The archaeological site near the village of Polenitsa was studied within one month in 2016. Its s... more The archaeological site near the village of Polenitsa was studied within one month in 2016. Its stratigraphical findings indicate that the place was inhabited for a short time by soldiers. It was most likely a Roman temporary tent camp, organized immediately after the Battle of Pydna on June 22, 168 BC, to control the Macedonian city of Heraclea Sintica. Details of such military action of the Roman winners are found in the written sources.
Archaeological Research of the Prehistoric Settlement Damianitsa 2017, Stage 2 – Archaeological Discoveries and Exavations 2017, 2018
In 2017, several structures from the Late Neolithic, Early Chalcolithic, Final Chalcolithic, and ... more In 2017, several structures from the Late Neolithic, Early Chalcolithic, Final Chalcolithic, and of Antiquity were studied in the western half of the site.
With regards to the Late Neolithic Period, several structures (both positive and negative) were found across the entire excavated area. Concerning the many dug-in structures, of particular interest is pit 220.22, within which was found a large storage vessel containing the remains of two small piglets along with the singular long bone of a human child. In the southern part of the excavated area, a burned down building from Phase III of the Topolnitca-Akropotamos culture was also investigated. The building is oriented northeast-southwest and measures 10.10–13.00 meters in length and 5.70–6.00 in width. Its internal inventory consists of two ovens with massive clay domes along with a plurality of fully preserved ceramic vessels, including examples of the Akropotamos painted style and the Promachon painted style with red painted fields. Yet another important element related to this building are mudbrick walls (102.07, 102.08, and 102.36). The placement of these walls suggests that their purpose was to protect the building and its immediate surroundings from potential floods, as excess water would have flowed to the West and Northwest through the extinct river channel during times of heavy precipitation.
In the western part of the site, four buildings from the Early Chalcolithic period and one from the Final Chalcolithic period (216.1) were investigated.
In the northern part of the studied area, a complex of buildings from Antiquity (1st, 3-4th c. AD) was investigated. About 80 meters north of the complex was found a Christian necropolis consisting of 9 tombs and a cenotaph. The graves are oriented E-W and are without inventory. A singular exception concerns the grave of a child (No 10), from which earrings and a large number of glass beads were recovered.
The following research presents all of the black-slipped vessels found during the excavations of ... more The following research presents all of the black-slipped vessels found during the excavations of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in 2007 – 2013.
The present research represents all the pottery found during the excavations of tumulus necropoli... more The present research represents all the pottery found during the excavations of tumulus necropolis near the village of Charda, Municipality of Yambol, conducted in 2009.
Настоящото издание представя резултатите от археологическото проучване на могилен некропол от рим... more Настоящото издание представя резултатите от археологическото проучване на могилен некропол от римската епоха, намиращ се в землището на гр. Стралджа, Ямболска област. Изследването е със спасителен характер и е свързано с изграждането на автомагистрала „Тракия“. Напълно са проучени пет могили от некропола. Разкрити са общо 31 гроба, от които 19 са трупоизгаряния, а 12 са трупополагания. Деветнадесет са проучените комплекси, свързани с поменални практики, а две са извършените погребения на коне. От проучените инхумации, 8 се явяват вторични погребения, а един е гроб от бронзовата епоха, заварен на място. При изследването на некропола са установени скелетни останки от 34 индивида, на 22 от които е направена полово-възрастова идентификация. Детайлно са изследвани целият керамичния материал и всички дребни находки, открити в археологическия обект. Датировката на проучвания некропол край гр. Стралджа е направена въз основа на откритите монети и различни предмети, положени като гробни дарове. Периодът на първоначалното му натрупване и използване е началото на ІІ в. до първите десетилетия на ІІІ в.
The volume presents the results of the archaeological survey of a Roman age tumular necropolis in the administrative territory of the town of Straldzha, Yambol region, SE Bulgaria. The investigation was carried out as a rescue excavation due to the construction of the “Trakia” highway. Five tumuli of the necropolis have been thoroughly researched. A total of thirty one graves have been discovered, of which nineteen are cremations and twelve are inhumations. Nineteen complexes related to commemoration practices have been surveyed. There are two horse burials. Eight of the studied inhumations are secondary, and one grave is from the Bronze age and predates the necropolis. The excavation of the necropolis has revealed the skeletal remains of thirty-four individuals, and for twenty-two of them age and sex have been determined. The entire ceramic material and all small finds discovered at the site have been investigated in detail. The date of the researched necropolis near Straldzha is based on the coins found and the various objects put as grave goods. The period of its initial heaping and use is the early 2nd until the first decades of the 3rd century.
Hand-made pottery from all over the country has been worked up. The material has been systematize... more Hand-made pottery from all over the country has been worked up. The material has been systematized in 1398 catalogue numbers, nearly 17% of which have been published.
