Nayden Prahov
Nayden Prahov, PhD, Archaeologists at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2015 – present / http://www.naim.bg/ ). From January 2013 to November 2015 – archaeologists at the Centre for Underwater Archaeology. Member of the Center’s research and Cultural Resource Management national and international projects in the recent years, including: deputy director of the excavations of Kiten submerged Bronze Age settlement (2014), deputy director of South Stream gas pipeline geophysical survey (2014), deputy director of Chernomorets 19 century shipwreck excavations (2015), member of Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project M.A.P (2015 – present), member of the Development of Predictive Models for Identification of Archaeological Sites Along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in GIS Environment project (2009 – 2013), etc.
Areas of interest: methods and practices for underwater excavation and documentation; remote sensing marine surveys; archaeological predictive modeling for underwater and coastal sites; GIS and spatial analyses; submerged prehistoric settlements; landscape changes and reconstruction, etc.
Co-founder and co-director of the Balkan Heritage Foundation (http://balkanheritage.org/) and Field school (http://www.bhfieldschool.org/project).
Education: PhD (2013), MA (2007) and bachelor (2003) at the Department of Archaeology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. PhD thesis: Interdisciplinary Methods for Reconstruction of Palaeolandscapes and Predictive Modeling for Identification of Underwater Archaeological Sites. Visiting Fellowship with the Digital Institute for Archaeology at the University of Arkansas’s Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) for Spring Semester 2012 – specialization on GIS and Archaeological Predictive Modeling.
1994-1999 – National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures “Konstantin Kiril Philosopher”
Supervisors: Associate Prof. Dr. Totk Stoyanov, Hristina Angelova, Prof. Dr. Kenneth Kvamme, Associate Prof. Dr. Stefka Angelova,
Phone: +359 887 544 824
Address: National Archaeological Institute wit Museum,
2 Saborna str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Areas of interest: methods and practices for underwater excavation and documentation; remote sensing marine surveys; archaeological predictive modeling for underwater and coastal sites; GIS and spatial analyses; submerged prehistoric settlements; landscape changes and reconstruction, etc.
Co-founder and co-director of the Balkan Heritage Foundation (http://balkanheritage.org/) and Field school (http://www.bhfieldschool.org/project).
Education: PhD (2013), MA (2007) and bachelor (2003) at the Department of Archaeology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. PhD thesis: Interdisciplinary Methods for Reconstruction of Palaeolandscapes and Predictive Modeling for Identification of Underwater Archaeological Sites. Visiting Fellowship with the Digital Institute for Archaeology at the University of Arkansas’s Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) for Spring Semester 2012 – specialization on GIS and Archaeological Predictive Modeling.
1994-1999 – National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures “Konstantin Kiril Philosopher”
Supervisors: Associate Prof. Dr. Totk Stoyanov, Hristina Angelova, Prof. Dr. Kenneth Kvamme, Associate Prof. Dr. Stefka Angelova,
Phone: +359 887 544 824
Address: National Archaeological Institute wit Museum,
2 Saborna str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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According to the tracing data, we were able to select only one layer of mud deposited on the strongly denuded rocks in Durankulak Lake. In places the muddy layer reaches a depth of over 4 m. The reason why the layers cannot be clearly traced in depth is the fact that the muddy bottom, due to the decomposition of deposited organic material, generates a constant swamp gas that shields the signal and limits the breakthrough capabilities of the equipment. In the environment of moving water masses, as is the case with the Black Sea bottom, this is not the case, but with the stagnant water of Durankulak Lake, this has become an insurmountable problem.
In Durankulak Lake, 10 electric cross-sections were made, covering its entire area. The defined boundaries of the layers are stratified on the basis of specific resistances. The results confirmed the previous observations that the riverbed and flood terraces of the ancient river were formed by gravels, sands (mostly near the modern coastline), clay and precipitated loess. Of interest are the rise and fall of the strata registered in several of the profiles, which (unprovable for now) could be interpreted as indications of the presence of fault lines.
Summarizing the results obtained from the research of Durankulak Lake and the adjacent Black Sea shelf, we draw a clear picture of the paleorelief of the area (Fig. 4). The contours of the ancient river, as well as the river pools areas, became very apparent. It was found that in some places the width of the ancient river reached 70–80 m. The greatest measured depth is in the eastern part of the lake – -4.25 m from elevation 0, the modern water mirror. Detailed bathymetry shows that the area around the Big and Small Islands has a slightly special relief. At about 50 m to the north, the bottom drops to -3.20 m. There is a large depression which can be interpreted as a river pool, a swampy area during the dry months of the year. Data have been found between the two islands for the presence of a pronounced rib connecting them, an indication of the existence in ancient times of a land connection between the Big and Small Islands. The established terrain configuration on the western bank of the ancient river showed that in ancient times the areas south and north of the Big Island were relatively flat and probably inhabited.
Data from the side-scan sonar (Compact sub bottom) show that in front of the eastern cape of the Big Island there is a significant accumulation of stones. Scattered stones are also found on the eastern shore of the lake, opposite the Small Island. The sonar images also show the contours of a sunken boat, as well as those of several of the metal cylindrical girders of the pontoon once connecting the coast with the Small Island.
According to the tracing data, we were able to select only one layer of mud deposited on the strongly denuded rocks in Durankulak Lake. In places the muddy layer reaches a depth of over 4 m. The reason why the layers cannot be clearly traced in depth is the fact that the muddy bottom, due to the decomposition of deposited organic material, generates a constant swamp gas that shields the signal and limits the breakthrough capabilities of the equipment. In the environment of moving water masses, as is the case with the Black Sea bottom, this is not the case, but with the stagnant water of Durankulak Lake, this has become an insurmountable problem.
In Durankulak Lake, 10 electric cross-sections were made, covering its entire area. The defined boundaries of the layers are stratified on the basis of specific resistances. The results confirmed the previous observations that the riverbed and flood terraces of the ancient river were formed by gravels, sands (mostly near the modern coastline), clay and precipitated loess. Of interest are the rise and fall of the strata registered in several of the profiles, which (unprovable for now) could be interpreted as indications of the presence of fault lines.
Summarizing the results obtained from the research of Durankulak Lake and the adjacent Black Sea shelf, we draw a clear picture of the paleorelief of the area (Fig. 4). The contours of the ancient river, as well as the river pools areas, became very apparent. It was found that in some places the width of the ancient river reached 70–80 m. The greatest measured depth is in the eastern part of the lake – -4.25 m from elevation 0, the modern water mirror. Detailed bathymetry shows that the area around the Big and Small Islands has a slightly special relief. At about 50 m to the north, the bottom drops to -3.20 m. There is a large depression which can be interpreted as a river pool, a swampy area during the dry months of the year. Data have been found between the two islands for the presence of a pronounced rib connecting them, an indication of the existence in ancient times of a land connection between the Big and Small Islands. The established terrain configuration on the western bank of the ancient river showed that in ancient times the areas south and north of the Big Island were relatively flat and probably inhabited.
Data from the side-scan sonar (Compact sub bottom) show that in front of the eastern cape of the Big Island there is a significant accumulation of stones. Scattered stones are also found on the eastern shore of the lake, opposite the Small Island. The sonar images also show the contours of a sunken boat, as well as those of several of the metal cylindrical girders of the pontoon once connecting the coast with the Small Island.