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Multi-periodSite Name: Ohoden-Valoga
Country: Bulgaria
NOTE: This site is 24.836 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Borovan  Nearest Village: Ohoden
Latitude: 43.374337N  Longitude: 23.729298E
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Ancient settlement in Bulgaria. The settlement OHODEN-VALOGA is the first closed settlement complex found in Bulgaria dating back to the Monochrome phase of the Early Balkan Neolithic (6400-6300 BC). It could be synchronized with Protostarcevo phase of Neolithic culture found on the territory of Serbia. In 2002 the first dugout house was studied, among 10 registered during the spring expedition.

The pottery could find parallels in Divostin (Serbia), Koprivec and Poljanica (Bulgaria) and Otzaki Magula(Greece). Among the most interesting parts of findings discovered was the rich flint material with Mesolithic characteristics what raise again the problem of Neolithisation of SEE

During an international expedition research, conducted on the site of Ohoden in August 2002 the following major results were achieved.

1. A one layer settlement from the early Neolithic was discovered. The settlement is situated on the left bank of the river Skat on its' first non-flooded terrace.

2. The first dug-in settlement from the early Neolithic was discovered and partially studied.

3. For the first time in the region were discovered also miniature, well-processed flint tools typical for this period.

4. The architectural structures and materials discovered have no parallels in the northwestern region of Bulgaria.

5. The comparative analysis of the archaeological structure and the materials found shows that this is the first site in the region, which can be dated earlier to the Neolithic culture already known in this region. The materials can be attributed to the monochrome phase of the early Neolithic ceramic complex.

The scientific discoveries are also contributing to the clarification of the problem for the settlement of the Balkan peninsula of the first farmers more then 9000 years ago.

Note: Archaeologists Discover Early Neolithic Grave in North-Western Bulgaria
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Tracing the source of obsidian from prehistoric sites in Bulgaria by Andy B on Thursday, 29 June 2017
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By Clive Bonsall, Maria Gurova, Nedko Elenski, Georgi Ivanov, Aneta Bakamska, Georgi Ganetsovski, Radka Zlateva-Uzunova, Vladimir Slavchev
Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology 7(1), 37-59 [2017]

The obsidian artefacts that are the focus of the present paper came from five archaeological sites – Ohoden-Valoga, Dzhulyunitsa-Smardesh and Varna cemeteries I and III in northern Bulgaria, and Dzherman in the southwest of the country

At Ohoden, Dzhulyunitsa and Dzherman the obsidian pieces were recovered from Early Neolithic contexts, while the Varna finds have Late Chalcolithic associations.

Ohoden-Valoga
This Early Neolithic site, near the modern village of Ohoden in northwest Bulgaria, occupies an area of ca 12,000 m2 on a terrace of the Skat river. Field research suggests the river has changed its course since the Neolithic, when it fiowed ca 200 m closer to the settlement. Geomorphological investigations point to several episodes of flooding during the Neolithic occupation of Ohoden, which may have been responsible for the eventual abandonment of the settlement.

Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometry was used to obtain source determinations for 11 obsidian artefacts from the five archaeological sites in Bulgaria. The results show that all the archaeological specimens can be linked to obsidian sources in the Carpathian Mountains in the border region between Hungary and Slovakia. Obsidian from the C2E source in Hungary occurred in very early Neolithic contexts at Dzhulyunitsa, while the majority of samples from later contexts at Ohoden, Dzherman and Varna came mainly from the Slovakian (C1) source. The data hint at a shift from the use of C2 obsidian in the Neolithic before 5900 cal BC, to a preference for C1 obsidian in later periods – however, more finds and better contextual and chronological data are required to verify this trend.

https://www.academia.edu/33688795/Tracing_the_source_of_obsidian_from_prehistoric_sites_in_Bulgaria_2017_
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8000 year-old Sun temple found in Bulgaria by Andy B on Friday, 17 December 2010
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"The oldest temple of the Sun has been discovered in northwest Bulgaria, near the town of Vratsa, aged at more then 8000 years, the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) reported on December 15 2010.

The Bulgarian 'Stonehenge' is hence about 3000 years older than its illustrious English counterpart. But unlike its more renowned English cousin, the Bulgarian sun temple was not on the surface, rather it was dug out from under tons of earth and is shaped in the form of a horse shoe, the report said.

The temple was found near the village of Ohoden. According to archaeologists, the prehistoric people used the celestial facility to calculate the seasons and to determine the best times for sowing and harvest. The site was also used for rituals, offering gifts to the Sun for fertility as BNT reported.

This area of Bulgaria was previously made famous because remnants of the oldest people who lived in this part of Europe were found.

Archaeologists also found dozens of clay and stone disks in the area of the temple.

"The semantics of the disks symbolise the disk of the Sun itself, which means that this is the earliest ever temple dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, discovered on our lands," archaeologist Georgi Ganetsovski told the BNT"

Source: Sofia Echo
http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/12/15/1011502_archaeology-8000-year-old-sun-temple-found-in-bulgaria
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Archaeologists Discover Early Neolithic Grave in North-Western Bulgaria by Andy B on Thursday, 08 July 2010
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A grave of a man filled with burial gifts, dating from the early Neolithic period, was recently discovered by archaeologists Georgi Ganetsovski from the Vratsa History Museum, during the renewed excavations of the prehistoric settlement in the Valoga area near the north-western Bulgarian village of Ohoden.

The prehistoric man’s skeleton is amazingly well preserved, although it has been underground for almost 8,000 years, Ganetsovski explained, cited by national media. The archaeologist said that the man’s body was laid on its back and his legs were bent to the left, in a pit that was especially dug out for it. Next to the man’s head was found a fully preserved ceramic, spherical vessel, and next to his right shoulder – a flint knife. The traces of the burial ceremony, according to Ganetsovski, can be easily seen.

The man was most likely between 25 and 30 years of age, according to Branimira Dimitrova from the Institute of Anthropology and Experimental Morphology, though his age can be determined more precisely after a detailed study of his remains.

Ganetsovski told media that the man’s grave was found within the borders of the rock complex in the northwestern part of the prehistoric village, which is also unique for the earliest Neolithic period. He reminded media that in 2004, just 6 metres from where the man’s grave was recently found, the first grave of a woman, who became known as Todorka, was discovered.

In 2006 and 2008, the graves of a 5-year-old girl and a young woman were also found in the area.

The entire burial installation, as well as the remains, will be taken out of the ground because of their value. The same technology that was used in the exhumation and preservation of Todorka’s grave – one of the most interesting displays in Vratsa’s History Museum, will be used on the new find as well.

More at Balkan Travellers:
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/2048

with thanks to coldrum
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