Papers by Veselka Katsarova
Gabrielle Kremer – Eduard Pollhammer – Julia Kopf – Franziska Beutler (Hrsg.) ZEIT(EN) DES UMBRUCHS Akten des 17. Internationalen Kolloquiums zum provinzialrömischen Kunstschaffen Wien – Carnuntum, 16.–21. Mai 2022, 2024
The site known as the Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite, near the village of Kasnakovo, south... more The site known as the Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite, near the village of Kasnakovo, south-east Bulgaria is a large architectural complex dating to the Roman period. It covers an area of about 15 acres and has several buildings with rich architectural decoration. The nature of the finds discovered at the site provides a reason to believe that the sanctuary is private, and was part of the villa of a wealthy family of Thracian origin. Among the destruction layers in two of the buildings many fragments of marble statues have been found. Only in three cases is it possible to identify the sculptural images - a male foot in a sandal, the head of a young satyr, and a statue of Isis. Archaeometric investigations of the artefacts have revealed the use of imported marbles from Attica and Thasos for statuary purposes. The archaeometric analysis strengthens the archaeological research and supplies supplementary information on the marble preferred for statuary displayed in the Roman villa near Kasnakovo.
ИСТОРИЯ НА КЮСТЕНДИЛ, Том I. КЮСТЕНДИЛ ОТ ДРЕВНОСТТА ДО ОСВОБОЖДЕНИЕТО ОТ ОСМАНСКА ВЛАСТ, 2022
Expanded, edited and updated with the latest archaeological research version of my monograph "Pau... more Expanded, edited and updated with the latest archaeological research version of my monograph "Pautalia and its territory in the 1st-6th c. AD", Veliko Tarnovo 2005.
– In: P. Delev et all. (еds.). Ancient Thrace: Myth and Reality. The proceedings of the Thirteenth International Congress of Thracology. Kazanlak, September 3 – 7, 2017, Vol. 2, Sofia, 2022, 141-150. , 2022
Culte héroïque dans la Thrace-images littéraires grecques ou images réelles du chevalier-héros th... more Culte héroïque dans la Thrace-images littéraires grecques ou images réelles du chevalier-héros thrace .
THERMAE or PRAETORIUM IN SERDICA, 2021
Ulpia Serdica (modern-day Sofia, Bulgaria), located at the western outskirts of the Roman provinc... more Ulpia Serdica (modern-day Sofia, Bulgaria), located at the western outskirts of the Roman province of Thrace, was granted city status at the beginning of the 2 nd century AD. Its architectural layout was formed with the tracing of an orthogonal street plan, the construction of large public and private buildings, and the setting up of fortress walls. Since the early AD 270s, Serdica became the provincial capital of the newly established province Dacia Mediterranea. The existence of a building that served as residence of the governor and seat of his administration in the city has been under discussion for the past 50 years in Bulgarian scholarly literature. One ancient building has been identified as a praetorium. Its remains have been partly uncovered beneath and southwest of the St. Nedelya church, located in the middle of St. Nedelya Square in the centre of modern Sofia. This building has also been interpreted as a thermae of imperial type. The archaeological investigations during 2015-2018 to the north of the church have revealed new evidence about the plan, chronology, and function of the ancient edifice.
Сердика-Средец-София, том 8 = Сборник с доклади от Национална научна конференция „90 години музеят на София”, София 2020, 276-293, 2020
Всички права запазени. Нито една част от тази книга не може да бъде използвана, съхранявана, разм... more Всички права запазени. Нито една част от тази книга не може да бъде използвана, съхранявана, размножавана или предавана под никаква форма или начин, електронен или механичен, включително фотокопиране, записване или чрез каквито и да е системи за съхранение на информация, без предварителното писмено разрешение на издателя. Авторите носят лична отговорност за изложеното в статиите си и използваните от тях източници. Регионален исторически музея-София не отговаря за достоверността на фактите и разсъжденията на авторите.
АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКОТО НАСЛЕДСТВО НА ПЛОЩАД „СВЕТА НЕДЕЛЯ“ THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE AT SAINT NEDELYA SQUARE - НАЦИОНАЛЕН АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ МУЗЕЙ КАТАЛОЗИ ТОМ XX NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM CATALOGUES VOLUME XX, 2020
ГОДИШНИК НА НАЦИОНА ЛНИЯ АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ МУЗЕЙ Том ХIV, 2020 г., In memoriam Ivani Venedikov по случай 100-годишнината от рождението му, под редакцията на: Бистра Божкова, Евгения Генчева, 2020
The observations and analysis of information from both archaeological campaigns
about the so-call... more The observations and analysis of information from both archaeological campaigns
about the so-called “theatre” showed that it was a luxury building with residential
functions which had at least two building periods. Its erection probably coincided in
time with the foundation of the entire architectural complex at the karst spring in the
second half of the 2nd century. The building was destroyed around the mid 3rd century.
Around the last quarter of the 3rd century it was restored, repaired and decorated with
a floor mosaic. In this state it remained until the mid 4th century when it was finally
destroyed and deserted.
