Necròpolis de Varna

La necròpolis de Varna (en búlgar: Варненски некропол) o cementiri de Varna és un lloc d'enterraments situat a la zona industrial occidental de Varna, a Bulgària; internacionalment, es considera un dels jaciments arqueològics més importants de la prehistòria. Hi ha el tresor d'or més antic del món, datat del 5000 aC. Es va descobrir l'any 1972 per Raycho Marinov, un 30% del jaciment encara no s'ha excavat.

Necròpolis de Varna

Objectes d'or trobats a la necròpolis de Varna
Localització
Entitat territorial administrativa	Província de Varna (Bulgària)
43° 12′ 47″ N, 27° 51′ 52″ E
Tipus	Jaciment arqueològic

Hi ha exemples de la metal·lúrgia d'or i coure i ceràmica, algunes pintades amb or.

Bibliografia

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• Slavchev, V. 2004. Fragmentation research and the Varna Eneolithic cemetery Spondylus rings. - Proceedings of the Varna Round Table.
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Enllaços externs

A Wikimedia Commons hi ha contingut multimèdia relatiu a: Necròpolis de Varna

• Varna Archaeological Museum Arxivat 2009-07-25 a Wayback Machine..
• Varna Necropolis Cultural Tourism page on the Golden Sands Resort web site.
• Another photo by Ivo Hadjimishev.
• The Durankulak Lake Town - Kibela's Temple (Древното селище при Дуранкулашкото езеро - Езерният град) Arxivat 2008-12-12 a Wayback Machine..