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<< Text Pages >> Perperikon Tombs - Rock Cut Tomb in Bulgaria

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 13 November 2010  Page Views: 5196

Multi-periodSite Name: Perperikon Tombs
Country: Bulgaria
NOTE: This site is 13.304 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Kurdzhali  Nearest Village: Perperik
Latitude: 41.683489N  Longitude: 25.464678E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Rock Cut Tomb in Bulgaria
Tombs and altar on hill 3Km south from the main Perperikon site.

Note: New tombs found near Perperikon in Bulgaria.
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More on Thracian Rock Cut Tombs by Andy B on Tuesday, 29 April 2014
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More on Thracian Rock Cut Tombs

http://www.rock-cut.thracians.org

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Top Bulgarian Archaeologist Stumbles on 2 Ancient Thrace Tombs near Perperikon by bat400 on Saturday, 13 November 2010
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Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov has discovered two tombs of Ancient Thracian rulers near the famous rock city and sanctuary of Perperikon. The tombs are dated to 1100-1000 BC judging by the pottery and ceramics found in them, which are characteristic of the later Bronze Age and the early Iron Age.

One of the most interesting finds in the tombs is a bronze coin with the face of Emperor Alexander the Great, dated to the 4th century BC. Prof. Ovcharov believes this is a clear evidence that the tomb was venerated as a shrine by the Thracians in the Antiquity for a long time after its original creation.

The archaeological team stumbled across the two tombs as they were working on diverting a tourist path away from a spot of excavations at Perperikon, the holy city of the Thracians.

The tombs are situation in an east-west direction, with the buried notable facing the rising sun, a clear sign of a sun cult.

The excavations have revealed ritual hearths and others signs of sacrifices that were connected with the traditions of venerating the dead as godly creatures.



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