December 12th, 2009 by Bulgarian Properties in Bulgarian Regions, Guide Bulgaria
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The lands of this place are also the centre of the most ancient European stock-agricultural community – the Thracian: according to the “father of history” Herodotus it was the most populous in the world next to the Indian. The Thracians formed 90 “tribes”, the biggest part of which tried to unite the kings of the Odrisian dynasty under their scepter.
It was founded in the 6th century BC by King Teres I and the following centuries his proud subjects carried on the traditional of creating many architecture works: rock sanctuaries and complexes, menhirs, dolmens and beehive tombs. The Thracians have raised about 150 000 funeral tumuli, many of which overlaid big sub-tumulus temples.
The first special male communities, connected to the cult to the kings, priest and God Orpheus “the brilliantly celebrated”, performed their mysteries and secret rituals in there. Some of the royal tombs have preserved marvellous sculptural decoration up to the present while the walls of other tombs are covered with unique paintings.
As for the tomb of Alexander it preserves maybe the most ancient known self-portrait, signed 2400 years ago with “Kodzhimases Chrestos”. Together with the deified remains of high-born Thracians many marvellous creations of Thracian masters have been buried in the tomb and the sub-tumulus complexes, among which the exceptional gold and silver vessels from the Odrisian royal services and the shiny horse accoutrements of the heavily-armed Thracian aristocracy are to be distinguished.
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December 1st, 2009 by Bulgarian Properties in Bulgarian Regions, Guide Bulgaria
It seems as if Bulgaria has been blessed to offer plenty of everything needed for the development of life, economy and culture. More than 500 rivers flow through the territory of Bulgaria – about 110 000 sq. km – there are about 400 lakes and over 500 natural mineral springs (not counting the over 370 thermal drilling water sources) with temperatures between 8oC and 103.5oC gush from its womb.
The way in which plaints , lowlands, mountains and natural resources alternate is one of the prime causes for the appearance of the most ancient European prehistoric dwelling in the “Kozarnika” cave near the town of Belogradchik (district Vidin) as far back as 1 400 000 – 1 200 000 years ago.
Over 2500 prehistoric settlements were established here during the period 8th – 5th millennium BC, offering information for the advent and development of the Neolithic (Early Stone) and Eneolithic (Copper-Stone) civilization models. Again here as far back as the 6th millennium BC salt was “industrially” extracted near Provadia, in the 5th millennium BC the first copper mine in the world was developed near Stara Zagora, as well as the gold mine “Rani list” in the Rhodopes.
As far back as 7000 years ago the so called pinthaderes (stamps) were created: they represent the earliest protowriting or writing and certify a rather advanced symbolic thought. The “royal-sacerdotal” institute also come into existence, which is characterized with the first golden scepters in the world that were found in the “Golden necropolis of Varna”.
The first big sanctuaries were also built here, the impressibility and abundance of which are the mark of this land in the following ages as well. The rich idol plastic demonstrates the appearance and development of cults of many anthropomorphic Gods and Goddesses and the first big sacral complexes of the type of “Perperikon” and “Belin-tash” were built in the Rhodopes in the 5th millennium BC, being Sacred places in the next millennia as well.
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November 11th, 2009 by Bulgarian Properties in Bulgarian Properties
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