The Mogilanska Hill – town of Vratza

The hill represents a half-destroyed mound, which had been rising for a long time in the yard of one house in the old part of Vratza. The place was studied by archeologists over the period 1965-66, and they found a tomb, which they supposed had most probably been robbed in the ancient times. They found two other tombs as well, which were relatively preserved. Specialists discovered two human skeletons – one of an old man and one of a young woman, as well as many silver, bronze and golden vessels, different weapons and agricultural equipment. Obviously, it had been a rich funeral, which made archeologists believe an ancient Thracian princess had been buried here. The head of the young woman was decorated with a gold wreath, similar to laurel twigs, weighing 205 g and made of the purest gold. It was supplemented by a pair of massive golden ear- rings, decorated in their bottom part with figures of sphinx and plant ornaments. In the third grave, archeologists found one male and one female skeleton, as well as many golden and silver jugs, jewels, clay articles, etc. The rich findings in the Mogilanska Hill prove the general opinion, that this is a royal tomb, related to the tribal dynasty, which ruled in the IV century and inhabited the lands in the current Vratza region.