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<< Other Photo Pages >> Mound near Izvorovo - Round Barrow(s) in Bulgaria

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 13 December 2014  Page Views: 6017

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mound near Izvorovo
Country: Bulgaria
NOTE: This site is 10.124 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Round Barrow(s)
 Nearest Village: Izvorovo
Latitude: 41.944030N  Longitude: 26.101292E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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Mound near Izvorovo
Mound near Izvorovo submitted by dodomad : Grain-like and spherical beads (Photos: B. Borislavov). Site in Bulgaria (Vote or comment on this photo)
Mound in Bulgaria, South of Sakar Mountain. A sensational golden discovery was made here in the South of Sakar Mountain by a team of archaeologists.

Under the governance of Ph.D. Borislav Borislavov from Sofia University "Climent Ohridski" and Nadezhda Ivanova - vice-chief (National Institute Of Archaeology And Museum - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences). The excavations were sponsored by the Ministry of Culture through the National History Museum, the sum amounting of 22 000 leva, announced NHM director Bozhidar Dimitrov.

The expedition explored a mound in the surroundings of Izvorovo village, Harmanli Municipality. The mound is 31 m in diameter, 2.9 m in height. Two stages of heaping were determined. The first dates back to the second half of the 2nd millennium B.C. (middle bronze age) and the second - to the 2nd century A.C. (Romanian period)

During the Bronze Age a rubble and stamped clay platform was shaped, over which a funeral device was built. It is in fact a mould of quartz with a clay foundation, 8 m in diameter and 2 m in height. At its foundation a crematory funeral was performed. The remains were put in a richly decorated clay pot and dispersed around the stones.

At the same level treasures which of extreme importance were found having in mind the period - a golden jewel, consisting of 320 beads: small spherical (2 mm) taking turns with big barley-shaped beads (7 mm), 1, 5 m all, two golden spindle-shaped objects, with a solar decoration, a golden and a silver tile, tied together with a sliver knit, a silver ring and a bronze knife with a stone hone.

Golden finds of the same kind have been found only on Crete - these finds, however, outnumber them almost 15 times.

Ph.D. Borislavov suspects that it is the mould of a man of utmost importance - a ruler or a high priest. The number and the master's workmanship can be explained by the fact that this region was a major trading road, connecting Asia Minor, the Balkans and Central Europe. These treasures, however, can be the work of a local culture. It is know that Sakar mountain is the home of a mysterious stone culture - the dolmens.

The mound was preserved as a cult place, when during the 2nd century A.C. a village was built around it. It is surrounded by a circle of big stone blocks, 22 m in diameter, and heaped by red soil and three levels of stones, which helped its perseverance through the centuries. This discovery is unique not only for Bulgaria and it will shed light on long kept secrets about far forgotten ages.

It is currently being exhibited in hall 1 of the National History Museum.

Source: ibox.bg


Note: The preliminary report on this site is now available: The Izvorovo Gold. A Bronze Age Tumulus from Harmanli District, Southeastern Bulgaria by Borislav Borislavov.
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Mound near Izvorovo
Mound near Izvorovo submitted by dodomad : Gold objects, shaped as spindle-whorl: а OF-15; b OF-30 (Drawings: A. Petrova; Photos: B. Borislavov). Site in Bulgaria (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mound near Izvorovo
Mound near Izvorovo submitted by dodomad : Top: North-western quarter of the mound: (Photo credit: B. Borislavov). Bottom: Western profile and the burial structure (Photo credit: B. Borislavov). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Mound near Izvorovo by davidmorgan on Saturday, 13 December 2014
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A report from Archaeologia Bulgarica:
The Izvorovo Gold. A Bronze Age Tumulus from Harmanli District, Southeastern Bulgaria by Borislav Borislavov.
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