#Lyudmil Vagalinski

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The statue, which is nearly seven feet tall, is in “very good condition,” Lyudmil Vagalinski, the scientific director of the excavation, tells Reuters’ Spasiyana Sergieva. The head is particularly well-preserved, though “there are a few fractures on the hands,” he adds.

The researchers found the statue last week during routine excavations in southwestern Bulgaria, near the Greek border, according to the New York Times’ Amelia Nierenberg. After stumbling across its marble foot, the team carefully uncovered the rest of its body.

“We found it by accident,” Vagalinski tells the Times. “It was amazing. A whole statue appeared in front of us.”

The site was once part of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica, which was founded by the Macedonian king Philip II in the fourth century B.C.E. and later conquered by Rome. The city began to decline following two devastating earthquakes in 388 and 425 C.E., which destroyed most of its infrastructure. By around 500 C.E., it was abandoned.

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Descoperire incredibilă într-o canalizare romană de acum 2.000 de ani, în Bulgaria

Arheologii au descoperit o comoară din antichitate excavând o canalizare romană la Heraclea Sintica, în Bulgaria. Statuia zeului mesager Hermes a fost o descoperire neașteptată. Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski, arheologul principal, a declarat că capul statuii […] Articolul Descoperire incredibilă într-o canalizare romană de acum 2.000 de ani, în Bulgaria apare prima dată în Descopera. Această știre a…

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Archaeologists Find Shrines in Ancient Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria, Evidence of Row with Roman City Parthicopolis

Archaeologists Find Shrines in Ancient Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria, Evidence of Row with Roman City Parthicopolis

Lead archaeologist Lyudmil Vagalinski shows the last of the total of four ancient shrines discovered after every three stores in the city of Heraclea Sintica. Photo: TV grab from BNT

Shrines located within the stores lining the main square of the Ancient Thracian, Greek, and Roman city of Heraclea Sintica near Petrich in Southwest Bulgaria have been discovered by archaeologists – alongside…

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“SOFIA, BULGARIA - Archaeologists from Germany and Bulgaria are working together at the Novgrad mounds.”

“The expedition is part of а German-Bulgarian project funded by the German government. It is supposed that the exploration of the site should continue three years. “During the first two years we are concentration on the terrain exploration, the end of the period is dedicated to the academic analysis.” said the leader of the project Lyudmil Vagalinski, director of the National Archaeological Institute at BAS.”

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Blond Roman Woman’s Statue Head Found in Ancient Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria, Hints at Building Ritual

Blond Roman Woman’s Statue Head Found in Ancient Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria, Hints at Building Ritual

The newly discovered statue head of a blond Roman woman from the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria. Photo: Video grab from Archaeologia Bulgarica

The marble Ancient Roman statue head of a blond Roman woman has been found by the archaeologists excavating the Ancient Greek, Thracian, and Roman city of Heraclea Sinticanear Petrich in Southwest Bulgaria, with the discovery…

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Bulgaria’s Archaeology Faces Grave Danger of ‘Privatization’, National Museum Director Raises Alarm Bulgaria’s archaeology and archaeological, historical, and cultural heritage faces a potential collapse if proposed amendments to the Cultural Heritage Act are adopted, Assoc.

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Ancient Roman Gold Necklace Discovered by Archaeologists in Ancient City Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria

Ancient Roman Gold Necklace Discovered by Archaeologists in Ancient City Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria

The 4th century AD gold necklace discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in Southwest Bulgaria was likely produced by a jeweler in Rome. Photo: TV grab from the Bulgarian National Television

A sophisticated Ancient Roman gold necklace from the 4th century AD has been discovered by the team of archaeologists excavating the Ancient Thracian, Greek, and Roman city of Heraclea Sintica,…

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National Archaeology Institute Makes Annual Christmas Donation to Neonatology Ward in Bulgaria’s Montana

National Archaeology Institute Makes Annual Christmas Donation to Neonatology Ward in Bulgaria’s Montana

Assoc. Prof. Lyudmil Vagalinski (left) presenting the annual Christmas donation of the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology to the head of the Neonatology Ward in Montana’s hospital, Dr. Antoaneta Blazheva (middle), and hospital Director Dr. Todor Todorov (right). Photo: National Institute and Museum of Archaeology

The team of the National Institute and Museum of Archaeologyin Sofia has…

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Bulgaria’s Archaeology Institute Makes 10th Annual Christmas Donation to Neonatology Ward in Montana’s Hospital The team of the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia has made its traditional Christmas donation to the…

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Numerous Challenges Plague Bulgaria’s Archaeologists despite Profession’s ‘Romantic Image’, Report Says Despite the “romantic image” of the archaeological profession in Bulgaria, Bulgaria’s archaeologists are faced with numerous challenges on a daily basis…