Metalla, Sonderheft 9, 2019
ИЗВЕСТИЯ НА ИСТОРИЧЕСКИ МУЗЕЙ КЮСТЕНДИЛ PROCEEDING OF THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY KYUSTENDIL, 2019
Представени са резултатите от спасителни археологически разкопки на една късноантична сграда от П... more Представени са резултатите от спасителни археологически разкопки на една късноантична сграда от Пауталия с интересен архитектурен план, включващ две октогонални помещения. Проучванията са осъществени през 1968 г., но до момента резултатите от тях не са били предмет на пълна публикация. Информация за паметника има в кратки научни съобщения, като в тях са предложени различни датировки и интерпретации за функциите на сградата.
МУЗЕЙНИ ЛЕТОПИСИ - 90 ГОДИНИ ОРГАНИЗИРАНО МУЗЕЙНО ДЕЛО, ГРАД ХАСКОВО, 2018
The report presents the results of the renewed a decade ago archaeological investigations on one ... more The report presents the results of the renewed a decade ago archaeological investigations on one of the most fascinating archaeological sites from the Roman Age within contemporary Bulgarian lands – the so called “Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite” by the village of Kasnakovo, Municipality Dimitrovgrad. Archaeological observations, surveys, excavations and geophysical surveys, conducted at intervals between 2007 and 2017, for 20 – 30 days per season, produced considerable volumes of new data on the extend, chronology, character, and functions of the site.
Studia Archaeologica Universitatis Serdicensis Suppl. VI, Stephanos Archaeologicos ad 80 annum professoris Ludmili Getov., 2018
The article summarizes the results of the rescue archaeological excavations of a settlement and n... more The article summarizes the results of the rescue archaeological excavations of a settlement and necropolis from the Roman Period (Site 15 and Site 15 A) affected by the construction of the Thrace Motorway and the large-scale geo-physical surveys of settlement sites from the Classical Antiquity within the therritory of the village Skobelevo (Sliven Region) in 2009-2015. The selected micro-region is located in the eastern periphery of the city territory of Augusta Trayana and falls within the immediate hinterland of two settlements of special administrative and legal status - emporion Thuidai and Kabyle military camp.
В: Сборник в чест на професор Петър Делев, София 2017, 2017
The archaeological site known as “The Sanctuary of Nymphs and Aphrodite” near Kasnakovo village s... more The archaeological site known as “The Sanctuary of Nymphs and Aphrodite” near Kasnakovo village spreads over 15 decares and includes buildings with different functions belonging to the architectural complex dating to the Roman period (Fig. 1, 2).
In the 2013-2014 season, a previously unknown building was excavated on the high, raked terrace (Fig. 3). With a square plan containing two rooms, the building is orientated NE-SW (Fig. 4 a, b; 5) and its maximum measurements are: 11 m (N-S) x 8.5 m (E-W). In the course of the archaeological excavations, it was established that the building had two building phases (Fig. 6, 7, 8). In Room No. 2, the remains of a destroyed floor mosaic (Fig. 9) were discovered.
Among the layers of destruction, pottery shards, animal bones and a small quantity of archaeological finds – coins, jewels and frames of small lead mirrors dating to between second half of the 2nd to the end of the 3rd/4th centuries A.D. were recovered. The architectural plan of the building and the type of finds suggest a possible pagan temple dating to the Roman period.
The marble fragments of a statue of a life-size man (Fig. 13) discovered in Room No. 2 together with the total absence of votive plaques among the findings give me cause to interpret the new building as a family mausoleum owned by one Tit Flavius Baitukenus Esbeneios and the successive owners of the villa.
At this stage of research, both the above hypotheses about the function of the building are valid, and await further excavation.
Results of archaeological and geophysical studies of the "Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite" ... more Results of archaeological and geophysical studies of the "Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite" in Kasnakovo village, municipality of Dimitrovgrad in 2007
Preliminary results of archaeological studies of medieval church (11-12 century|, built on the fo... more Preliminary results of archaeological studies of medieval church (11-12 century|, built on the foundations of an early Christian basilica (5-6 century).
Various by Veselka Katsarova
АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ НАБЛЮДЕНИЯ ПРИ „ИЗВОРА НА НИМФИТЕ И АФРОДИТА “, С. КАСНАКОВО, ОБЩИНА ДИМИТРОВГРАД, 2009
АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ПРОУЧВАНИЯ НА „ИЗВОРА НА НИМФИТЕ И АФРОДИТА“ ПРИ С. КАСНАКОВО, ОБЩИНА ДИМИТРОВГРАД, 2008
наиМ-Бан -археологически открития и разкопки през 2007 г. ния ред на стилобата (Обр. 2). Според н... more наиМ-Бан -археологически открития и разкопки през 2007 г. ния ред на стилобата (Обр. 2). Според намерените пред стената други блокове, също с паралелепипедна форма, може да се предположи,че върху цокъла е имало още един ред блокове със същите размери. Блоковете от каменната стена в северния край са намерени in situ. Свързването на отделните елементи е с железни скоби, споени с олово.
