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Reconstruction of a burial of an elderly Yamnaya man in South Eastern Bulgaria.

He was buried with two hair rings and covered with ochre. His grave had three stone stelae covering the top.

Picture from this article (it also includes pictures of the actual burial as well):

http://www.sarks.fi/masf/masf_11/MASF11_3_Wlodarczak_et_al.pdf


''Gifts of the Scythians'', painting by Vadim Kadjaev

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The symbols of the Sun are one of the earliest symbols in human art. The most widespread solar symbols were found in the Neolithic and especially in the Bronze Age. We meet them in the art of the Thracians. Among the Bulgars, sun signs are common on the fortress walls of Pliska and Preslav, on household items and building elements. On the eastern fortress wall of Pliska the most common sign is the triskelion, which is a sun symbol. Many such solar signs have been found in the North Caucasus, in the historical lands of Bersilia and Old Great Bulgaria.

Solar signs include rosettes, concentric and spiral circles with radials, intersecting in lines (rays). The cross as a solar sign originally depicted the fire instrument of the primitive man (two wooden branches, transversely located and rubbing against each other). Subsequently, the cross became a symbol of fire, as well as the Sun perceived as heavenly fire. As a variant of the cross, the swastika appears in the Neolithic and symbolises the fiery and solar flame. The cross as a symbol of immortality and resurrection was later used in the Christian religion and became its main symbol.

Another widespread solar symbol is the wheel, because the Sun was thought to be a wheel rolling in the sky.
The most typical Bulgar sign is the sign IYI (epsilon), whose presence on any historical find from the land of the ancient Bulgarians almost certainly betrays a connection with the Proto-Bulgarians. It seems that this sign had a multifunctional meaning, because it was still used 100 years after the Christianisation of the Bulgars. It is believed that this, as well as many other Proto-Bulgarian runic signs, was used as ancestral, protective, magical and production signs.

In and near the old Bulgarian lands near the Caucasus - Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia are found in great abundance and pre-Christian figures, which are variants of the sign "tribozhié" (trinity). These are triskelions, trefoils and tricrosses. These signs were the main pagan symbols for the local population, including Bulgars and the neighboring Nakhs from the North Caucasus. Later, the signs of the type "tribozhié" were brought by the Caucasian Bulgars to Danubian Bulgaria. This can be judged from the fact that the same or similar signs are common figures in the ornamentation of columns, stone slabs, metal buckles and belt ornaments from Pliska and Preslav, as well as in the wood carving on the chest from Terracina. It is also found in the Bulgarian church and home woodcarving from the Middle Ages and in more recent times.

Among the proto-Bulgarians, the cult of the number three can be expressed not only by the triskelion, tricross and trefoil, but also by the sign Y. The sign Y probably played the role of the sacred number three.

The early Bulgarian capitals of Pliska and Preslav, as well as many settlements and fortresses in northeastern Bulgaria and Dobrudja, had a three-layered architectural plan similar to this sign. The cities of Volga Bulgaria also had such a three-layer plan. This way of building and protecting their cities, typical for the early Bulgars, there cities were built around the beginning of the new era and later contained three concentric layers. These cities and fortresses contained three layers - the inner fortress of the ruler, the middle city, where craftsmen and merchants lived, and the outer city inhabited mainly by farmers and ranchers. All three parts were surrounded by fortress walls.

The ancient Bulgar signs are preserved over the centuries and are woven into carpets, costumes and household items from different ethnographic areas of Bulgaria. Passed down through the generations, they reflect the strong spiritual connection and continuity that exists through the generations. They are an eternal heritage that connects today's Bulgarians with their distant ancestors and preserves their strong roots.


This is Part 2, for Part 1 click Here

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The extremely rich symbolism of the Bulgars presented as runic signs and ornaments reflects their mythological notions and religion. Although it is well established and systematised, its significance at times still raises a number of questions. All the scholars studying these signs are unanimous on the fact that they had a multifunctional role, sometimes serving as a means of protection, a family crest, a religious symbol, a trade mark, some as letters and many more. There is much evidence that the Bulgars had their own written system based on runic signs, which was later borrowed and partially used by the Khazars in their pre-Jewish period.

