Mogilan Mound

Mogilan Mound
Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Mogilan Mound is a 4th-century BC Thracian burial mound in Vratsa, northwestern Bulgaria. Accidentally discovered in 1965 during construction, it contained three stone-built tombs with human and horse remains and chariots. The intact tomb yielded a spectacular treasure including a golden laurel wreath, 47 gold appliques, silver phialae, a rhyton-shaped amphora, and 50 clay figures. Believed to be a royal tomb of the Triballi tribe, the gold wreath adorned an elite Thracian princess whose face was later reconstructed by anthropologists.

TypeMound/tumulus
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryBulgaria
Coordinates43.2009° N, 23.5508° E

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