The archaeological site near the village of Polenitsa was studied within one month in 2016. Its s... more The archaeological site near the village of Polenitsa was studied within one month in 2016. Its stratigraphical findings indicate that the place was inhabited for a short time by soldiers. It was most likely a Roman temporary tent camp, organized immediately after the Battle of Pydna on June 22, 168 BC, to control the Macedonian city of Heraclea Sintica. Details of such military action of the Roman winners are found in the written sources.
Archaeological Research of the Prehistoric Settlement Damianitsa 2017, Stage 2 – Archaeological Discoveries and Exavations 2017, 2018
In 2017, several structures from the Late Neolithic, Early Chalcolithic, Final Chalcolithic, and ... more In 2017, several structures from the Late Neolithic, Early Chalcolithic, Final Chalcolithic, and of Antiquity were studied in the western half of the site.
With regards to the Late Neolithic Period, several structures (both positive and negative) were found across the entire excavated area. Concerning the many dug-in structures, of particular interest is pit 220.22, within which was found a large storage vessel containing the remains of two small piglets along with the singular long bone of a human child. In the southern part of the excavated area, a burned down building from Phase III of the Topolnitca-Akropotamos culture was also investigated. The building is oriented northeast-southwest and measures 10.10–13.00 meters in length and 5.70–6.00 in width. Its internal inventory consists of two ovens with massive clay domes along with a plurality of fully preserved ceramic vessels, including examples of the Akropotamos painted style and the Promachon painted style with red painted fields. Yet another important element related to this building are mudbrick walls (102.07, 102.08, and 102.36). The placement of these walls suggests that their purpose was to protect the building and its immediate surroundings from potential floods, as excess water would have flowed to the West and Northwest through the extinct river channel during times of heavy precipitation.
In the western part of the site, four buildings from the Early Chalcolithic period and one from the Final Chalcolithic period (216.1) were investigated.
In the northern part of the studied area, a complex of buildings from Antiquity (1st, 3-4th c. AD) was investigated. About 80 meters north of the complex was found a Christian necropolis consisting of 9 tombs and a cenotaph. The graves are oriented E-W and are without inventory. A singular exception concerns the grave of a child (No 10), from which earrings and a large number of glass beads were recovered.
The following research presents all of the black-slipped vessels found during the excavations of ... more The following research presents all of the black-slipped vessels found during the excavations of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in 2007 – 2013.
The present research represents all the pottery found during the excavations of tumulus necropoli... more The present research represents all the pottery found during the excavations of tumulus necropolis near the village of Charda, Municipality of Yambol, conducted in 2009.
Настоящото издание представя резултатите от археологическото проучване на могилен некропол от рим... more Настоящото издание представя резултатите от археологическото проучване на могилен некропол от римската епоха, намиращ се в землището на гр. Стралджа, Ямболска област. Изследването е със спасителен характер и е свързано с изграждането на автомагистрала „Тракия“. Напълно са проучени пет могили от некропола. Разкрити са общо 31 гроба, от които 19 са трупоизгаряния, а 12 са трупополагания. Деветнадесет са проучените комплекси, свързани с поменални практики, а две са извършените погребения на коне. От проучените инхумации, 8 се явяват вторични погребения, а един е гроб от бронзовата епоха, заварен на място. При изследването на некропола са установени скелетни останки от 34 индивида, на 22 от които е направена полово-възрастова идентификация. Детайлно са изследвани целият керамичния материал и всички дребни находки, открити в археологическия обект. Датировката на проучвания некропол край гр. Стралджа е направена въз основа на откритите монети и различни предмети, положени като гробни дарове. Периодът на първоначалното му натрупване и използване е началото на ІІ в. до първите десетилетия на ІІІ в.
The volume presents the results of the archaeological survey of a Roman age tumular necropolis in the administrative territory of the town of Straldzha, Yambol region, SE Bulgaria. The investigation was carried out as a rescue excavation due to the construction of the “Trakia” highway. Five tumuli of the necropolis have been thoroughly researched. A total of thirty one graves have been discovered, of which nineteen are cremations and twelve are inhumations. Nineteen complexes related to commemoration practices have been surveyed. There are two horse burials. Eight of the studied inhumations are secondary, and one grave is from the Bronze age and predates the necropolis. The excavation of the necropolis has revealed the skeletal remains of thirty-four individuals, and for twenty-two of them age and sex have been determined. The entire ceramic material and all small finds discovered at the site have been investigated in detail. The date of the researched necropolis near Straldzha is based on the coins found and the various objects put as grave goods. The period of its initial heaping and use is the early 2nd until the first decades of the 3rd century.
