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  2. Varna Necropolis - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Varna culture - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Prehistory of Southeast Europe - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Solnitsata - Wikipedia

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    A large collection of gold objects nearby has led archaeologists to consider that this trade resulted in great wealth for the town's residents — Varna Necropolis. [2] Nearby is the ancient Anhialos, whose livelihood was the extraction of sea salt. The extraction technology can be seen in the Salt Museum, Pomorie.

  7. Lake Varna - Wikipedia

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    The Varna Necropolis, where the oldest gold treasure in the world was found, is located near the north shore, while the city of Varna is situated at the lake's eastern extremity. Also along the north shore are the villages of Kazashko and Ezerovo , and the villages of Zvezditsa and Konstantinovo overlook the lake from the southern heights.

  8. Excavation in Egyptian necropolis uncovers 63 ancient tombs ...

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    The excavation site, known as Tal al-Deir, is referred to as a necropolis, the term used for an elaborate cemetery of an ancient city.The cemetery was especially important during the 26th Dynasty ...

  9. Varna, Russia - Wikipedia

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    Varna (Russian: Варна) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Varnensky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 9,869 (2010 Census); [1] 9,978 (2002 Census); [2] 9,379 (1989 Soviet census). [3] The name of the locality refers to the Russo-Turkish War and the capture of the fortress of Varna by Russians in ...