Bulgarian
archeologists announced that they have unearthed a bounty of golden
jewelry, sculptures, and other artifacts from a 2,400-year old tomb
located in northern Bulgaria.
The artifacts were found in a wooden box that contained burnt bones and ritual items, which had been wrapped in a gold-weave cloth. The tomb belonged to the Getae, an ancient tribal people that were rivals with the ancient Greeks and part of a larger group of tribes called the Thracians. The Thracians inhabited an area west of the Black Sea for around 1,000 years, starting around the 5th century B.C.E.
Among the artifacts discovered were four bracelets with snake heads, a tiara with reliefs of lions and fantasy animals, a horse-head ornamental piece, a golden ring, 44 female figure depictions and 100 golden buttons.
“These are amazing findings from the apogee of the rule of the Getae,” lead researcher Diana Gergova, from the Sofia-based National Archaeology Institute, told The Guardian. “From what we see up to now, the tomb may be linked with the first known Getic ruler, Cothelas.”
The artifacts were found in a wooden box that contained burnt bones and ritual items, which had been wrapped in a gold-weave cloth. The tomb belonged to the Getae, an ancient tribal people that were rivals with the ancient Greeks and part of a larger group of tribes called the Thracians. The Thracians inhabited an area west of the Black Sea for around 1,000 years, starting around the 5th century B.C.E.
Among the artifacts discovered were four bracelets with snake heads, a tiara with reliefs of lions and fantasy animals, a horse-head ornamental piece, a golden ring, 44 female figure depictions and 100 golden buttons.
“These are amazing findings from the apogee of the rule of the Getae,” lead researcher Diana Gergova, from the Sofia-based National Archaeology Institute, told The Guardian. “From what we see up to now, the tomb may be linked with the first known Getic ruler, Cothelas.”
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