Thracian tomb of Aleksandrovo
Tumba tracia de Aleksandrovo
- Date
- 2000 · confidence high
- Place
- Aleksandrovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
- Credited to
- Georgi Kitov
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
4th-century BCE Thracian burial mound and tomb accidentally uncovered near Aleksandrovo (Bulgaria), with painted frescoes documenting Thracian culture.
What it led to
- Rescue excavation led by archaeologist Georgi Kitov (2001)
- Expanded knowledge of Thracian funerary art
- Heritage protection of Thracian tombs in Bulgaria
- Boost to archaeological tourism in the Haskovo region