on data from the Chuvash language.
The majority of aircraft bombs to date follow Petrov's design. The Bulgarian Air Force deployed the original prototype, thus becoming the first military force in the world to conduct tactical airplane bombing in a full-scale war in 1912. Assen Jordanoff (September 2, 1896 – October 19, 1967) was a Bulgarian American inventor, engineer, and ...
Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria: Checklist of The Special Exhibition, June 11 - September 4, 1977, coordinated by Dietrich von Bothmer, items 107-119. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1977 – via Digital Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Marazov, Ivan; Fol, Alexander (1977). Thrace and the Thracians.
A man from Florence, 1888 Renaissance-style painting by Konstantin Velichkov.. A number of ancient civilizations, including the Thracians, ancient Greeks, Scythians, Celts, ancient Romans, Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths), Slavs (East and West Slavs), Varangians and the Bulgars have left their mark on the culture, history and heritage of Bulgaria.
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]