Author: Chobanov, Todor
Title: Izsledvaniia vurkhu kulturata na starite Bulgari
Description: Sofiia, TANGRA TanNakRa IK, 2010. orig.wrappers. 24x15cm, 222 pp. Series: Bulgarska vechnost, 93.. ISBN: 9789543780686. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Text in Bulgarian. Contains 12 papers, each with English summaries. Includes: On the theory of the Sassanian influence on the Proto-Bulgarian culture of Lower Danube; Res-gestae of Shapur I from Naksh-i Rustam, as a Source of Bulgarian history; Names of Bulgarian rulers & representative three part buildings from the Caucasus region; Contribution to the discussion on the origin of the Old Bulgarian monumental architecture; Accomodation of the theories & definition of a complex Black Sea - Caucasian theory; About the date & significance of the palace of Krum in Pliska; Metric research of pagan monuments from Pliska & Preslav; About a specific type of Proto-Bulgarian circular pagan sancuaries; To the question of the so-called sacrificial altars & their role in the cult practices of Proto-Bulgarian Paganism; The eastern sources of the Madara horseman; Proto-Bulgarian burial rituals involving eggs; The cup, which Krum crafted out of the skull of Nicephorus I.

Keywords: 9789543780686 Bulgarian Archaeology, Proto-Bulgarians, Protobulgarians, Protobulgarian, Proto-Bulgarian, Ethnic History, Ethnohistory, Caucasus Archeology, Architecture