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Excavation

  • Yurenya Tumuli
  • Elenovo
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    • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

      MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

      ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

      AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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    Summary (English)

    • EXPLORATIONS OF TUMULI NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ELENOVO (Veselin Ignatov – ignatov_v@abv.bg, Tatyana Kancheva–Ruseva, Krasimir Velkov) Almost entire embankment of Tumulus No. 1 was explored during the past five archaeological seasons. Fifty-five graves were discovered: one from the Late Iron Age (5th – 1st centuries BC), six from the second half of the 4th century AD and 49 from the 11th – 14th centuries. A small mound of stones in the center of the tumulus, a krepis, a stone construction surrounded by the krepis, and four circles built of stones were excavated. The area in the tumulus’ center that is surrounded by the first circle was explored. A platform was cut out on the bedrock. A trench with a L–shaped layout is situated in the center of the platform and nine postholes were discovered close to the trench. The excavations in 2005 were concentrated between and outside the circles. Six graves were discovered in the tumulus’ periphery, four of them of the Middle Ages. A pot was found in grave No. 60 and glass bracelets and a glass bead – in graves Nos. 58 and 59. The two other graves contain cremation burials and date to the 3rd – first half of the 4th century AD. A set of small amphora and cup was found in each of them. Exploration of Tumulus No. 2 began. It is 1.10 – 1.30 m in height and 16 – 17 m in diameter. A clandestine dig was carried out in 2004. Fragments of burnt clay plaster and sherds were found in the earth excavated by the treasure-hunters. A sondage beginning from the clandestine dig was carried out. A pile constructed of stones and fragmentary hand- and wheel-made Thracian pottery of the Late Iron Age were discovered. A platform of burnt clay plaster, 10 – 15 cm in thickness, was explored to the east of the stone pile. Sherds and a jug dated to the Early Iron Age (11th – 6th centuries BC) were found on the platform. In addition, three secondary mediaeval Christian graves were excavated in the tumulus.

    Director

    • Krasimir Velkov - Museum of History – Nova Zagora
    • Tatyana Kancheva–Ruseva - Archaeological Museum ‘Maritsa – East’
    • Veselin Ignatov - Regional Museum of History – Sliven

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    Research Body

    • Museum of History – Nova Zagora

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