The list of ancient Bulgar signs includes spirals, double spirals, solar signs, human palms and others. These signs are a reflection of the fact that the cult of the Sun was widespread among the early Bulgarians.

This is Part 1, for Part 2 click Here

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A massive gold ring found in the burial inventory under the Great Mound at the Duvanli necropolis, Plovdiv, mid-5th century BC. The theme of a riding horseman is fundamental in the royal ideology and iconography of the Thracians. In this motif we must see the hero in his valuable test. During the Roman era, he will appear in hunting scenes in over 3000 votive reliefs. The inscription "SKYTHODOKO" reads a name derived from the ethnonym "Scythians" - Skythodokos (the son of Scyth), which testifies to the relations of the Thracians with the Scythian dynasties. This name also appears in other Thracian finds.

#Thracians #Scythians

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Thracian and Phrygian type Helmets, 4th century BC, Southwestern Bulgaria

In 1969, while ploughing near the village of Pletena, a local Bulgarian farmer discovered a grave of a Thracian warrior. Soon after arriving, the archaeologists discovered two helmets, a Rhomphaia (close-combat bladed weapon used by the Thracians) , a pair of knee-pieces and six pieces of protection equipment for the neck, as well as, other smaller objects. / The right one was discovered by chance in 1992/93. Confiscated by the police authorities and donated to the National Historical Museum in Sofia.

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The finds from Durankulak are considered an argument in favor of the hypothesis about the "The Black Sea Deluge". This natural disaster has severely damaged the cultural community, whose heirs are apparently the bearers of the Hamangia and Varna cultures.


The archaeological reserve "Durankulak" serves as proof of the hypothesis that the first European civilization emerged more than 8 000 years ago at the lower course of the Danube river and the coast of the Black sea. Its located near the village of Durankulak in northeastern Bulgaria. On its territory were found the first evidence of written signs in human history (5000 - 4800 BC), predecessor to the prehistoric Danube Culture, as well as the oldest phase (beginning 5500 - 5400 BC) called Blatnitsa, the European neolithic culture of Hamangia. The remains of the oldest agricultural society have been found here. The first remains date back to 5300 year B.C. In the village from Blatnitsa, were discovered 18 houses about 150-170 square meters each, with the first streets in Europe. It contains the oldest stone architecture in Europe, and the findings in the necropolis show us a lot about the daily life and construction of this society.

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Image of a lion, Stara Zagora stone relieves, IX-XI century, First Bulgarian Empire (681-1018). Some people say that is a snow leopard (very unlikely).

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This intriguing jade amulet dates to the 6th millennium BCE (early Neolithic, Karanova I culture). It was found in Kardzhali, Bulgaria and it’s in the shape of a swastika formed by what looks like four stylised frog legs. The swastika is a sun symbol. Frogs are unusual creatures. They inhabit both land and water, and transform from tadpoles into frogs. They are associated in myth and folklore with the seasonal cycle, life-giving rain and fertility, and are familiar to most of us from fairy tales such as “The Frog Prince.”

There is an interesting Bulgarian folk tale that tells of a time when there was perpetual summer and the world became a crowded, chaotic and rather unpleasant place to live. Things reached crisis point one day when a giant frog demanded a human bride, so God brought winter to kill off the giant animals. Thus the cycle of summer and winter came into being, and also the cycle of life and death.

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Painted signs can be organised into four thematic groups: anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, geometric, and symbolic (astronomic?) figures. For the first group, there are bitriangular silhouettes with raised rounded arms, archers, ithyphallic figures, copula, linear schematic anthropomorphic figures with raised arms (sometimes like dancing) and "fungiforms". Regarding zoomorphic items, there are caprids, bovids, dogs, "ostrich-like" animals (big birds) and schematic linear quadrupeds. Geometric signs show T-shaped figures, vertical parallel lines, horizontal zigzags, vertical parallel zigzags, branch-like or tree-like figures, chessboard patterns, rhombi, horizontal stair-like patterns, crossed networks, honeycomb networks and crossed circles. Few rayed circle figures, mainly the two unica of the so-called calendar scene, likely represent a sun depiction.

