Intact Thracian Temple Found in Bulgaria

Archaeology Magazine ^ | August 27, 2024

[SunkenCiv]

According to a report in The Sofia Globe, an intact Thracian temple dated to the third century B.C. has been discovered in a mound in south-central Bulgaria, on the outskirts of the city of Plovdiv. The structure was built with stones and a mortar made of clay and sand when the city was known as Philippopolis, said Kostadin Kisyov of Plovdiv's Regional Archaeological Museum. Pottery and the bones of seven types of domestic animals thought to have been used in rituals were found inside the structure. A later Thracian Christian building and a medieval church dated to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were also found in the mound, on top of the Thracian temple.

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Municipality of Plovdiv

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[BenLurkin]

Very cool.

[xoxox]

Bulgarian: the walls are what give it away.

[smokingfrog]

It looks very cozy. I was expecting it to be bigger.

https://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2024/08/23/unseen-3rd-century-bc-thracian-temple-discovered-by-archaeologists-beneath-large-mound-in-bulgarias-plovdiv/

[ConservativeMind]

Obviously the term, “bulging” comes from the same ancient root word…

[AdmSmith]

Compare with Hattusa 14th century BCE https://turkisharchaeonews.net/object/yerkap%C4%B1-hattusa

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[chajin]

Their neighbors always complained about them being thracists, because the neighbors were all supporters of DEI (Dalmatia, Epirus, Illyricum)

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

I had a Thracian Temple once.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Was this before or after “They raped Thrace Thrice!”

[SunkenCiv]

LOL

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[xoxox]

I think the picture confirms it.

[Mr. Lucky]

Only on Free Republic is a reference to a 62 year old Broadway play understood and known to be timely.