National Archaeological Institute

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a second marble statue in the great canal of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. The find was made by a team led by Prof. Dr. Ludmil Vagalinski from the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NAIM-BAS).

A rare and valuable ring has been found during the National History Museum's (NIM) regular archaeological excavations at the Kokalyanski Urvich Fortress' citadel.

A recent discovery at the National Archaeological Reserve and ancient Roman colony Deultum near the village of Debelt in Sredets municipality is believed to be the earliest indication of Christianity in Bulgarian lands, according to BTA reports. Unearthed during summer excavations in 2023, a silver amulet has garnered attention for its significance.

Archaeological excavations on the newly constructed section of the Hemus Highway near Shumen impressed Prime Minister Boyko Borisov with the skulls found there, but archaeologists have come across a far more valuable find.

In the presence of Deputy Minister of Culture Amelia Gesheva, Turkish Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ougul Oskan Yavuz will be handed over artifacts of archeological origin held by the Bulgarian Customs Authorities at Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint in October 2016 for illegal imports from Turkish citizen, the Ministry of Culture announced.

The government has approved a draft contract between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Northern Macedonia for the organization of a joint exhibition "100 years Trebenishte", which will take place in Skopje.

Archaeological finds revealed during the construction of the Struma highway near the village of Pokrovnik are part of the exhibits at the national exhibition "Bulgarian archeology 2018", the Road Infrastructure Agency (API) announced.

The marble female head that we unearthed in Heraclea Sintica is very well preserved, including all details on the face, Director of the National Archaeological Institute with a Museum (NAIM) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski told Focus News Agency.

A team of British and Bulgarian scientists from the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project, MAP announced on Tuesday the discovery of what they deem to be "the oldest intact shipwreck" on the seabed off the northern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.

 Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Deputy Mayor Todor Chobanov will examine work on the archaeological heritage research on Sveta Nedelya square, the press center of the municipality announced.