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Cave paintings dating from the Epipaleolithic, late Neolithic, Eneolithic and early Bronze Age decorate some of the cave's walls. The paintings have been estimated to be made between 10.000 and 8.000 years ago. The drawings represent important events of the society that had occupied the Magura Cave: religious ceremonies, hunting scenes and depictions of deities which are unique on the Balkan peninsula. The Fertility Dance and the Hunting Ceremony rank among the most noteworthy paintings.

One grouping from the Bronze Age has been interpreted as a solar calendar.

"paintings of staggered black and white squares used to count the days in the calendar month permit to describe fairly accurately the number of days in the solar tropical year. The cave paintings allowed storing information about regional solar calendar, customs, religious festivals, and rituals of the society the earliest such representation yet discovered in Europe."

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The Magura Cave is located in north-western Bulgaria close to the village of Rabisha, 25 km from the town of Belogradchik in Vidin Province. The prehistoric wall paintings of Magura have great resemblance with those of the Grotta dei Cervi in Italy, which are of exceptional expression and artistic depth and are considered the most significant works of art of the European Post-Paleolithic era.

Bones from prehistoric species like cave bear, cave hyena, fox, wolf, wild cat and otter have been discovered in the Magura Cave. Today, constant inhabitants of the cave is the collembola, as well as four types of bats.

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Prof. Dr. Dilyana Boteva from SU "St. Cl. Ohridski", who is among the leading experts on the subject made the comment:

"A newly discovered monument of the Thracian horseman from the period 2-3 century, and not in the territory of Eastern Thrace, will make us rethink the theories about the spread of this cult. Magnificent workmanship, obviously commissioned by a rich man. The right hand gesture is interesting - he calls it a "Latin blessing", but I think the "Sabaziev" gesture is the more accurate definition, because it suggests the connection between the two cults. The snake is also an important detail in the absence of the rider's equipment; the proof that we can't call him a "snake killer" becomes one more. And yes, it will probably be found that there was a shrine or heron of the Thracian Horseman at Heraclea Sintica.''

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A stone votive tablet of the Thracian horseman was discovered 27.07.2023 in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica near Petrich, reports the website "Archaeologia Bulgarika".

This is the first time we have found such a well-made votive tile, it has a very high relief, almost openwork, said Assoc. Dr. Ludmil Wagalinski, head of the excavations in the ancient city.

"High relief, exceptional workmanship, and it is the first of the stone - so far there are only terracottas. We can assume that there was a sanctuary of the Thracian Horseman at Heraclea Sintica,".

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"If we were to go back to the land of the Scyth and ask them what makes the steppe grass grow, the answer would invariably be, "Blood, blood, blood."

The Ethos of the Steppe – Part 1: What Makes the Steppe Grass Grow?, an essay by Götz, published by Arktos.

Götz discusses the vast, brutal expanse of the Eurasian steppe, exploring the indomitable spirit and legacy of the Scythians, ancient warriors whose beliefs and practices might offer insights for rejuvenating the West’s ailing post-modern civilization.

The steppe was a harsh and brutal environment that forged warriors of equal brutality. In the East, the T’ang dynasty of China is noted for its ruthless imperial expansion into the eastern steppe at all costs. Attila the Hun, who was infamously quoted as saying, "Trample the weak, hurdle the dead," forged,,,

Read the full essay here:

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Scythian Archer on a Greek Vase blowing a trumpet (salpinx) with a phorbeia (chinstrap) , 520-500 BC.
Made in: Attica (Greece) by Psiax
Excavated in Vulci, acquired by the British Museum in 1867



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