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Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 13 November 2010  Page Views: 7584

DigsSite Name: Nesebar Necropolis Alternative Name: Nessebar, Nesebur, Mesembria
Country: Bulgaria
NOTE: This site is 13.559 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Nesebar
Latitude: 42.659425N  Longitude: 27.723086E
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Burial Chamber in Bulgaria. Archaeologists have discovered precious objects in three new tombs in the Necropolis in the Black Sea town of Nesebar.


The archaeological excavations are being carried out on an area, where the Nesebar municipality intends to construct a building, the municipality’s press centre told media on Monday.

Household objects, mirrors and gold particles were discovered in the three tombs, the press centre said. Their exact nature, value and period from which they date will be determined after a thorough examination.

The objects discovered are the latest of the 650 finds that the team of 25 archaeologists unearthed during excavations over the past 12 months of 950 tombs dating to various historical periods.

The most valuable artefacts discovered so far are a fourth-century wine vessel, which boasts the image of a Greek mythology scene.

Source, with photos: Balkan Travellers

Note: See comment. First example of Hydra used to hold cermation remains at Nesebar.
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Ceramic Vessel with Graffito Decoration
Ceramic Vessel with Graffito Decoration
Ceramic Vessel with Graffito Decoration
Ceramic Vessel with Graffito Decoration

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Re: Nesebar Necropolis by davidmorgan on Monday, 28 April 2014
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Bulgarian Archaeologists Unearth 4C BC Artifact in Nessebar by bat400 on Saturday, 13 November 2010
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Bulgarian archaeologists have found a bronze hydria in a tomb dating back to 4th century BC during excavations in the Necropolis of Mesambria in the Black Sea city of Nessebar.

The archaeologists, who opened the tomb on Thursday, have explained that the hydria was an ancient vessel for storing liquids like water, wine or a mix of water and wine. The discovered object has three handles with exquisite detailed decoration on them.

According to the scientists, the hydria they found has been used for storing the remains of a dead person who had been cremated.
The hydria is the first object of this kind to be found in excavations around Nessebar. It would help archaeologists study the funeral rituals of the ancient people who lived in these places.

"I have to note that these hydrias were a rarity in the ancient world. They have been made by very crafty masters. We are very happy that such a hydria would be presented in the museum in Nesebar," said Aneliya Bozhkova, co-head of the archaeology team doing the excavations.

After the hydria was taken out of the tomb, the archaeologists also found a very well preserved application, which had initially been on the vessels but had come off in time. The application has a big emboss and features images of a male and a female figures, both with wings.

"The discovery is extremely interesting and important for several reasons. The first is the fact that the cremation was a very rare funeral ritual in the Necropolis of Mesembria, as well as in the other ancient Greek necropolises in the Black Sea area," said Bozhkova.


Minutes after taking the object out of the tomb, the scientists found inside an object that ancient men used in order to clean their bodies after physical activities [Ed. note: a strigil?], making archaeologists believe that the dead person in the urn had been a man.

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