Durankulak archaeological complex

Durankulak is an excavation site near the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, where archaeologists have uncovered settlement layers and burial grounds from several periods. The complex includes separate zones with walls, tools, and other remains from different eras.

People settled here from around 5200 before Christ, and traces continue into Roman times. Finds show ways of life from the Neolithic, Copper Age, and Bronze Age.

Excavations at Durankulak have uncovered over 1200 prehistoric graves, providing extensive information about burial practices and social organization of early European societies.

The route follows paved paths that pass the main excavation areas. Information boards on site explain the context of the finds.

Researchers found the largest collection of prehistoric gold objects in Europe here, including jewelry from the fifth millennium before Christ. More than 1200 graves lie close together and form one of the most extensive prehistoric necropolises in the Balkans.