BulgariaThe Aleksandrovo Tomb is a Thracian burial mound near Aleksandrovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria, dating to the late 4th or early 3rd century BC. Accidentally uncovered by an earth-moving machine in December 2000, archaeologist Georgi Kitov led rescue excavations in 2001, revealing a round chamber accessible through a 14.4-meter corridor -- among Bulgaria's longest. The tomb is renowned for its unique frescoes depicting hunting scenes of horsemen pursuing boar and deer in a distinctly Thracian art style, believed to represent afterlife bliss in Orphic belief. In 2021 the site received the European Heritage Label, the first for Bulgaria.
Thracian Tomb of Aleksandrovo
Also known as: Aleksandrovo Trakya Mezarı, Grobowiec tracki w Aleksandrowie, Mormântul tracic de la Aleksandrovo, The Aleksandrovo tomb, Thrakergrab von Alexandrowo, Tomba tràcia d'Aleksàndrovo, tombeau thrace d'Alexandrovo, Tracki grobowiec w Aleksandrowie, Tumba tracia de Aleksandrovo, Θρακικός τύμβος του Αλεξάντροβο, Александровска гробница, Тракийска гробница с. Александрово
| Type | Necropolis/tombs complex |
|---|---|
| Period | 500 BC - 1 AD |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 41.9799° N, 25.7380° E |