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The glazed pottery from the infrastructural archaeological site situated on “D. Naumov” Str. N 100 in Stara Zagora is highly varied. It dates back to the XII century – the period of the Byzantine dominance in the Bulgarian lands. The... more
The glazed pottery from the infrastructural archaeological site situated on “D. Naumov” Str. N 100 in Stara Zagora is highly varied. It dates back to the XII century – the period of the Byzantine dominance in the Bulgarian lands. The glazed wares are fragmented and most of the well known Byzantine classes of the three main glazed groups – Plain wares, Painted wares and Sgraffito wares – are found among the materials at the site. They draw parallels in most of the Bulgarian sites from the period as well as in the bigger Byzantine centres like Constantinople, Athens and Corinth. Most of the vessels are imports but there also are at least two types of glazed pottery – the so-called Bulgarian sgraffito and the green and brown painted vessels with no final glaze – which were produced in local Byzantine pottery workshops somewhere in the lands of today’s South Bulgaria.
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The production of lime is one of the simplest chemical processes for preparation of building material. The structure of the ovens and the process of the lime production are describes in the writings of Vitruvius, Cato and Pliny the... more
The production of lime is one of the simplest chemical processes for preparation of building material. The structure of the ovens and the process of the lime production are describes in the writings of Vitruvius, Cato and Pliny the Elder.
The two ovens for lime are located on 11 km distance from one another. They are located on the flanks of Sredna gora near water sources.
The two ovens for lime are located on 11 km distance from one another. They are located on the flanks of Sredna gora near water sources.
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The authors introduce for discussion all preserved fragments of an armour from burial 2 of the " Roshava Dragana " in Bulgaria, which yielded remains of a chain mail, fragments of scale armour and badly preserved plate set. This armament... more
The authors introduce for discussion all preserved fragments of an armour from burial 2 of the " Roshava Dragana " in Bulgaria, which yielded remains of a chain mail, fragments of scale armour and badly preserved plate set. This armament was supplemented by a silvered Roman face-mask helmet. Apart from this helmet, armament was non-Roman, but seems to be of either Sarmatian or Parthian origin. The most intriguing in burial 2 of " Roshava Dragana " barrow was the presence of Sarmatian tamgas on the golden pommel and on the bronze belt's buckle and images of two-headed dogs on the plates of the armour. " Roshava Dragana " is one of the largest barrows in Bulgaria and there could be buried a very influential nobleman. In our opinion, in late 1 st century AD the most important man in the neighborhood was Titus Flavius Dinis, the son of Skeles of the tribe of Quirinus. He was Archiereus of koinon trakon — the general assembly of the Thracians. It is possible that villa Chatalka and barrow " Roshava Dragana " were connected with Dinis family. Is not found no evidence was found to prove participation of Dinis in campaigns against the Sarmatians and Dacians. But some parts of defensive armament from " Roshava Dragana " can be attributed as a trophy. Based on the analysis of the remaining elements of the armour, we can assume that many of its items find parallels on the Sarmatian territory and in armament of the neighbors. Apparently, this armour could be manufactured in Panticapaeum, since there is only one analogy of a two-headed dog image, like the one on the armour.