Bulgaria: Archaeologist Unearth More Valuable Finds in Nesebar’s Necropolis
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The archaeological excavations are being carried out on an area, where the Nesebar municipality intends to construct a building, the municipality’s press centre told media on Monday.
Household objects, mirrors and gold particles were discovered in the three tombs, the press centre said. Their exact nature, value and period from which they date will be determined after a thorough examination.
The objects discovered are the latest of the 650 finds that the team of 25 archaeologists unearthed during excavations over the past 12 months of 950 tombs dating to various historical periods.
The most valuable artefacts discovered so far are a fourth-century wine vessel, which boasts the image of a Greek mythology scene.
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