A Macedonian movie about a medieval Tsar, who both Macedonia and Bulgaria claim as their own, is causing fresh friction between the two countries. Bulgarian politicians and media have accused the ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval ring thought to have been used to to commit multiple political murders. The bronze ring is more than 600 years old and was found at the excavation ...

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Archeology in Bulgaria reports that an unidentified medieval settlement has been discovered in northwestern Bulgaria by a team of researchers, led by Elena Vasileva of Bulgaria’s National ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed five gold coins dating to the time of the emperor Justinian the Great (ruled from A.D. 527 to 565). Although it is not unusual to discover coins during ...

The archaeologists excavating the Late Antiquity and medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian fortress Kastritsi, which is located in the Euxinograd Residence of the Bulgarian government near the Black Sea ...

SOFIA, BULGARIA—The Sofia Globe reports that a ring has been found in a grave in a church at the site of Kokaliansku Urvich, a medieval fortress. Researchers from the National Archaeological Institute ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a 700-year-old silver coin depicting Jesus on one side and a Serbian king on the other in the southeastern village of Rusokastro. One side of the so-called ...

The only medieval icon of Saint Kliment Ohridski in Bulgaria will be on display at the National History Museum in Sofia from November 24. This icon and will be presented in connection with the holiday ...

Archaeologists have discovered a ring with an inconspicuous cavity that they believe may have been used to hide poison for political murders in medieval Bulgaria. The bronze ring, which is more than ...

Archaeologists think the coin dates to the first years of the region's rule by the Ottoman Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...