varna archaeological museum
The archeological museum of varna was build in 1887 by the brothers Karel
and Herman Shkorpil (scientists and archaeologists of Bulgarian and Czech origin, founders of
the Bulgarian archeology and museum activity).
The building in which it's housed was built in 1892 – 1898 for a school – a
ladies high school. it had been constructed in a late baroque vogue with
basement premises and 2 floors. it's a nearly square form and a spacious
internal yard.
The exposition space of the depository is 2 150 soSq. meters. There also
are funds, a library and a youngsters education museum.
Some of the premises and also the corridors are embellished with wall
paintings. a continual corridor surrounds the whole building and one may enter
the exhibition halls through it.Along a large stairway at the south part, one
enters a foyer, where the data desk and also the collapsible shelter for
souvenirs and depository problems are placed. this can be the reference to the
exhibition halls and also the basement space, where the library and the single
youngsters learning museum within the country are located.
The archeological depository shows original finds from the Paleolithic Age
/about 100000 years BC/ to the middle Ages /7th – 8th/ era, several of that are
of great significance to the archeology of Europe and the world. the biggest
Mesolithic collection of flint tools in South-East Europe, the biggest
collections of ancient terracotta, gravestone reliefs, lamps and glass vessels
in Bulgaria are placed here.
The most important exponents within the museum are the varna Eneolith
graveyard that was found throughout accidental construction works within the
west industrial zone of varna in 1972. The varna necropolis shortly changed
into a sensational scientific find, the importance of that surpasses largely
the boundaries of the ancient history of latest Bulgaria. As a result of the
researches, 294 tombs are found by currently. The golden objects alone, found
within the examined tombs, are over 3 000, and have a total weight of quite six
kilograms, and their diversity is important – more than thirty-eight different
types. very massive is also the quantity of finds of different materials – the
copper articles are quite 160; the flint articles - more than 230; almost
ninety made of stone and marble. Multiple shells of Mediterranean Mollusca have
been found, and regarding 1100 decorations are made of them - bracelets, beads
and applications. The ceramics – more than 650 clay pots, is an usually found
tomb inventory. Among them, 2 pots occupy a particular place. The decoration on
their surface is decorated with golden paint.
Unique exponents of the Hellenistic age, the Roman age and the Late
Antiquity are presented; still as rare monetary forms, quite 2000 golden,
silver, bronze and copper antic and middle age coins.
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