Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Jewelry
Society | July 23, 2005, SaturdayFive golden jewelry pieces were found during excavations of the Necropolis, located outside ancient Roman legion camp near the Danube town Svishtov.
The jewelry weighting 82gram is dated back to the second half of the 5th century.
Pavlina Vladkova, an archaeologist from the team working near Svishtov, explained that the art pieces belonged to the people of the Goth King Theodoric.
There are at least 100 Goth's graves in the Necropolis near Svishtov and archaeologists claims that these people were from noble kin. One of the richest burials there was of a child. A massive golden rig was found there.
Roman legion camp Nove has been explored by Bulgarian-Polish expedition over the last 46 years.
The jewelry weighting 82gram is dated back to the second half of the 5th century.
Pavlina Vladkova, an archaeologist from the team working near Svishtov, explained that the art pieces belonged to the people of the Goth King Theodoric.
There are at least 100 Goth's graves in the Necropolis near Svishtov and archaeologists claims that these people were from noble kin. One of the richest burials there was of a child. A massive golden rig was found there.
Roman legion camp Nove has been explored by Bulgarian-Polish expedition over the last 46 years.
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