Explore the Varna Culture and Varna Necropolis: Europe’s oldest gold, elite burials, trade routes, and its place in the KGK VI Late Chalcolithic world.

Long before the pyramids rose or the first cities flourished, humanity’s fascination with gold began on the shores of the Black Sea, where the Varna Necropolis revealed the world’s oldest processed gold, reshaping our understanding of ancient civilization.

Explore Bulgaria's history through this timeline. From ancient Thracians to the present, see how each period shaped Bulgaria.

Explore the Starčevo Culture (Starčevo–Körös–Criș): early farming villages, pottery styles, Danube networks, and how this horizon connects to Bulgaria’s Early Neolithic.

The Ottoman Rule in Bulgaria began in the late 14th century and lasted until the late 19th century. It was a period of significant...