![]() The first floor reveals the mysteries of the Old historic and Ancient times. The oldest exhibits date back to the time of Paleolith (100 000 - 40 000 B.C) and Mesolith (10 000 - 8 000 B.C). Extremely interesting are the finds from Varna Chalcolythic Necropolis (5 000 - 3 000 B.C) with the oldest gold, ever polished by Man. More than 5.5 kg of gold jewellery, sceptres, amulets, as well as copper and stone tools, ceramics, etc. give idea of what the most ancient European civilization looked like long before those in Egypt and Messopotamia. |
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The emergence of the Thracians during the Bronze (3 000 - 1 200 B.C) and the Early-Iron age (1 200 - 600 B.C) is illustrated in ceramics, weapons and jewellery, worked out by those bellicose people. At the beginning of VII century A.D. the little Thracian settlement Odessos on the Black sea coast became an ancient Greek colony, and the town existed until the beginning of VII century A.D. Marvellous collections of old Greek and Roman ceramics, gold jewellery, marble reliefs and sculptures, inscriptions, mosaics, bronze utensils, coins, etc. acquaint people with the history and life of that great ancient commercial and cultural centre. |
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![]() On the second floor one can see medieval Varna - from the establishment of the Bulgarian state (681) until XVIII century. Old Bulgarian utensils, weapons, tools, gold and silver jewellery, crosses, imported Chinese porcelain from Asia Minor, Italian maiolica, etc. are vividly displayed there. A collection of Bulgarian icons, dating back to XVI - XIX century, silver church utensils, floating lights and facings that you can see at the end of your tour, make your visit to the Archeological Museum an unforgettable experience. |
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Ivan Ivanov was born in 1944 in the village of Goliam Izvor, Teteven
district. He graduated from History Department of Veliko Turnovo
University St.St. Cyril and Methodius. |
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