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Tell Yunatsite in Becky Cooper’s true crime bestseller

True crime author Becky Cooper features her excavation experience at Tell Yunatsite, Bulgaria as a Balkan Heritage Field School student in 2017 in her archaeological bestseller book.
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Investigating the medieval church “Sveti Nikola” in Kalotina, Bulgaria

In the period September-November 2020 the Balkan Heritage Foundation team carried out a non-destructive investigation of the medieval church "Sveti Nikola" in Kalotina near Sofia, Bulgaria and a field survey in the surrounding area. The project is supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture.

2020 Season Postponed

In the interest of the health and safety of our participants, colleagues and staff, the Balkan Heritage Field School Board has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 season.
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14th ICCM Conference Plovdiv 2020

The 14th Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) will be held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in collaboration with the Balkan Heritage Foundation. Update: Due to COVID-19 the 2020 ICCM conference will be postponed.

AISEES 2020 Summer Scholarship

AISEES and the Balkan Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce a new scholarship for Balkan Heritage Field School Season 2020!
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Digital Documentation of the Thracian Tomb of Alexandrovo

In 2019 the National Archaeological Institute with Museum and the Balkan Heritage Foundation partnered in a project for advanced digital documentation of the wall-paintings of the Thracian tomb of Alexandrovo, Bulgaria supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture and the J.M. Kaplan Fund, USA.
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Partnership with the National Archaeological Institute with Museum

The Balkan Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce a new framework agreement with the National Archaeological Institute with Museum (Sofia, Bulgaria), signed on December 23, 2019.
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New Agreement with the Regional History Museum Sofia

On December 18, 2019 the Balkan Heritage Foundation solidified its partnership with the Regional History Museum Sofia (Bulgaria) with a framework agreement that outlines research, conservation, heritage management, and documentation projects.
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“Preserving the Past, Looking to the Future” Vol. 3 in Sofia

The Regional History Museum Sofia (Bulgaria) and the Balkan Heritage Foundation held the opening of the third exhibition "Preserving the Past, Looking to the Future" on December 5, 2019.