Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover 135-Burial Necropolis Dating to Roman Era

Jerusalem, 14 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) -- Stara Zagora (BTA) – A necropolis dating from the end of the 2nd-5th centuries, consisting of 135 burial structures, was discovered during rescue archaeological research by the Regional History Museum (RIM) in Stara Zagora. This was announced by the press center of the cultural institution. They added that several types of burial structures were discovered in the necropolis – ordinary burial pits with cremation, ordinary burial pits covered with tegulae (tiles), ordinary burial pits covered with bricks, ordinary burial pits covered with stone slabs and ordinary burial pits without a cover.

Archaeologists have established that two funeral rites were practiced, with four of the burials involving cremation and the rest involving burial. And during the study of a child’s grave, oriented with the head to the west, one coin and two gold earrings were found as grave goods. The coin is an antoninian of Emperor Aurelian, minted in Serdica in 274-275. The burial facility is also dated to this period.

The museum specifies that the archaeological research was conducted on a plot of land designated for the construction of a residential building with garages, which is located at 91 Tsar Ivan Asen II Street. They add that the plot falls in the southwestern part of the Augusta Trayana – Vereya – Stara Zagora Architectural Reserve, outside the fortress walls of the ancient city.

During the research, remains from several construction periods were discovered – the end of the 2nd – 4th centuries, the 4th-5th centuries, the 17th-18th centuries and the end of the 19th – 20th centuries.

At the end of last year, a total of 17 skeletons with elongated skulls were discovered in the Eastern Necropolis of Augustus Trajan.