Natural phenomenon “Stone Forest” is better known with its Bulgarian name “Pobiti kamani” which could be translated as “stones beaten into the ground”. Seven large and several separate small groups are located on the north and south from the Beloslav Lake. These are numerous limestone pillars as high as 10 m, hollow or solid cylinders, truncated cones and single rocks and cliffs. Continue reading “Pobiti Kamani – A desert and stone forest in Bulgaria”
Europe’s largest hoard of Copper Age axes found in Northeast Bulgaria
A hoard of 6,500-year-old Copper Age axes and ax hammers – Europe’s largest such find so far – has been discovered by accident near the town of Polkovnik Taslakovo, Dulovo Municipality, Silistra District, in Northeast Bulgaria. Continue reading “Europe’s largest hoard of Copper Age axes found in Northeast Bulgaria”
Bulgars and Bulgaria – a quick view
Bulgars were pastoralists originally from central Asia, who migrated westward to the steppe north of the Caspian Sea, as did the Huns and the Avars. Continue reading “Bulgars and Bulgaria – a quick view”