Archeologists discover two ancient golden rings in Bulgaria
August 19th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANIWashington, August 19 (ANI): A team of archaeologists in Bulgaria has found two golden rings, along with other priceless finds.
The discovery was made by the TEMP expedition led by archeologist Diana Dimitrova, wife of the late Georgi Kitov, one of the most prominent Bulgarian archeologists.
Her team found two golden rings in the mound near the South-East village of Krushare, in the Sliven Region.
The archeologists also found more golden coins in a leather purse.
Until that moment, numerous objects have been discovered in the mound, including a Thracian tomb, dating from the Roman Empire period, a unique golden wreath, a bronze candlestick, a glass rhyton, a huge bronze amphora, a golden bracelet, other golden objects, and glass vessels with some kind of liquid in them.
The excavations continue and more finds are expected to be discovered.
All will be displayed at the Sliven museum where there are already 450 items, according to Georgi Kyupchukov, the Director of the Sliven Regional Historic Museum. (ANI)
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