In October 1972, a construction worker came across some gold objects in the ground near Varna, northeastern Bulgaria. Since then, some 300 graves have been excavated, producing some of the ...

The most fabulous treasure trove of all was Grave 43 ... produce a lot of material," Slavchev said on how the people of the Varna Necropolis may have crafted these ornamental bulls.

In a first-of-its-kind find in Bulgaria’s Varna Province ... there were four raids by treasure hunters on the burial mound itself. As such, if there had been any object within it that could ...