In the BEMA Online Seminar on June 10, 2021 Dr. Petya Ilieva talks about Phoenicians and Cypriots in the Northern Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean – objects, people and networks in the Geometric and Archaic Periods.
Dr. Nayden Prahov (Center for Underwater Archaeology in Sozopol, Bulgaria) talks about the submerged ancient Mesambria (present-day Nessebar, Bulgaria) – a Greek colony founded in the 6th century BCE on the Black Sea Coast. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983.
In the BEMA Online Seminar on April 24, 2021 Dr. Matthew Shueller presents on the topic of the 1st century CE theater in Philippopolis (present-day Plovdiv, Bulgaria) – a case study for entertainment venues in Roman Thrace.
In the BEMA Online Seminar on April 10, 2021 Dr. Nayden Prahov talks about ancient Mesambria (present-day Nessebar, Bulgaria), part of which is submerged underwater. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983.
Dr. Vassil Tenekedjiev (Varna Regional Museum of History, Bulgaria) introduces the monastery on Djanavara Hill – one of the biggest and most impressive Early Christian sites not only in the Varna region but also in the northeastern Balkans from the middle of the 5th to the first half of the 7th century CE.
In the BEMA Online Seminar on March 27, 2021 Dr. Vassil Tenekedjiev introduces the monastery on Djanavara Hill – one of the biggest and most impressive Early Christian sites not only in the Varna region, Bulgaria but also in the northeastern Balkans.
Dr. Tsenka Tsanova (Max Planck Institute, Germany) presents the results from the recent research in the Bacho Kiro Cave in Bulgaria and how they are helping to understand the beginning of Homo sapiens’ appearance in Europe and their interaction with the Neanderthals.
