Vandalism in the Bulgarian Cave Magura Next to Prehistoric Drawings

Vandals have written on the walls of the Magura cave in Northwestern Bulgaria, where there are prehistoric drawings of 7000 years. The news was published on Facebook by Andrey Shurelov. His picture shows that the prehistoric drawings have the inscription "Radi, Pavcho, Antov 2019". The case was reported by the media on Thursday, and the same day Belogradchik mayor Boris Nikolov tried to smear the scandal with the label "fake news". According to him no one has written on the drawings and obviously the problem is solved.

"The news that rock paintings have been destroyed in the Magura Cave in Northwest Bulgaria is false," said Belogradchik Mayor Boris Nikolov after a check at the Historical Museum in the city, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. He convinces himself that "there is no vandal act". The documentation related to the forthcoming inclusion of the prehistoric drawings in the list of cultural heritage of UNESCO is being prepared, added Mayor Nikolov to the Bulgarian National Radio.

The story of the eyewitness and his photo show that there is a vandal act. Even if it is not written on the drawings, the scribes prove that the authorities do not take care of preserving the historical heritage and can easily be destroyed. In addition, the case could compromise Magura's candidacy to UNESCO.

The author of the picture of the vandal act in Magura Cave Andrey Shurelov confirmed to Mediapool that his picture is completely authentic. He never claimed to be scribbled on drawings, but that there coexistence between prehistory and modern Vandal scribes.

Shurelov's photo was taken on Sunday at 10.30 am when he visited the cave with a group of about 40 people. The inscription has been seen by other people, including the guides. According to...