Археологически открития и разкопки през 2019 (Archaeological discoveries and excavations in 2019), vol. I, 18-23, Sofia, 2020
A field survey with application of GIS was conducted in 2019 on the Lower Danube area in the Nort... more A field survey with application of GIS was conducted in 2019 on the Lower Danube area in the North Bulgaria. Geophysical and geomorphological studies were carried out as well.
LIMES XXIIII Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 2nd − 9th September 2018 Viminacium − Belgrade, Serbia, vol. 2, 2023
This contribution provides a review on research activities in the last decades on the lower Danub... more This contribution provides a review on research activities in the last decades on the lower Danube focussing especially on the mouth of the Yantra. Up to the current state of knowledge, this section was secured for the first time by a fortification with the reorganisation of the limes under the Tetrarchs and Constantine. A new interdisciplinary project aims the investigation of a settlement complex at the western edge of the Yantra mouth plain. By using different survey methods, clear evidence for a systematic land division and an intensive agriculture in the border zone from the 2nd to the beginning of 5th c. was found.
In 2020, an archaeological monitoring was carried out along the optical cable route between km 11... more In 2020, an archaeological monitoring was carried out along the optical cable route between km 110+800-115+200. This route passes through several sites included in the Archaeological Map of Bulgaria. The information about them was updated. Between km 112+050 and km 112+150 we registered cultural layer and coins from the second half of the 1 st c. and the first quarter of the 5 th c. AD. The remains of two rooms of the Roman period were excavated at km 112+250. They are the part of a settlement falling within the urban territory of Heraclea Sintica. The materials found (pottery sherds, terracotta and coins) indicate that the site was inhabited from the second half of the 1 st c. AD to the first quarter of the 5 th c. AD. The chronology of the habitation corresponds to the second, third and fourth settlement periods of the development of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. At km 112+320 we registered a stratigraphic section with three stages of habitation from the Roman period. The study of the pottery from the two rooms at km 112+250 shed some light on the human development in southwest Bulgaria in Antiquity, and especially the districts within the urban territory of Heraclea Sintica.
Use-wear studies have identified a long-lasting system of agricultural practices (harvesting) fro... more Use-wear studies have identified a long-lasting system of agricultural practices (harvesting) from the very beginning of the Early Neolithic in Bulgaria. For almost two millennia during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic (6 th and 5 th millennia BC), the archaeological evidence suggests the use of sickle elements based on blade segments and tools on blades inserted obliquely in a curved handle-the well-known Karanovo type of sickle. Post-Chalcolithic times are marked by a shift in the harvesting toolkit. This paper focuses on agricultural toolkits from three recently discovered and excavated sites in north Bulgaria: Oreshets near Belogradchik, Rasovo near Montana, and Chavdartsi in Lovech district. The sites are multilayered, the flint assemblages presented here belong to the LBA (Oreshets and Chavdartsi) and LBA/EIA (Rasovo). No structures or features directly associated with the flint artefacts were identi fied, but the assemblages exhibit most (if not all) of the characteristics of the BA and post-BA agricultural repertoire. This repertoire includes varieties of denticulates (mainly blades) which from the beginning of the BA became diagnostic finds and marked a momentous shift from the preceding style of sickle. During the BA sickle inserts and blades were increasingly shaped through truncation and backing, both of which aided the accommodation of the implements in grooved handles and handheld tool manipulation. As an innovation, the emergence of which is difficult to fix chronologically within the BA, large, curved blades (ca 15 cm) appear in the agricultural toolkit during the LBA, with reminiscent use in the EIA as well.
The current investigation is a continuation of the project about the chemical composition of belt... more The current investigation is a continuation of the project about the chemical composition of belt fittings dated from the end of the 3 rd c. to the first half of the 7 th c. AD in Bulgaria and covers archaeological finds from different geographical regions. In this study, we analyzed 169 samples (buckles, plate of buckles, strap-end and tongues of buckles) by portable XRF and ICP-AES was used for a selection. The main advantage of p-XRF spectrometry is the possibility to analyze objects on the spot, almost without causing any damage, which is very important for finds with very high historical and museum exposition value. The results show that only 11 buckles were made from silver, and the rest belt fittings were made from various kinds of copper alloys, such as bronze, brass, semi-red brass, gunmetal, etc.