СПАСИТЕЛНИ АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ РАЗКОПКИ И НА БЛЮДЕНИЯ НА ОБЕКТ “СВЕТИЛИЩЕ НА НИМФИТЕ И АФРОДИТА “ С. КАСНАКОВО, ОБЩИНА ДИМИТРОВГРАД, 2014
АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ПРОУЧВАНИЯ НА ОБЕКТ „СВЕТИЛИЩЕ НА НИМФИТЕ И АФРОДИТА“ ПРИ С. КАСНАКОВО, ОБЩИНА ДИМИТРОВГРАД, 2020
София / Sofia 2020 БЪЛГАРСКА АКАДЕМИЯ НА НАУКИТЕ НАЦИОНАЛЕН АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ИНСТИТУТ С МУЗЕЙ BULGA... more София / Sofia 2020 БЪЛГАРСКА АКАДЕМИЯ НА НАУКИТЕ НАЦИОНАЛЕН АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ИНСТИТУТ С МУЗЕЙ BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE WITH MUSEUM деструкции, бяха открити голям брой фрагменти от трапезна керамика и стъклени съдове, характерни за периода ІІ -ІІІ в.
АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ПРОУЧВАНИЯ НА ОБЕКТ „СВЕТИЛИЩЕ НА НИМФИТЕ И АФРОДИТА “ ПРИ С. КАСНАКОВО, ОБЩИНА ДИМИТРОВГРАД, 2018
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Papers by Veselka Katsarova
about the so-called “theatre” showed that it was a luxury building with residential
functions which had at least two building periods. Its erection probably coincided in
time with the foundation of the entire architectural complex at the karst spring in the
second half of the 2nd century. The building was destroyed around the mid 3rd century.
Around the last quarter of the 3rd century it was restored, repaired and decorated with
a floor mosaic. In this state it remained until the mid 4th century when it was finally
destroyed and deserted.
In the 2013-2014 season, a previously unknown building was excavated on the high, raked terrace (Fig. 3). With a square plan containing two rooms, the building is orientated NE-SW (Fig. 4 a, b; 5) and its maximum measurements are: 11 m (N-S) x 8.5 m (E-W). In the course of the archaeological excavations, it was established that the building had two building phases (Fig. 6, 7, 8). In Room No. 2, the remains of a destroyed floor mosaic (Fig. 9) were discovered.
Among the layers of destruction, pottery shards, animal bones and a small quantity of archaeological finds – coins, jewels and frames of small lead mirrors dating to between second half of the 2nd to the end of the 3rd/4th centuries A.D. were recovered. The architectural plan of the building and the type of finds suggest a possible pagan temple dating to the Roman period.
The marble fragments of a statue of a life-size man (Fig. 13) discovered in Room No. 2 together with the total absence of votive plaques among the findings give me cause to interpret the new building as a family mausoleum owned by one Tit Flavius Baitukenus Esbeneios and the successive owners of the villa.
At this stage of research, both the above hypotheses about the function of the building are valid, and await further excavation.
Various by Veselka Katsarova
about the so-called “theatre” showed that it was a luxury building with residential
functions which had at least two building periods. Its erection probably coincided in
time with the foundation of the entire architectural complex at the karst spring in the
second half of the 2nd century. The building was destroyed around the mid 3rd century.
Around the last quarter of the 3rd century it was restored, repaired and decorated with
a floor mosaic. In this state it remained until the mid 4th century when it was finally
destroyed and deserted.
In the 2013-2014 season, a previously unknown building was excavated on the high, raked terrace (Fig. 3). With a square plan containing two rooms, the building is orientated NE-SW (Fig. 4 a, b; 5) and its maximum measurements are: 11 m (N-S) x 8.5 m (E-W). In the course of the archaeological excavations, it was established that the building had two building phases (Fig. 6, 7, 8). In Room No. 2, the remains of a destroyed floor mosaic (Fig. 9) were discovered.
Among the layers of destruction, pottery shards, animal bones and a small quantity of archaeological finds – coins, jewels and frames of small lead mirrors dating to between second half of the 2nd to the end of the 3rd/4th centuries A.D. were recovered. The architectural plan of the building and the type of finds suggest a possible pagan temple dating to the Roman period.
The marble fragments of a statue of a life-size man (Fig. 13) discovered in Room No. 2 together with the total absence of votive plaques among the findings give me cause to interpret the new building as a family mausoleum owned by one Tit Flavius Baitukenus Esbeneios and the successive owners of the villa.
At this stage of research, both the above hypotheses about the function of the building are valid, and await further excavation.
separation. It covered three sectors with total area of 6000 sq. m. Some positive linear anomalies of low magnitude, obviously
caused by the poorly preserved stone walls of two buildings, were detected only in the southwest corner and the
central part of sector East (fig. 2.). Additionally, a traverse through the center of the anomaly registered in the western
part of the site by the magnetic mapping of 2014 (fig. 1) was measured, applying the continuous vertical electrical sounding
(CVES) technique. The results of the inverse resistivity modeling confirmed the existence of an anomalous structure
with dimensions 2.5 by 2.5 by 0.75 m, located 0.75 m beneath the surface (fig. 3).