THE SECRETS OF THE DEAF STONES THRACIAN SANCTUARY

Two surprising discoveries draw the attention to the Deaf Stones Thracian sanctuary which is located near the town of Lyubimets, in the South Bulgarian district of Haskovo. Archaeologists found unseen so far amphora from the time of the Trojan War.  Similar ceramic vessel was found in the same layer near Troy and its origin for years was an absolute mystery. The archaeologists also discovered 120 cult figures made of clay, the largest such discovery to date.

The first thing that impresses in the site of the Deaf Stones is that it's very quiet. Obviously related to the stones which are said to absorb sound. Not accidentally the site was called the Deaf Stones.

And naturally, the ancient Thracians accepted the peak for sanctuary and they performed rituals for health and fertility around it. Today, the archaeologists discover their presence from three thousand years ago. And came upon a find which has not had a match so far.

Assoc. Prof. Georgi Nehrizov, leader of the archaeological excavations have said that around this particular fire place, the research team were lucky to unearth a great artefact, divided into two parts – about 120 miniature anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures of humans. They were put into two bags and placed in front of the ritual fire place. The figures were unearthed in a layer from 7^th century BC.

20 ritual fire places were found only in this section in the foot of the sanctuary. The archaeologists discovered a fully preserved amphora, which has rich embossed and ornamented decoration.

When the archaeologists reached the bottom of the amphora it turned out it stood on layers from 12^th – 11^th century BC. This is the same period such ceramic vessels were found near Troy, from the times of the Trojan war. This vessel was a mystery for the researchers in the legendary city of Troy, because until then they had not seen such ceramic vessel with horns  - ceramic pot which now is accepted as indirect evidence for the participation of the Thracians in the Trojan war.

It seems that the discovered amphora on this site stood straight and for several centuries and gradually was covered by the layers of time.

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