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On February 13, 2023, at 16:00, the second meeting of the "Unknown Balkans" Discussion Club will be held in the building of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Center of Tracology - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences at 45 Moskovska Str. The topic of discussion will be “Thracian Tomb in Egypt? Architectural Associations" with lecturers Assist. Prof. Dr. Vesela Atanasova and Architect Dr. Adriana Serbova. Special guests will be Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maia Vasileva from New Bulgarian University and Assist. Prof. Dr. Kabalan Mukarzel from the Sofia University "Sv. Kliment Ohridski".

The event is part of the project Creation and development of a center of excellence "Heritage BG".

Abstract: In 2010 the Franco-Egyptian mission of excavations of the Persian fortress at the site of Tell el-Herr in Sinai, Northeastern Egypt, cames across to unusual architectural structure called by the discoverers "hypogeum". But what was the purpose and the origin of this building? The researchers themselves are having doubts about its interpretation. Our discussion also points out that the building is not typical for the Egyptian architecture but rather resembles the Thracian tumulus buildings and poses the question: Is it possible that the structure was built by a Thracian warrior? This is why we present an architectural parallel with the Thracian cult buildings in order to throw light upon the theme and eventually propose new hypotheses.  All this will be presented in the Discussion club.

The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assist. Prof. Dessislava Nesheva, PhD (Medical University - Sofia) The Genetic Code of History.

As science developed, genetics became one of the approaches that provide answers to many questions and mysteries in both history and archaeology. It gave an opportunity to discover the missing link in human evolution and in the origin of modern humans. Where there is a lack of written sources and material evidence, the bones "speak" through the methods of genetic analysis. How has human evolution proceeded? Who are our ancestors? What is the origin of Bulgarians? What is their path in history? Thanks to the joint research of historians, archaeologists, anthropologists and geneticists, we will be able to answer those questions.

The event is organised under the initiative Every Second Tuesday and will be held on February 14, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17h00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45) and online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89489470402.

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This lecture is organized under the project "Ages of history - integration of genetic methods in historical research", funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund, contract No. KП-06-Н70-8/13.12.2022.

Dear colleagues and friends,

We are pleased to announce that the second book of Assist. Prof. Dr. Alexandra Milanova Touched by a Muse. Europe and urban music culture in the Balkans 19th – first half of the 20th century (Sofia: IBSCT-BAS, 2022, ISBN 978-619-7179-32-3, 463 p.) has been published.

The book is available at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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On January 24, 2023 Assist. Prof. Georgi Dimov, PhD will give a lecture Climate changes and cataclysms during the Middle Ages. The event is part of the cycle Climate and Geographical Features of the Balkans, organized by the Laboratory for the Study of Late Antiquity in the Balkans.

The lecture will be held in person at 17:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45). You can also join via Zoom -https://zoom.us/j/93415907103 No pre-registration is required.

The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assoc. Prof. Kalin Yordanov A new look at the genealogy of despot Alexius Slav and the genesis of his principality. The event is organized in pursuance to Art. 18 (17) of the Annex to the Regulations of the Scientific Council of the IBSCT-BAS regarding terms and conditions for acquiring scientific degrees and for holding academic positions.

The lecture will be held on January 18, 2023 (Wednesday) at 16:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Prof. Yura Konstantinova, Dr. habil. 100 shades of blue: Bulgarian ideas about Greece and the Greeks.

The event is organized in pursuance to Art. 19 (19) of the Annex to the Regulations of the Scientific Council of the IBSCT-BAS regarding terms and conditions for acquiring scientific degrees and for holding academic positions.

The lecture will be held on January 31, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45) and will be broadcasted in Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81161695251

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assist. Prof. Petar Parvanov, PhD (National Archaeological Institue with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ELTE Budapest) Medieval necropolitics in the archeology of the Balkans.

The event is organised under the initiative Every Second Tuesday and will be held on January 10, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17h00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Todorov, PhD (Regional History Museum - Silistra) The Shepherd Aristocracy.

The event is organized in pursuance to Art. 18. (17) of the Annex to the Regulations of the Scientific Council of the IBSCT-BAS. It will be held on December 15, 2022 (Thursday) at 17:00 in Zoom.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83797687342
Meeting ID: 837 9768 7342

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Prof. Roumen Daskalov, D. Sc. Tsar Samuel in the Bulgarian-Serbian-Macedonian historiographic disputes.

The event is organised under the initiative Every Second Tuesday and will be held on December 13, 2022 (Tuesday) at 16h00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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On December 2, 2022, in the exhibition hall of the Regional History Museum in Montana Assist. Prof. Samuil Kamburov, PhD affiliated with the IBSCT-BAS gave the lecture Military affairs in the Balkans and in the lands of the First Bulgarian Kingdom. Data on melee weapons in written sources (6th-11th centuries). The lecture was prepared and presented within the "Unknown Balkans" project, part of the "Creation and Development of a Centre of Excellence "Heritage.BG".

The main focus of the lecture was review and analysis of data related to the development of warfare and cold wedge weapons (swords, sabers and daggers) in the Balkans in the period 6th-11th centuries, according to written sources. Particular attention is paid to some narratives that provide direct or indirect information about the development of the early medieval military work and armament of Byzantium and the First Bulgarian Kingdom that arose on its original territories. The presentation was attended by the Mayor of the city of Montana Mr. Zlatko Zhivkov as well as representatives of the Municipal Council, the management of the Regional History Museum and citizens of Montana.

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On December 2, 2022, in the Exhibition Hall of the Regional History Museum in the city of Montana, as compiler and editor, Prof. Alexandre Kostov, PhD, Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, presented the latest book The Bulgarian Northwest: Past and present (Sofia, Tendril Publishing House, 2022, 400 p.). The book is the fourth edition of the branch of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) in the city of Montana, opened in 2018. The edition includes the results of studies presented during the scholarly conference held on June 10, 2022 in the city of Montana. The event was organized by the branch of the IBSCT-BAS and the Regional Centre at the BAS in cooperation with the Municipality of Montana, the Regional History Museum and the State Archives - Montana. The new book includes 23 articles dedicated to the history of the Northwest from Antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century, containing scholarly contributions in the fields of history, archaeology, literary studies, ethnology and anthropology. Among the authors are researchers affiliated with the BAS as well as with archives, museums and other institutions from Northwestern Bulgaria - from Montana, Vidin, Vratsa and Lom. The presentation was attended by representatives of cultural institutions in the city. The Mayor of the Municipality of Montana, Mr. Zlatko Zhivkov, and Associate Professor Vanya Ivanova, PhD, Director of the Regional History Museum - Montana, welcomed the attendees.

On December 6, 2022 (Tuesday) at 17:00, Eli Filipova, PhD student at the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS), will give a lecture on the topic "Climatic features in Thrace in the 1st millennium BC". This is the first of three lectures of the seminar Climate and Geographic Features of the Balkans, organized by the Laboratory for the Study of Late Antiquity in the Balkans. You can find more about the upcoming events on the website: https://labalkans.org/en/activities/lectures

The event will be held in person at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45). You can also join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93415907103. No pre-registration is required.

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