Mogilan Mound

The Mogilan mound or Mogilanska mound is a burial mound in the center of Vratsa, Bulgaria [1]. During excavations in 1965–66, 3 tombs were found in it, built of stone [1]. One of them - tomb No 2, was found intact and yielded a rich treasure-trove of artifacts [1]. Tomb No 2 consists of an anteroom and a chamber [1]. In the chamber there was a funeral with many treasures: a gold wreath and earrings, a gilded silver knee pad with an image of the great mother goddess, a set of magic figurines, as well as different vessels and objects made of silver, bronze and ceramics [1]. The other two tombs were looted in antiquity and yielded only a small amount of random objects – a gold and silver jug and others [1]. It is likely that prominent members of the ruler dynasty of the Triballi were buried in those tombs in the 4th century BC [1].