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Feb 5, 2019
The archaeological belt accessories are important chronological indicators, thus, can be very use... more The archaeological belt accessories are important chronological indicators, thus, can be very useful when studying some historical periods. As being subject to fashion, they carry potential information about social status, gender and ethnicity of the owner as well as about commercial connections and production centers. Archaeometric investigations of the development of belt accessories from the Great Migration Period in Bulgaria lags significantly considering the large amount of finds of this kind. In this study a set of 60 buckles from North-Eastern Bulgaria dated from the 3rd to the 7th centuries AD were investigated using inductivelycoupled-plasma atomic-emission-spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively-coupled-plasma massspectrometry (ICP-MS) to check similarities or differences between them. The results show that these belt accessories were made of various kinds of copper alloys such as bronze, brass, or nearly pure copper.
Предмет на дисертацията са металните части на колана – токи, апликации и накрайници. Включени са ... more Предмет на дисертацията са металните части на колана – токи, апликации и накрайници. Включени са находки от територията на днешна България, за да се избегне дисбаланс в изворовата база от съседни територии, който би довел до неверни изводи. Определянето на регионални особености, на етническа и полова принадлежност и на производствени центрове е затруднено от недостатъчния брой находки със сигурен контекст. Едва една четвърт от тях имат такъв. Цел на изследването е чрез събиране и систематизиране на целия публикуван и непубликуван материал по темата да се проследи развитието на коланните принадлежности в избраните време и пространство. Да се изведат надеждни хронологични индикатори, свързани с форма, украса и изработка. Анализът на находките се основава на следните методи: формално-типологичен, картографски, стилов и сравнителен анализ. Създадената типология се основава на задължителното прилагане на еднакви и устойчиво свързани признаци за всеки вид коланни части, включени в изследв...
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AND RESEARCH – 48(1), 2023
This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excava... more This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excavations that were carried out during the first research phase from 2018 to 2020, including pottery and small finds as well as the results of the interdisciplinary investigations.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AND RESEARCH 48(2), 2023
This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excava... more This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excavations that were carried out during the first research phase from 2018 to 2020, including pottery and small finds as well as the results of the interdisciplinary investigations.
Археологически открития и разкопки през 2019 (Archaeological discoveries and excavations in 2019), vol. I, 18-23, Sofia, 2020
A field survey with application of GIS was conducted in 2019 on the Lower Danube area in the Nort... more A field survey with application of GIS was conducted in 2019 on the Lower Danube area in the North Bulgaria. Geophysical and geomorphological studies were carried out as well.
LIMES XXIIII Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 2nd − 9th September 2018 Viminacium − Belgrade, Serbia, vol. 2, 2023
This contribution provides a review on research activities in the last decades on the lower Danub... more This contribution provides a review on research activities in the last decades on the lower Danube focussing especially on the mouth of the Yantra. Up to the current state of knowledge, this section was secured for the first time by a fortification with the reorganisation of the limes under the Tetrarchs and Constantine. A new interdisciplinary project aims the investigation of a settlement complex at the western edge of the Yantra mouth plain. By using different survey methods, clear evidence for a systematic land division and an intensive agriculture in the border zone from the 2nd to the beginning of 5th c. was found.
In 2020, an archaeological monitoring was carried out along the optical cable route between km 11... more In 2020, an archaeological monitoring was carried out along the optical cable route between km 110+800-115+200. This route passes through several sites included in the Archaeological Map of Bulgaria. The information about them was updated. Between km 112+050 and km 112+150 we registered cultural layer and coins from the second half of the 1 st c. and the first quarter of the 5 th c. AD. The remains of two rooms of the Roman period were excavated at km 112+250. They are the part of a settlement falling within the urban territory of Heraclea Sintica. The materials found (pottery sherds, terracotta and coins) indicate that the site was inhabited from the second half of the 1 st c. AD to the first quarter of the 5 th c. AD. The chronology of the habitation corresponds to the second, third and fourth settlement periods of the development of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. At km 112+320 we registered a stratigraphic section with three stages of habitation from the Roman period. The study of the pottery from the two rooms at km 112+250 shed some light on the human development in southwest Bulgaria in Antiquity, and especially the districts within the urban territory of Heraclea Sintica.
