Ancient gold objects were found from the burial ground in Bulgaria. what can you say about the burial system of the period based on this?
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The Varna Necropolis (Bulgarian: Варненски некропол) (also Varna Cemetery) is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna (approximately half a kilometre from Lake Varna and 4 km from the city centre), internationally considered one of the key archaeological sites in world prehistory. The oldest gold treasure in the world, dating from 4,600 BC to 4,200 BC, was discovered at the site.[1]
Clay anthropomorphic head, Late Chalcolithic period, 4500–4000 BCE, Hamangia Culture, found submerged in Varna Lake, Varna Archeology Museum
Contents
1 Discovery and excavation
2 Chronology
3 Burial rites
4 Historical impact
5 Museum exhibitions
6 See also
7 References
8 Bibliography
9 External links
Discovery and excavation
The site was accidentally discovered in October 1972 by excavator operator Raycho Marinov. The first to value the significant historical meaning was Dimitar Zlatarski, the creator of the Dalgopol Historical Museum. He was called by the locals to examine what they had found earlier that day. He realized how important the finding was, so he contacted the Varna Historical Museum and, after signing government papers, he handed over the research to the direction of Mihail Lazarov (1972–1976) and Ivan Ivanov (1972–1991). About 30% of the estimated necropolis area is still not excavated.
A total of 294 graves have been found in the necropolis,[2] many containing sophisticated examples of metallurgy (gold and copper), pottery (about 600 pieces, including gold-painted ones), high-quality flint and obsidian blades, beads, and shells.
Varna necropolis, Grave offerings on exposition in Varna Museum
Chronology
The graves have been dated to 4569–4340 BC by radiocarbon dating in 2006 [3][2] and belong to the Chalcolithic Varna culture, which is the local variant of the KGKVI.
Explanation:
A total of 294 graves were found in burial sites of Bulgaria. The culture is called the varna culture. Many of the burial conditions sophisticate evidence if metallurgy