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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.
Reconstruction of elite burial at the Varna necropolis. 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 ...
Varna Necropolis; Yunatsite (tell) Burkina Faso. Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso; Ruins of Loropéni; Cambodia. Siemreap:
The oldest gold treasure in the world, belonging to the Varna culture, was discovered in the Varna Necropolis and dated to 4600–4200 BC. [4] Since the discovery of the Varna Necropolis in 1974, 294 burial sites have been found, with over 3000 golden items inside.
The royal necropolis of the Thracian city of Seuthopolis – a serial site, extension of the Kazanlak Thracian tomb Stara Zagora Province: 2016 i, ii, iii, iv (cultural) This nomination represents an extension to the existing World Heritage Site Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak. Eight tombs are listed in the nomination.
The Thinker of Hamangia, Neolithic Hamangia culture (c. 5250-4550 BC) Artefacts from the Varna necropolis, Bulgaria Elite burial at the Varna necropolis, original find photo (detail) Southeastern Europe was the site of major Neolithic cultures, including Butmir, Vinča, Varna, Karanovo, Hamangia and Sesklo.
Founded on 3 June 1888, when a museum, part of the City Library was established, the Varna Archaeological Museum is situated in a historic building designed in the Neo-Renaissance style by the noted architect Petko Momchilov and built in 1892–1898 for the Varna Girls' School. It became state property in 1945, and since 1993 the museum has ...
Location Year built Photo Roman Thermae: 2nd century(157 AD supposed or after 161 AD) [1] [2] Dormition of the Mother of God church: 1602 [3] St. Petka church: 1785 [4] Varna Monastery: 1830s [5] Hayrie mosque: 1835 [6] St. Athanasius church: 1838 [7] St. Sarkis church: 1844 [8] Former port warehouse: 1850 [9] Museum of New History of Varna ...