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    The Varna Necropolis (Bulgarian: Варненски некропол), or Varna Cemetery, is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna (approximately half...
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    world (4600 BC - 4200 BC) were found in the Necropolis of Varna. These artefacts are on display in the Varna Archaeological Museum The site was accidentally...
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    belonging to the Varna culture, was discovered in the Varna Necropolis and dated to 4600–4200 BC. Since the discovery of the Varna Necropolis in 1974, 294...
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  • Varna Lake Varna Varna Necropolis Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy Varniai, a city in Lithuania Varna (Šabac), a village in Serbia Varna, Azerbaijan...
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    (4550–4450 BC) and attributed to gold artefacts found at Bulgaria's Varna Necropolis. A copper amulet from Mehrgarh, Indus Valley civilization, in Pakistan...
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    for smelting in Africa. The Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria, is a burial site located in the western industrial zone of Varna, approximately 4 km from the...
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    millennium BC (4,600 BC to 4,200 BC), such as those found in the Varna Necropolis near Lake Varna and the Black Sea coast, thought to be the earliest "well-dated"...
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    Central Europe and in Asia Minor. The Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria, is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna (approximately 4 km from the city...
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    Age Varna culture (Bulgaria) from the 5th millennium BC is credited with inventing goldsmith (gold metallurgy). The associated Varna Necropolis treasure...
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    agriculture. The Copper Age Varna culture (fifth millennium BC) is credited with inventing gold metallurgy. The associated Varna Necropolis treasure contains the...
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  • Burgstallkogel Radimlja Mramorje Cemitério de São Francisco Xavier Varna Necropolis Ming Dynasty Tombs Western Xia tombs Eastern Qing Tombs Western Qing...
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    Varna Province (Bulgarian: Област Варна, romanized: Oblast Varna), formerly known as Varna okrug, is a province in eastern Bulgaria, one of the 28 Bulgarian...
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    4,600 BC to 4,200 BC and was discovered in Europe, at the site of Varna Necropolis, near the Black Sea coast in Bulgaria. Several prehistoric Bulgarian...
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    years. The Varna Necropolis, where the oldest gold treasure in the world was found, is located near the north shore, while the city of Varna is situated...
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    in the Varna Necropolis Golemija ostrov (Big Island) and the Archeological site Durankulak, stone foundations Burial at the Durankulak necropolis List of...
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  • Nacional de Antropología e Historia. (Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2012 "Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 August 2012. "Cilento...
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    dating back to the 5th millennium BC, comes from the site of the Varna Necropolis. Bulgaria functioned as a cultural hub of Slavic Europe during much...
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    oldest known gold artifacts were found in the Varna Necropolis in Bulgaria. The graves of the necropolis were built between 4700 and 4200 BC, indicating...
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    Solnitsata (category History of Varna Province)
    that this trade resulted in great wealth for the town's residents — Varna Necropolis. Nearby is the ancient Anhialos, whose livelihood was the extraction...
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  • Barumini, Italy Tiryns, Greece Turuñuelo, Spain Únětice, Czech Republic Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria Tell Yunatsite, Bulgaria Zug-Sumpf, Switzerland Abritus,...
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    Significant finds of jewelry made from Spondylus shells were made at the Varna Necropolis. During the late Neolithic the use of Spondylus in grave goods appears...
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  • social hierarchy in Europe. The centrepiece of this culture is the Varna Necropolis, discovered in the early 1970s. It serves as a tool in understanding...
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    most important archaeological sites in world prehistory – the Varna Necropolis near Lake Varna in Bulgaria, thought to be the earliest "well-dated" find of...
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  • anthropological archaeological finds in Bulgaria, comparable to the nearby Varna necropolis where the oldest gold artifact was discovered. The majority of the...
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    "Mystery of the Varna Gold: What Caused These Ancient Societies to Disappear?". Smithsonian Magazine. "Bulgaria Showcases World's Oldest Gold, Varna Chalcolithic...
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    the city of Varna. The signboard Ruins Ruins with the 2015 Memorial Cross View of Varna Lake View of Varna from the bay Varna Necropolis Golden Age of...
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    BCE. The oldest gold artifacts in the world come from the Bulgarian Varna Necropolis and date from 4450 BCE. Not all metal required fire to obtain it or...
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  • hitting the Earth. 4500 BC: The oldest known gold hoard deposited at Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria. 4300 BC: Akahoya eruption creates the Kikai Caldera and...
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  • Pomorie near Solnitsata — the oldest city in Europe, as well as the Varna Necropolis of Varna culture German Salt Museum, in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany...
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    The Varna burials attest to the existence of powerful elites in southeastern Europe at the same time as they appear in Carnac. Grave 43 of the Varna necropolis...
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