Hand-made pottery from all over the country has been worked up. The material has been systematize... more Hand-made pottery from all over the country has been worked up. The material has been systematized in 1398 catalogue numbers, nearly 17% of which have been published.
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With regards to the Late Neolithic Period, several structures (both positive and negative) were found across the entire excavated area. Concerning the many dug-in structures, of particular interest is pit 220.22, within which was found a large storage vessel containing the remains of two small piglets along with the singular long bone of a human child. In the southern part of the excavated area, a burned down building from Phase III of the Topolnitca-Akropotamos culture was also investigated. The building is oriented northeast-southwest and measures 10.10–13.00 meters in length and 5.70–6.00 in width. Its internal inventory consists of two ovens with massive clay domes along with a plurality of fully preserved ceramic vessels, including examples of the Akropotamos painted style and the Promachon painted style with red painted fields. Yet another important element related to this building are mudbrick walls (102.07, 102.08, and 102.36). The placement of these walls suggests that their purpose was to protect the building and its immediate surroundings from potential floods, as excess water would have flowed to the West and Northwest through the extinct river channel during times of heavy precipitation.
In the western part of the site, four buildings from the Early Chalcolithic period and one from the Final Chalcolithic period (216.1) were investigated.
In the northern part of the studied area, a complex of buildings from Antiquity (1st, 3-4th c. AD) was investigated. About 80 meters north of the complex was found a Christian necropolis consisting of 9 tombs and a cenotaph. The graves are oriented E-W and are without inventory. A singular exception concerns the grave of a child (No 10), from which earrings and a large number of glass beads were recovered.
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The volume presents the results of the archaeological survey of a Roman age tumular necropolis in the administrative territory of the town of Straldzha, Yambol region, SE Bulgaria. The investigation was carried out as a rescue excavation due to the construction of the “Trakia” highway. Five tumuli of the necropolis have been thoroughly researched. A total of thirty one graves have been discovered, of which nineteen are cremations and twelve are inhumations. Nineteen complexes related to commemoration practices have been surveyed. There are two horse burials. Eight of the studied inhumations are secondary, and one grave is from the Bronze age and predates the necropolis. The excavation of the necropolis has revealed the skeletal remains of thirty-four individuals, and for twenty-two of them age and sex have been determined. The entire ceramic material and all small finds discovered at the site have been investigated in detail. The date of the researched necropolis near Straldzha is based on the coins found and the various objects put as grave goods. The period of its initial heaping and use is the early 2nd until the first decades of the 3rd century.
17% of which have been published.
With regards to the Late Neolithic Period, several structures (both positive and negative) were found across the entire excavated area. Concerning the many dug-in structures, of particular interest is pit 220.22, within which was found a large storage vessel containing the remains of two small piglets along with the singular long bone of a human child. In the southern part of the excavated area, a burned down building from Phase III of the Topolnitca-Akropotamos culture was also investigated. The building is oriented northeast-southwest and measures 10.10–13.00 meters in length and 5.70–6.00 in width. Its internal inventory consists of two ovens with massive clay domes along with a plurality of fully preserved ceramic vessels, including examples of the Akropotamos painted style and the Promachon painted style with red painted fields. Yet another important element related to this building are mudbrick walls (102.07, 102.08, and 102.36). The placement of these walls suggests that their purpose was to protect the building and its immediate surroundings from potential floods, as excess water would have flowed to the West and Northwest through the extinct river channel during times of heavy precipitation.
In the western part of the site, four buildings from the Early Chalcolithic period and one from the Final Chalcolithic period (216.1) were investigated.
In the northern part of the studied area, a complex of buildings from Antiquity (1st, 3-4th c. AD) was investigated. About 80 meters north of the complex was found a Christian necropolis consisting of 9 tombs and a cenotaph. The graves are oriented E-W and are without inventory. A singular exception concerns the grave of a child (No 10), from which earrings and a large number of glass beads were recovered.
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The volume presents the results of the archaeological survey of a Roman age tumular necropolis in the administrative territory of the town of Straldzha, Yambol region, SE Bulgaria. The investigation was carried out as a rescue excavation due to the construction of the “Trakia” highway. Five tumuli of the necropolis have been thoroughly researched. A total of thirty one graves have been discovered, of which nineteen are cremations and twelve are inhumations. Nineteen complexes related to commemoration practices have been surveyed. There are two horse burials. Eight of the studied inhumations are secondary, and one grave is from the Bronze age and predates the necropolis. The excavation of the necropolis has revealed the skeletal remains of thirty-four individuals, and for twenty-two of them age and sex have been determined. The entire ceramic material and all small finds discovered at the site have been investigated in detail. The date of the researched necropolis near Straldzha is based on the coins found and the various objects put as grave goods. The period of its initial heaping and use is the early 2nd until the first decades of the 3rd century.
17% of which have been published.