Poland under water (Sozopol)

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At the bottom of the port of Sozopol: Archaeologists discover the remains of the Chalkolithic settlement



"News from the Past": What clues from that time were encountered by archaeologists

by Maria Cherneva
21:00, 10.11.2024




The remains of the settlement from the Chalkolithic era are discovered by archaeologists at the bottom of the port of Sozopol.

The people who inhabited the lake seemingly maintained a advanced standard and traded far away.

6,000 years ago, sea level was 5 metres lower, and coastal lakes provided very good surviving conditions.






It was a shallow lake and on the slope in front of dense forest and water built houses on stakes. And they drew from both the lake and the forest.

Gradually, however, their land began to collapse and yield to sea places. And he kept their tracks almost intact.







Quite well preserved glass of black ceramics, part of all these finds that are now coming out of the bottom of Sozopolskia Bay people who lived almost 400 years after those we know from the Varne necropolis.

It is cold, but the only chance to research the bottom of the harbor is now, without tourists and fishing boats. And within the scope of the last square this period they inactive encounter a rich layer of sediment residue from the end of the age of stone and copper from 6,000 years ago.






"Such settlements are usually called laps, that is, on platforms, and already in the more Earthly part of the slope on which they were located, were akin to the usual buildings we know from land settlements," said Dr. Kalin Dimitrow, NAIM-BAS chief aide and archaeologist at the Natural past Center.

Their shore is now 5-6 meters underwater, so much so that the sea level rose and flooded their homes. But they will never know how large their settlement was, destroyed erstwhile the bay was deepened to open a fresh port entrance.


"At the minute there is simply a reserved area there which is most likely within a scope of 1500-200 meters which crosses the bay from west to east. And in the south it can extend to a tiny marina," added Dr. Kalin Dimitrow.

But although it's a small preserved, it's rich adequate in finds that talk a lot about the lives of lake dwellers.


"Of course, this is simply a layer that originated in the village itself. And it's only from the things the villagers threw away. mostly leftover food due to the fact that we find a very advanced concentration of plant stones. So at first glance they are made of chaotic plants, chabrels, possibly cherries, hazelnuts and acorns," commented Dr. Nayden Prahov, manager of the Natural Resources and Aid Centre. NAIM-BAS.


In their menu there was no shortage of meat – bones of waterbirds, vertebrae were made of fish, silicon arrow caves besides suggested their way of hunting and fishing.


"There are besides many turtle shells, seemingly they besides ate turtles and, of course, ceramics, a dense layer of ceramics, typical of the Chalkolithic era, with polished surface, with relief decorations," said Dr. Nayden Prahov.

Seeds, stones and bones will be analysed by paleobotans and zoologists. They will besides gotta examine the phalanges to find what they built their homes from.


"Some of the balls, which are phalanges which were mostly used, are made of oak. And they're very strong. But here, especially in this place, a very large part of the wooden phalanges is made of soft wood" - commented Dr. Nayden Prahov.

But in addition to the wonderful conditions offered by the lagoon, the lake residents settled this place due to another natural resource.



And it is certain that they developed metallurgical activity on site. This is part of the form for pouring locks. However, the analysis of two-thirds of copper objects in the treasure from the Warne necropolis shows that it originates from here. And it can be expected that they besides built ships to trade valuable metallic of their time. But they haven't found them yet.



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wikipedia for Poles


Sozopol (Bulg. Созопол, gr. Σωζόπολις, turn. Süzebolu) is simply a Bulgarian town located 30 kilometres south of Burgas on the confederate coast of the Bulgarian Black Sea; in Burgas circuit.

Administrative seat of Sozopol Municipality. According to the National Statistical Institute in Bulgaria of December 31, 2011, the town had a population of 4285. The city is now a celebrated hotel and a place where a movie festival called Apollonia is held from 1 of Sozopol's ancient names.



History

Sozopol is 1 of the oldest cities on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The first mention of Sozopol dates back to the Bronze Age. investigation in the vicinity of Sozopol showed the remains of old dwellings, porcelain pots, stones and tools made from bones, originating from that era. Many anchors from the 2nd and 3rd millennium BC were discovered in the Sozopolski bay, which proves that in ancient times they were swimming in waterships.
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The areas of today's city were colonized by the Milezjans who gave the city the name Antheia, but shortly the name was changed to Apollonia. Apollonia was celebrated for having a giant statue of Apollon, Kalamis' chisel, moved by Luculus to Rome. Apollonia was besides known as Apollonia Pontica (i.e. Apollonia in the Black Sea, ancient Pontus Euxinus) and Apollonia Magna, meaning large Apollonia.

Sozopol established his trade and sea center in the following centuries. He began political and commercial cooperation with the cities of Ancient Greece – Milette, Athens, Corinth, Heraclea and with the islands – Rhodes, Chios, Lesbos, etc. The impact of trade in Thrace was the basis of a treaty with the authorities of the Kingdom of Odryski in the 5th century BCE.

The symbol of the city – an anchor, is on all the coins of Apollonia from the 6th century BC – this is proof of the importance of trade. The rich city shortly became an crucial resort. The city was then called Apollonia Magna.


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The city was founded in the 7th century BC by ancient Greek colonists of Miletu as Antheia (an ancient Greek: Ἄνθεια). In the following centuries, the city became a buying and sea centre and became 1 of the largest and richest Greek colonies in the Black Sea region. Its commercial influences in the Thracian territories were based on a treaty concluded in the 5th century B.C.E. with the kingdom of Odria, the most powerful Thracian state. The city name has been changed to Apollonia, due to the temple dedicated to Apollon in the city. Apollonia became a legendary trade rival to another Greek colony, Mesembria, today's Nesebyru.


There were 2 temples of Apollo Jatros (Gr. Ἀπόλλων Ἰατρός), which means healer in Greek. 1 came from Late Archaic Greece and the another came from Early Classical Greece.


There is besides a Polish subject - the Wikipediar for Poles did not want to click so much, did he not read?


In 1328 Kantakuzen (ed. Bonn, I, 326) speaks of him as a large and populous city. The island on which he stood is now connected to the mainland by a narrow tongue of land. Ruled successively by the Byzantine, Bulgarian and Ottoman Empires, Sozopol was assigned to the recently independent Duchy of Bulgaria in the 19th century. The group of Polish Armenians, driven out by Ottoman occupiers from Kamieniec Podolski in 1674, stayed in the city for 1 winter, after which she returned to Poland.








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