Archaeologists discovered a unique sceptre, 2,500 years old, belonging to a warrior of the Scythian tribe, during excavations in the prehistoric salt mining and urban centre "Provadia-Solnitsa".
The sceptre was found in the grave of a warlord of the nomadic tribe.
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Solnitsata ("The Saltworks") was a prehistoric town located near the present day town of Provadia, Varna district, not far from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. It is believed by archaeologists to be the oldest town in Europe, Solnitsata ("The Saltworks") was a fortified stone settlement - citadelle, inner and outer city with pottery production site and the site of a salt production facility approximately six millennia ago.
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