Bulgaria Strikes Gold in Search for Ancient Thracians
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SHIPKA, Bulgaria  - Georgi Kitov's hands trembled  as he cradled the glittering visage of an ancient king  unearthed from a tomb in southern Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria - Hundreds of tiny gold jewels crafted some 5 000 years ago have been discovered in Bulgaria, suggesting the country could have been the home of Europe&#39;s earliest civilisation, a leading Bulgarian archaeologist said on Friday.
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BULGARIAN archaeologists have unearthed a 2300-year old bronze head depicting an ancient Thracian ruler in a find they called unique for the era, a newspaper reported today.
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Business: 7 October 2004, Thursday. Bulgaria's Economy Minister Lidia Shuleva invited the French BRED Banque Populaire bank to open a branch in Bulgaria.
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For the Record: 6 September 2004, Monday. In April 1879, the First Grand National Assembly (the Bulgarian Parliament) elected the German prince Alexander of Battenberg as prince of Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria have included Terry Venables on a short-list of candidates to become national team coach.
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ATHENS, GREECE - Bulgaria&#39;s Milen Dobrev lived up to his top seeding and took the gold medal in the 207-pound (94 kg) division of the Olympic weightlifting tournament.
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Politics: 5 September 2004, Sunday. Bulgaria's police are looking for twelve Croatian citizens suspected of committing several crimes in Bulgaria.
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Archeologists have discovered ancient graves near Ancient Olympia, the hallowed site where the Olympic games were born in 776 B.C., the Culture Ministry said Thursday.
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OLYMPIA, GREECE -- Brad Snyder&#39;s shot put travelled just more than 19 metres, but the arc of its flight spanned more than 1,600 years.
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Bulgaria is developing tourism on a grand scale in its Black Sea resorts following a 10-year slump after the fall of the Iron Curtain, and now is dreaming of seducing a more affluent clientele.
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A Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed an ancient gold mask and a ring featuring an "Olympic" rower in what he called an unrivalled find in the study of classical antiquity.
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The unearthing in Macedonia of what is thought to be cognac dating from World War I sparks a treasure hunt.
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Bulgaria in Brief: 22 November 2004, Monday. Bulgaria's leading tourism magazine Odyssey marked its third anniversary on Monday.
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Top news: 28 September 2004, Tuesday. Envoys of Europe's big business recommended Tuesday for Bulgaria to speed up its reforms en route to European Union membership.
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Russia set its sights on Africa several centuries later than other European countries. But it no longer wants to miss its chance.
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A Bulgarian archeological team has discovered a rare mask of massive gold, apparently depicting an ancient Thracian king, the chief of the team said.