Japanese TV Shows Bulgarian Archaeological Wonder

Society » ARCHAEOLOGY | January 3, 2014, Friday // 15:52
Bulgaria: Japanese TV Shows Bulgarian Archaeological Wonder The skeletons of horses were found at Sveshtari in 2013.

The Japanese television channel TBS aired a coverage about Bulgaria's "Sboryanovo" archaeological reserve in its popular scientific series on Friday.

The coverage showed highlights of the 2013 excavations, led by Prof. Diana Gergova, with the help of archaeologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and foreign students from 8 countries.

TBS channel was one of the sponsors who helped finance the excavations at the Thracian mounds on the plateau near Sveshtari village in the Isperih municipality.

Sveshtari was the site at which a sensational discovery of a Thracian tomb was made 32 years ago. It is now included in UNESCO's World Heritage List.

With the help of the Japanese TV channel, archaeologists were able to find the remains of a Thracian chariot with the skeletons of two horses, believed to be part of a ritual burial as far as 2,500 years ago.

A golden treasure, dated around the same period was also discovered at the site in 2012.

TBS will show further excerpts of its film to the viewers over the next series of the show.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

Archaeology » Be a reporter: Write and send your article
Tags: Sboryanovo, treasure, gold, Thracian, Japanese, TBS, Isperih, Sveshtari, UNESCO, World Heritage List

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria