Archaeologists Discover 12-Century Ritual Pits in Southern Bulgaria
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The new finds testify for the fact that, despite being practicing Christians, the local population used to return to its pagan past in times of hardship, archaeologists told Darik Radio.
The pits – over 50 of which were found in an area of 4 dekares, were used for the placing of burnt stones, ceramics, metal and meat, Katya Melamed, an archaeologist at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ Archaeology Museum told the media.
In addition to the pits, this archaeological season also yielded the discovery of two settlements in the region – one dating to the Iron Age (around fifth to the fourth century BC), and the other – to the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Age (fourth to the fifth century AD).
The region of south and south-eastern Bulgaria is very rich in archaeological remains. Read more about them on BalkanTravellers.com
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