Balgarianovinite.com Rare textile fragments dating back approximately 5,000 years were discovered during archaeological excavations in Magura Cave, said the research director Dr. Vanya Stavreva. She was speaking at a press conference held at the BTA National Press Club in Vidin. The excavations have been conducted for a third consecutive year with the support of the Municipality of Belogradchik.
“I say five thousand years because these fragments were found in an archaeological structure from which charcoal samples were taken last year for radiocarbon dating. The samples that were analyzed date it to the period between 3300 and 3000 BC, that is, about five thousand years ago. This marks the beginning of the Early Bronze Age,” Dr. Stavreva explained. She added that laboratory analyses conducted at the National Academy of Art show that the fabric was made of hemp — one of the raw materials used during that period, alongside wool and flax.
“I am not saying that our find is unique; I will say that it is very rare,” the archaeologist emphasized.
According to her, finds from approximately the same period are known only from Devetashka Cave in North-Central Bulgaria. Otherwise, knowledge about prehistoric textile production is based mainly on spindle whorls and ceramic loom weights discovered at archaeological sites. The discovered fragments, together with a restored ceramic vessel, bone artifacts, and other finds from Magura Cave, will be presented in an exhibition in February at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum, where the cave will participate with artifacts for the first time.
Dr. Stavreva noted that over the past three years the chronology of habitation of the cave has been expanded, including an earlier transitional period between the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) and the Early Bronze Age. The cave’s specific microclimate — high humidity and constant temperature — creates favorable conditions for the preservation of organic materials, which rarely survive at other archaeological sites.
All finds are housed at the Belogradchik Historical Museum, and in the future it is planned that some of them will be exhibited either inside the cave itself or in the museum.
Magura Cave is a treasure not only for Bulgaria and Europe, but for the entire world, stated the Mayor of Belogradchik Municipality, Boyan Minkov, emphasizing the importance of the archaeological excavations conducted in partnership with the scientific team. Rare 5,000-Year-Old Textile Fragments Discovered in Bulgaria’s Magura Cave 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-22 18:40:19 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
