Archaeologist Georgi Kitov - an expert on the treasure-rich Thracian culture of antiquity - died of a heart attack while excavating a temple in central Bulgaria considered to be one of his greatest ...

Renowned archaeologist dies at temple dig Archaeologist Georgi Kitov — an expert on the treasure-rich Thracian culture of antiquity — died of a heart attack while excavating a temple in central ...

Exquisitely crafted gold, silver and bronze objects will go on display at the Louvre museum in Paris this week, giving visitors a rare glimpse of the ancient Thracian culture that produced them. Many ...

The Thracian temple near the village of Starosel in central Bulgaria is falling apart and may not survive the winter, warned the village Mayor Ivan Zhutev, quoted by the Nova TV national channel. The ...

Many stories still remain untold about this refined civilisation whose citizens included Orpheus, the mythical son of a Thracian king, and legendary gladiator Spartacus who led an uprising against ...

Famous experts on Thracian history discuss various topics related to the ancient population of these lands at a scientific conference in Plovdiv under the title "The Sun is a God" within the Days of ...

Around 1,800 years ago, an artisan immortalized a Thracian athlete in brass, preserving what appears to be a wrestler’s likeness in the form of a balsamarium, or vessel used to store liquids including ...

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian archaeologists unearthed ancient golden artefacts, including bracelets with snake heads, a tiara with animal motifs and a horse head piece during excavation works at a ...

Archeologists have unearthed a 2,400-year-old golden mask in an ancient tomb believed to havebelonged to a Thracian ruler. The mask was found with a gold ring, and silver and bronze vessels and ...