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Archaeology: 8000-year-old skeleton found in Bulgaria

Mon, Oct 25 2010 11:29 CET 8753 Views 5 Comments
Archaeology: 8000-year-old skeleton found in Bulgaria

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Bulgarian archaeologists, led by lecturer Boris Borissov from the university of Veliko Turnovo, unearthed a skeleton estimated at 8000 years old, Bulgarian media reported on October 25 2010.

The remains were found while land was being cleared for the construction of the Maritsa motorway, en route to Turkey, near the village of Kroum, municipality of Dimitrovgrad. Experts say that the skeleton, was from the Neolithic age, dates back to 6000 BCE, and belonged to a young boy, aged 10-15.

Anthropologist Tsvetan Minkov and experts from the Dimitrovgrad museum were also called to the site. The skeleton is most likely going to end up in the museum, but its safe extraction from the grave will present a significant task. Although the teeth are reportedly in "superb condition" the rest of the skeleton is in extremely brittle state and it "almost dissolves upon touch".

According to the report, the boy was found buried in the foetal position.

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Anonymous greg Thu, Oct 28 2010 18:13 CET

Eneolithic people found in Armenia
He said that the specialists have found the bodies of adults and children in clay tombs.
news.am/eng/news/35940.html

Anonymous Who? Wed, Oct 27 2010 12:09 CET

the Sofia Eco cannot, and will not follow up on this story.

Anonymous 1 Tue, Oct 26 2010 18:25 CET

Check it out, they will find a small inaccuracy and reduce the 8K to ~ 1K old. I would really love it if Sofia Eco follows up with the story in the next few months. Please Sofia Eco keep us informed on the subject.

Anonymous Cosmos Mon, Oct 25 2010 21:26 CET

I think he was waiting to see a Bulgarian doctor,and of course they are still waiting to be paid.

Anonymous Dianne Hatton Mon, Oct 25 2010 18:18 CET

Aparently it was discovered in the queue of people at the municipality waiting for a copy of its skitsa :o)


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