NESSEBAR IS GOING TO BE THE HOST OF THE 49th NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE | 2010-05-03 12:20:17

For a first time, the National Archaeological Conference is going to take place in Nessebar. The forum is organized by the Archaeological Museum “Ancient Nessebar”, together with the National Archaeological Institute. It will be held under the patronage of the town mayor Mr. Nikolay Dimitrov, between 25th and 28th of May. The annual archaeological conference gives a chance to Bulgarian archaeologists to get themselves familiar with new scientific achievements and to share results and ideas. This year’s host was not chosen by chance. As said in the invitation to the Municipality Mayor “the decision was based on the significance of Nessebar as a World Heritage Town, and in view of the extensive excavation conducted during the last few years, as well as the availability of an active modern museum and convenient infrastructure”. The preliminary program is full of intriguing presentations. The results of the archaeological explorations in Nessebar will be reported at the opening session. Senior Fellow Dr. Anelia Bozhkova will introduce new data about the early centuries of Dorian Mesambria. The Director of the Archaeological museum Mrs. Petya Kiyashkina will present the most resent discoveries from the Hellenic Necropolis in Mesambria, while Mr. Todor Marvakov will stress on the medieval period of the town’s history.
On the next day, few sessions will introduce the greatest Bulgarian accomplishments in the fields of Prehistory, Thracian, Antique and Medieval Archaeology. Some of the most renowned Bulgarian archaeologists will participate, such as: Senior Fellow Nikolay Sirakov, Prof. Vasil Nikolov, Assoc. Prof. Totko Stoyanov, Kazimir Popkonstantinov, Nikolay Ovcharov. There will be discussions about the archaeological map of Bulgaria and the Association of Bulgarian archaeologists, as well.
An exhibition will be opened at the Archaeological museum on 26 May, presenting an exceptionally rich and valuable collection of terracotta statuettes, found in the Mesambrian Necropolis in the last 2 years.
An excursion to Turkey is planned for the third day of the conference, including visits to archaeological sites in the towns of Kirklareli and Vize.