Use-wear studies have identified a long-lasting system of agricultural practices (harvesting) fro... more Use-wear studies have identified a long-lasting system of agricultural practices (harvesting) from the very beginning of the Early Neolithic in Bulgaria. For almost two millennia during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic (6 th and 5 th millennia BC), the archaeological evidence suggests the use of sickle elements based on blade segments and tools on blades inserted obliquely in a curved handle-the well-known Karanovo type of sickle. Post-Chalcolithic times are marked by a shift in the harvesting toolkit. This paper focuses on agricultural toolkits from three recently discovered and excavated sites in north Bulgaria: Oreshets near Belogradchik, Rasovo near Montana, and Chavdartsi in Lovech district. The sites are multilayered, the flint assemblages presented here belong to the LBA (Oreshets and Chavdartsi) and LBA/EIA (Rasovo). No structures or features directly associated with the flint artefacts were identi fied, but the assemblages exhibit most (if not all) of the characteristics of the BA and post-BA agricultural repertoire. This repertoire includes varieties of denticulates (mainly blades) which from the beginning of the BA became diagnostic finds and marked a momentous shift from the preceding style of sickle. During the BA sickle inserts and blades were increasingly shaped through truncation and backing, both of which aided the accommodation of the implements in grooved handles and handheld tool manipulation. As an innovation, the emergence of which is difficult to fix chronologically within the BA, large, curved blades (ca 15 cm) appear in the agricultural toolkit during the LBA, with reminiscent use in the EIA as well.
The current investigation is a continuation of the project about the chemical composition of belt... more The current investigation is a continuation of the project about the chemical composition of belt fittings dated from the end of the 3 rd c. to the first half of the 7 th c. AD in Bulgaria and covers archaeological finds from different geographical regions. In this study, we analyzed 169 samples (buckles, plate of buckles, strap-end and tongues of buckles) by portable XRF and ICP-AES was used for a selection. The main advantage of p-XRF spectrometry is the possibility to analyze objects on the spot, almost without causing any damage, which is very important for finds with very high historical and museum exposition value. The results show that only 11 buckles were made from silver, and the rest belt fittings were made from various kinds of copper alloys, such as bronze, brass, semi-red brass, gunmetal, etc.
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Feb 5, 2019
The archaeological belt accessories are important chronological indicators, thus, can be very use... more The archaeological belt accessories are important chronological indicators, thus, can be very useful when studying some historical periods. As being subject to fashion, they carry potential information about social status, gender and ethnicity of the owner as well as about commercial connections and production centers. Archaeometric investigations of the development of belt accessories from the Great Migration Period in Bulgaria lags significantly considering the large amount of finds of this kind. In this study a set of 60 buckles from North-Eastern Bulgaria dated from the 3rd to the 7th centuries AD were investigated using inductivelycoupled-plasma atomic-emission-spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively-coupled-plasma massspectrometry (ICP-MS) to check similarities or differences between them. The results show that these belt accessories were made of various kinds of copper alloys such as bronze, brass, or nearly pure copper.
Предмет на дисертацията са металните части на колана – токи, апликации и накрайници. Включени са ... more Предмет на дисертацията са металните части на колана – токи, апликации и накрайници. Включени са находки от територията на днешна България, за да се избегне дисбаланс в изворовата база от съседни територии, който би довел до неверни изводи. Определянето на регионални особености, на етническа и полова принадлежност и на производствени центрове е затруднено от недостатъчния брой находки със сигурен контекст. Едва една четвърт от тях имат такъв. Цел на изследването е чрез събиране и систематизиране на целия публикуван и непубликуван материал по темата да се проследи развитието на коланните принадлежности в избраните време и пространство. Да се изведат надеждни хронологични индикатори, свързани с форма, украса и изработка. Анализът на находките се основава на следните методи: формално-типологичен, картографски, стилов и сравнителен анализ. Създадената типология се основава на задължителното прилагане на еднакви и устойчиво свързани признаци за всеки вид коланни части, включени в изследв...
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AND RESEARCH – 48(1), 2023
This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excava... more This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excavations that were carried out during the first research phase from 2018 to 2020, including pottery and small finds as well as the results of the interdisciplinary investigations.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AND RESEARCH 48(2), 2023
This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excava... more This volume contains the results and finds of the intensive field surveys and the targeted excavations that were carried out during the first research phase from 2018 to 2020, including pottery and small finds as well as the results of the interdisciplinary investigations.
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