Dr. Zosia Archibald

Iron was probably produced in central Bulgaria, and this is one of the things that I've been investigating during my field research. Iron objects are produced in very large numbers in central Bulgaria, and this probably reflects local exploitation of particular iron deposits within that region, as well as gold. River gold is one of the most important minerals from central Bulgaria as well. So,

Iron was probably produced in central Bulgaria, and this is one of the things that I've been investigating during my field research. Iron objects are produced in very large numbers in central Bulgaria, and this probably reflects local exploitation of particular iron deposits within that region, as well as gold. River gold is one of the most important minerals from central Bulgaria as well. So,

Iron was probably produced in central Bulgaria, and this is one of the things that I've been investigating during my field research. Iron objects are produced in very large numbers in central Bulgaria, and this probably reflects local exploitation of particular iron deposits within that region, as well as gold. River gold is one of the most important minerals from central Bulgaria as well. So,

These are the prime areas that we know about. Other areas were probably also exploited, but we don't know as much about them.

These are the prime areas that we know about. Other areas were probably also exploited, but we don't know as much about them.

These are the prime areas that we know about. Other areas were probably also exploited, but we don't know as much about them.

So we know quite a lot about the region, the Southeast European area, the Balkan region, in the Neolithic age. The Neolithic is the period of the first settled farming communities in Southeast Europe. And there's been a big project recently looking at the development of domesticated plants in this whole area. And it's been an excellent project. It's called Plant Cult.

So we know quite a lot about the region, the Southeast European area, the Balkan region, in the Neolithic age. The Neolithic is the period of the first settled farming communities in Southeast Europe. And there's been a big project recently looking at the development of domesticated plants in this whole area. And it's been an excellent project. It's called Plant Cult.

So we know quite a lot about the region, the Southeast European area, the Balkan region, in the Neolithic age. The Neolithic is the period of the first settled farming communities in Southeast Europe. And there's been a big project recently looking at the development of domesticated plants in this whole area. And it's been an excellent project. It's called Plant Cult.

And it has really discovered the shared characteristics of plant domestication in the whole of this region, and that includes the Greek Peninsula and the rest of the East Balkan area. So this is the foundation of plants. southeastern Europe in terms of settled communities.

And it has really discovered the shared characteristics of plant domestication in the whole of this region, and that includes the Greek Peninsula and the rest of the East Balkan area. So this is the foundation of plants. southeastern Europe in terms of settled communities.

And it has really discovered the shared characteristics of plant domestication in the whole of this region, and that includes the Greek Peninsula and the rest of the East Balkan area. So this is the foundation of plants. southeastern Europe in terms of settled communities.

And on the basis of this very successful plant and animal domestication, you have the emergence in the early Bronze Age of settled communities living on tails, these man-made mountains that represent the best known settlements of the Bronze Age. That's the period between the 4th and the 2nd millennium BC is more or less the period of the Bronze Age.

And on the basis of this very successful plant and animal domestication, you have the emergence in the early Bronze Age of settled communities living on tails, these man-made mountains that represent the best known settlements of the Bronze Age. That's the period between the 4th and the 2nd millennium BC is more or less the period of the Bronze Age.

And on the basis of this very successful plant and animal domestication, you have the emergence in the early Bronze Age of settled communities living on tails, these man-made mountains that represent the best known settlements of the Bronze Age. That's the period between the 4th and the 2nd millennium BC is more or less the period of the Bronze Age.

And in the second millennium, there are some very close connections between this area and northwestern Turkey. So the area of ancient Troy, there is commonality of people. various cultural features. So there clearly were connections between these regions. And if anything, recent research has reinforced those connections.

And in the second millennium, there are some very close connections between this area and northwestern Turkey. So the area of ancient Troy, there is commonality of people. various cultural features. So there clearly were connections between these regions. And if anything, recent research has reinforced those connections.

And in the second millennium, there are some very close connections between this area and northwestern Turkey. So the area of ancient Troy, there is commonality of people. various cultural features. So there clearly were connections between these regions. And if anything, recent research has reinforced those connections.

So it may be that the stories that we find in written poems, such as Homer, do reflect something about that Bronze Age background. But the poems themselves reflect a later period, the early first millennium BC, when we find ships travelling regularly up to the north, mainly merchant ships. And the frequency of these visits seems to be what generates the stories. So once these become regular,

So it may be that the stories that we find in written poems, such as Homer, do reflect something about that Bronze Age background. But the poems themselves reflect a later period, the early first millennium BC, when we find ships travelling regularly up to the north, mainly merchant ships. And the frequency of these visits seems to be what generates the stories. So once these become regular,