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Excavation

  • Preslav - Outer Town Fortification Wall
  • Veliki Preslav
  • Preslav
  • Bulgaria
  • Shumen
  • Veliki Preslav
  • Milanovo

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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)

  • PRESLAV (Georgi Maistorski – gmaistorski@gmail.com, Plamen Slavov) Three fortification towers were documented so far, situated at 120 m from each other along the eastern fortification wall. The northeastern corner of the outer fortification was discovered as well. In 2011, a sector of the eastern fortification wall was discovered in Sondage No. 25 between Towers Nos. 1 and 2, at 60 m to the north of Tower No. 1. Ashlars from the plinth of the wall were found, 50 – 65 cm by 35 – 50 cm in size and 30 cm in height. Sherds from proto-Bulgarian pottery of the 9th – 10th centuries were found. A horseshoe and sherds of the 11th – 12th centuries were found in Sondage No. 26 at 115 m to the north of Tower No. 2. The foundation of the fortification wall was documented, 3.25 – 3.30 m wide. Ashlars from crenels fallen from the fortification wall were discovered.

  • Georgi Maistorski - Regional Museum of History – Shumen 
  • Plamen Slavov - Archaeological Museum Veliki Preslav 

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Research Body

  • Archaeological Museum Veliki Preslav
  • Regional Museum of History – Shumen

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