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Bulgarian archaeologists find golden treasures in ancient Thracian tomb: Tiara, snake-head bracelets and gold buttons among artefacts from Getae burial site near northern village of Sveshtari

The site is at the ancient Getic burial complex near the village of Sveshtari, about 250 miles north-east of Sofia. One of the tombs there, the Tomb of Sveshtari, is included in the Unesco world heritage list for its unique architectural decor showing half-human, half-plant female figures and painted murals.

The Thracians, ruled by a powerful warrior aristocracy wealthy for their gold treasures, inhabited an area extending over modern Romania and Bulgaria, northern Greece and the European part of Turkey from 4000BC.

They lived on the fringes of the Greek and Roman civilisations, often intermingling and clashing with the more advanced cultures until they were absorbed, in about the year 45, into the Roman empire. Archaeologists have discovered a large number of artefacts in Bulgaria's Thracian tombs in recent decades, providing most of what is known of their culture as they had no written language and left no enduring records.

Thrace is often connected to and even purported to be the origin of the worship of the Goddess Hekate, whom I honour as well. So this is of interest to me besides the obvious archaeological significance.