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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 ...
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. [5]
1972 – Varna Necropolis discovered. 1974 – Varna hosts the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. 1976 – Asparuhov Bridge opens. 1979 – Varna hosts the 1979 European Weightlifting Championships. 1981 – Varna co-hosts the 1981 Men's European Volleyball Championship. 1985 Museum of Medicine History opened.
Varna Necropolis; Yunatsite (tell) Burkina Faso. Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso; Ruins of Loropéni; Cambodia. Siemreap:
This is a list of necropoleis sorted by country. Although the name is sometimes also used for some modern cemeteries, this list includes only ancient necropoleis, generally founded no later than approximately 1500 AD.
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.
"The gold artifacts from the Varna Chalcolithic necropolis are assumed to be the “oldest gold of mankind” according to their total volume and quantity. " Does not make sense to me. It implies that the volume and quantity prove it is the oldest. IceDragon64 22:45, 27 January 2014 (UTC) Still a problem.